WASHINGTON Türkiye 's Deputy Foreign Minister on Monday highlighted the country’s critical contributions to the fight against ISIL , while expressing concerns over the destabilizing activities of the PKK /YPG in the region. Speaking at a Global Coalition to Defeat ISIL ministerial meeting in Washington D.C., Nuh Yilmaz "once again emphasized the unique and concrete contributions that Türkiye has made to this fight since the beginning," according to a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.