<sod >"They are not forming an independent state, they are opening a wound in the region to twist the knife in," Erdogan told members of his ruling AK Party in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum.< eod>< sod > âThey are not forming an independent state, they are opening a wound in the region to twist the knife in,â Mr Erdogan told members of his ruling AK Party in the eastern Turkish city of ErzurumÂ on Saturday.< eod>