The second National Security Council of 2017 chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan convened late Wednesday in the Presidential Complex in Ankara and lasted for about four hours.

In the statement released after the meeting, it was reiterated that financial aid and military support provided to terror groups by Turkey's allies harms bilateral relations.

The statement implicitly pointed to the U.S.'s support to the PKK's Syrian affiliate the PYD and its armed wing the YPG.

Turkey considers the PYD and its armed wing, the YPG, as terror threats and believes that these organizations are offshoots of the PKK, which is officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the EU and Turkey. The EU and the U.S., however, do not recognize the PYD or the YPG as terrorist organizations. Turkey strongly opposes the presence of any PKK-affiliated groups south of its border, both in Iraq and Syria, saying it constitutes a threat to its national security.

The statement also said that Operation Euphrates Shield, which was launched last August "has been concluded successfully".

Turkey had been carrying out a military operation in northern Syria. Led by Free Syrian Army fighters, the operation aimed to improve security, support coalition forces and eliminate the terror threat along the Turkish border.

The council also discussed "some European countries' attitudes contrary to international law and diplomatic customs against Turkish politicians," the statement read.

"Measures that could be taken by our state to protect the rights of our citizens who have faced physical attacks have been discussed," the statement added.

Ankara has heavily criticized European states after the authorities in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands banned several campaign rallies ahead of Turkey's April 16 referendum on sweeping constitutional changes.

President Erdogan compared the bans to Nazi-era practices and also accused European governments of taking sides in Turkey's referendum by favoring the 'No' campaign.

No advisory jurisdiction regarding the ongoing state of emergency was mentioned in the statement.