Turkish terrorism law hampers ability to interdict, arrest, and prosecute those who plan and facilitate terrorist acts to be committed outside of Turkey, or acts to be committed against non-Turkish citizens within Turkey, reads Country Reports on Terrorism 2010 issued by U.S. State Department on Thursday.

“Turkish terrorism law defines terrorism as attacks against Turkish citizens and the Turkish state. The narrow legal definition of terrorism as an act against the Turkish state in existing Turkish counterterrorism law poses concerns for joint and legal cooperation,” the report says.

However, it is mentioned Turkish counterterrorism cooperation with the United States continued to develop and improve.