Türkiye slams European Parliament over slander targeting Turkish Armed Forces
- Türkiye condemned the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality for recommending funds for a monument by the Greek Cypriot administration that defames the Turkish Armed Forces.
- The Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that the monument targets Turkish forces who intervened in Cyprus over 50 years ago to stop persecution of Turkish Cypriots and called Greek Cypriot claims distortions of historical facts.
- Türkiye warned that EU institutions supporting the monument undermine neutrality and fairness, damaging trust between Greek Cypriot and Turkish communities on the island.
- Türkiye insists that a lasting Cyprus settlement requires political equality and recognition of two sovereign states.
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Turkey furious over proposed EU monument in Cyprus
The Turkish foreign ministry in a statement late on Thursday sharply criticised plans for the creation of a memorial as approved by the European Parliament to the victims of rape during the 1974 invasion, claiming it “slandered” the Turkish armed forces. “Through the 1974 Cyprus peace operation, the Turkish armed forces prevented the extermination of […]
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The Foreign Ministry reacted harshly to the idea of a “so-called resource allocation for a monument to be built by the Greek Cypriot administration with the aim of slandering the Turkish Armed Forces”. The ministry said in a statement: “The allegations made by Greece distort historical facts and...
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