Türkiye slams ‘baseless’ US report on human rights

Türkiye has slammed the US State Department’s human rights report on the nation, saying it contains “false information and baseless allegations” and asking Washington to focus by itself human rights monitor report as an alternative.

The report is “clearly shaped by political motives, completely devoid of objectivity, and cannot be taken seriously,” Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on Friday in a press release. 

It stated our combat towards terrorist organisations, particularly PKK/PYD/YPG, FETO, Daesh and DHKP-C, continues with dedication throughout the framework of worldwide regulation and respect for human rights.

“We regret that the report includes only in one part the terrorist attacks carried out by the PKK in our country in 2022 and the human rights violations committed by the organization on an unconcealable scale,” the ministry stated.

While the human rights violations dedicated by the so-called “Syrian Democratic Forces” [SDF] in Syria are included within the Syria part of the report, it’s a shame that it isn’t talked about that this construction is below the management of the PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organisation, the ministry added. 

“We question the legitimacy and credibility of the report,” stated the assertion, accusing Washington of turning a blind eye to the actions of the PKK/PYD/YPG and FETO terror organisations.

“We emphasise once again that this report, which is clearly shaped by political motives and is completely devoid of objectivity, cannot be taken seriously, and we invite the United States to focus on its own record on human rights,” the assertion stated.

Türkiye stated it’ll resolutely proceed its efforts to guard and develop the rights of its personal residents and the thousands and thousands of individuals it hosts, whatever the baseless and biased accusations. 

Source: TRTWorld and companies