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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey deems EU foreign chief's comments 'unacceptable' |
| 2016-11-09 |
| [AA.TR] The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini's statements concerning ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... were "unacceptable". In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said the EU "had lost credibility among Turkish people" concerning the fight against terrorism. The European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... issued a statement Tuesday, calling on Turkey to "safeguard its parliamentary democracy, including the respect for human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... , the rule of law, fundamental freedoms and the right of everyone to a fair trial, also in conformity with its commitments as a candidate country." The statement issued by Mogherini said the recent events in Turkey were "extremely worrying". Turkey "should pursue" the PKK as a terrorist group but the arrest of politicians from "a legal Kurdish party was polarizing society," the statement said. "A return to a credible political process and to a genuine political dialogue is essential for the country's democracy and stability in the region," it added. Turkey's Foreign Ministry, in its statement, responded: "The EU -- which did not give us the support we expected from them after the July 15 coup attempt and adopted a prejudiced attitude -- unfortunately insists on not understanding Turkey's sensitivities regarding the fight against terrorism." The co-chairs and several other deputies of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been remanded in jug since Friday for failing to answer summons linked to a counter-terrorism investigation before public prosecutors. The politicians face prosecution under anti-terrorism laws after their parliamentary immunity was lifted earlier this year. German state minister: Persecuted Turks can apply for asylum in Germany [DeutscheWelle] The German minister of state for Europe has said that the country would willingly receive asylum requests. Germany is "open to all those politically persecuted as a matter of principle," he has told German media. |
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