AP'nun Suriye'deki içsavaşın başlamasının 10ncu yıldönümünde kabul ettiği karar metninin Türkiye paragrafı ve T.C. Dışişleri'nin tepkisi

Avrupa Parlamentosunun, Suriye uyuşmazlığının başlamasının onuncu yıldönümünde 10 Mart 2021 çarşamba günü kabul ettiği karar (resolution) metninin Türkiye'yi ilgilendiren 7nci işlem paragrafı ile T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın buna tepkisini ortaya koyan 12 Mart 2021 tarihli açıklamasının ingilizce metinleri aşağıda sunulmuştur.

"7. Calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Northern Syria which it is illegally occupying outside of any UN mandate;

 condemns Turkey’s illegal transfers of Kurdish Syrians from occupied Northern Syria to Turkey for detention and prosecution in violation of Turkey’s international obligations under the Geneva Conventions; 

urges that all Syrian detainees who have been transferred to Turkey be immediately repatriated to the occupied territories in Syria; 

is worried that Turkey’s ongoing displacements could amount to ethnic cleansing against the Syrian Kurdish population; 

stresses that Turkey’s intervention has weakened international efforts against ISIL/Daesh; 

firmly condemns Turkey’s use of Syrian mercenaries in conflicts in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, in violation of international law;"

T.C: Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın 12 Mart 2021 tarihli açıklaması:

12 March 2021, Press Release Regarding the Allegations Against Turkey in European Parliament Resolution on the Syrian Conflict

We categorically reject the unfounded allegations in the resolution adopted by the European Parliament General Assembly on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Syrian conflict against Turkey, which has embraced millions of Syrians and shouldered heavy responsibilities due to the conflict.

This resolution also reveals biased and dishonest approach of the European Parliament against Turkey.

Turkey has conducted operations in the north of Syria against terrorist organizations, which have threatened the Turkish and Syrian people along the border line, on the basis of the right of self-defense in accordance with the Article 51 of the UN Charter. All the necessary measures were taken with utmost attention to prevent any harm to the civilians during and after the operations. The local population was freed from DAESH and PKK/YPG’s oppression. Thanks to the stabilization efforts of the local authorities led by the Syrian Interim Government, stability and peace were ensured and more than 420 thousand Syrians returned to these areas in a safe and voluntary manner.

European Parliament should instead criticize PKK/YPG’s recently increasing terrorists attacks targeting peace and stability in the region. It is also noteworthy that the PKK/YPG's efforts to change the demography of the region and release of DAESH members were not mentioned in the resolution.

Turkey will continue its efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict on the basis of the UN Security Council Resolution 2254, while resolutely fighting against terrorism in its all forms and manifestations.

We call upon the European Parliament to recognize the importance of the contributions in Syria by Turkey, which protects the borders of NATO and Europe and to constructively contribute to the political settlement of the conflict instead of making statements that are irrelevant and far from reality.