Turkish lawmakers blast US letter on Turkey

[Klaralven]

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The Tuesday letter by the U.S. senators urged Biden to push Turkey on its human rights record.

The letter, written by Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Marco Rubio, falsely alleges that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "has taken the country down an increasingly authoritarian path" and "marginalized domestic opposition" as well as "silenced or co-opted critical media outlets.”

The Turkish lawmakers decried the contradiction in branding the protesters who raided the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6 “terrorists” while trying to whitewash as “innocent human rights advocates” members of the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, which killed 251 people and injured thousands.

"The signatory Senators’ bolstering of FETO’s slanders is a hypocritical attitude which casts doubt on the sincerity of U.S. officials’ statements denying any ties to the attempted coup," the Turkish lawmakers said.

"While calling on the signatory Senators to act in common sense, we expect responsible politicians to support their ally instead of criticizing us in our struggle against FETO members or other terrorist organizations trying to harm Turkey," it added.

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-lawmakers-blast-us-letter-on-turkey-162359

[BigmanPigman]

1. It was only a matter of time.

We knew we'd be called out for hypocrisy thanks to tRump and the GQP.