ATAA Statement on Turkey’s “
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October 12, 2019 / # 1157
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| ATAA Statement on Turkey’s “ |
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The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), which represents the interests of Turkish Americans living in the United States, is concerned with the recent, biased remarks on Republic of Turkey and its military intervention targeting terrorist organizations in Syria.
In a recent letter to the United Nations Security Council, Republic of Turkey cited article 51 of the UN Charter on self-defense for its intervention, stating that the operation is intended to:
The YPG is an armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), a group linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been declared by Turkey, the United States, the European Union, NATO, and major world governments a terrorist organization. The PKK is responsible for the lives 40,000 in Turkey since early 1980s. The YPG poses a direct national security threat to Turkey, a strategic military and political ally of the United States and NATO member since 1952. YPG and PKK’s close ties have been acknowledged by many US officials including the former US Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a Q&A session at the Armed Services Committee hearings (1). An official report prepared by US National Security Director Daniel Coats, presented to the US Congress acknowledged that YPG, the Syrian wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), is seeking autonomy in Syria (2).
Turkey has provided refuge for more than 3.5 million Syrians including Syrian Kurds since the start of war in Syria. (AS: since March 2011)
The ongoing U.S. support for YPG and misrepresenting Turkey’s fight against terrorism in Syria jeopardize not only security of Turkey but also security of the region and the long-standing partnership and mutual trust between the U.S. and Turkey.
The ATAA urges the US Government officials and all responsible parties to do its utmost to avoid further deterioration of relations between two NATO allies.
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Dear website readers,
Despite not entirely sharing of ATAA Statement above, we evaluated that it would be of beneficial publicating this press release through our website..
Thank you for their valuble patriotic efforts..
With love and respect. 12th October 2019, Ankara / Turkiye
Dr. Ahmet SALTIK, MD, MSc, BSc
www.ahmetsaltik.net
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Dostlar,
İçeriğini tümüyle paylaşmamakla birlikte, The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA)‘nın yukarıdaki basın açıklamasını sitemizde paylaşmayı yararlı bulduk..
Teşekkür ederiz ABD’de yaşayan Türk kardeşlerimizin yurtsever çabalarına..
Sevgi ve saygı ile. 09 Ekim 2019, Ankara
Dr. Ahmet SALTIK MD, MSc, BSc
Siyaset Bilimci, Mülkiyeliler Birliği Üyesi
Sağlık Hukuku Bilim Uzmanı
www.ahmetsaltik.net profsaltik@gmail.com