The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded strongly to the European Parliament’s decision not to restart EU accession talks with Turkey.
According to the ministry, the report adopted by the European Parliament includes “distorted, prejudiced and baseless allegations.”
“The 2023-2024 Türkiye Report, adopted today (Wednesday) by the European Parliament’s (EP) Plenary Session, contains distorted, prejudiced and baseless allegations against Turkiye,” read the announcement.
Furthermore, the Turkish Foreign Ministry accused the European Parliament of providing “propaganda grounds for terrorist organizations.”
“We reject the unfounded assessments of an institution that provides propaganda grounds for terrorist organizations and the groups that have made anti-Türkiye sentiments their raison d’être, on the political dynamics in our country, our foreign policy and the visit of our President to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,” the statement continued.
Turkey slams European Parliament for blocking accession talks. Moreover, it added that Turkey expects the European Parliament to change its stance and support the continuation of Turkey’s EU accession process.