“Nobody can question the right of Turkey to fight the terrorist threat and to investigate the circumstances of the attempted coup,” said he. However, this should not be accompanied by persecution of oppositionists, he said.
“My party and I personally have advocated to pave Turkey’s way to Europe. Even in difficult times, the door had to remain open, he said. Now those responsible in Turkey, have to say where they go and what they see relations with the EU”.
In this case, and Steinmeier, and Johnson stressed the importance of Ankara for the settlement of the situation in Iraq and Syria. “We should not forget that Turkey is one of the most important partners in the middle East”, – said the head of the German foreign Ministry. “We would like to have a more constructive relationship with Turkey,” he said.
This country is “critical to our security, to combat terrorism and handling the situation in Syria,” said for his part, Johnson.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström in comments on the website of the foreign Ministry stated that foreign Minister of the Kingdom calls to release the detainees of representatives of the Pro-Kurdish party.
“We expect that elected representatives (PDN) will be released. Arrests can reinforce already existing conflicts in the country. Free media and the opposition are a prerequisite for a pluralistic and democratic society,” said Wallström.
The Minister called for dialogue between the Turkish government and the opposition, stressing that the peace process with the Kurdistan workers ‘ party is necessary for the continuation of democratization and the stability of the region.
The diplomat wanted the EU presented a United front to “maintain human rights and the rule of law in Turkey.”
The detention in Turkey of one of the chairs PD Selahattin Demirtaş and his associates alienated Ankara from democracy and the EU, said European Parliament President Martin Schulz.
“These recent arrests of high-level yesterday evening the Turkish authorities aren’t just alienate Turkey from democracy, but turn my back to the values, principles, norms and rules that support the relationship between the EU and Turkey,” – said Schultz, noting that this situation needs to be resolved urgently.
The Chairman of the German party Christian social Union (CSU), Prime Minister of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer at the CSU Congress in Munich called on the EU to suspend talks on Turkey’s accession to the EU in light of recent events in this country.
“From the beginning I expressed doubts about the transaction (for refugees) Turkey,” he recalled.
“With a country that wants to impose the death penalty, which almost daily apprehended and detained journalists, politicians and residents that stomps on basic human rights – such a country cannot be a visa-free regime, a country must at least suspend the negotiations on accession to the EU,” said Seehofer.
In Germany, there were demonstrations of Kurds against the arrests in Turkey
“We must protest”
A similar statement was made by the head of the European Parliament Committee on foreign Affairs Elmar Brok (CDU).
In a published Huffington Post interview, he said that the negotiations on the accession of Turkey to the EU cannot continue in conditions when in the country the arrests of opposition politicians.
“What happened last night in Turkey, is unacceptable. This further alienates the country from the European Union,” he said.
“We have to protest. The negotiations on accession to the EU cannot continue in such conditions”, – said Brock.
He called “politically unwise” the actions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the Kurdish people.
U.S. “deeply concerned”
According to assistant Secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor Tom Malinowski, Washington expressed deep concern over the detention last night of the deputies of PD.
“As a friend and ally, we are deeply concerned that the Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the PD and other members, and blocked access to the Internet, – he wrote on his page on the social network Twitter. – Before you start a court case against elected representatives of government, the democratic countries must justify their actions and maintain confidence in the justice system”.
As friend & ally, deeply troubled that government of #Turkey has detained #HDP leaders and other MPs while blocking #internet access
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) November 4, 2016
It is also about the fact that, according to several Turkish media, Ankara has blocked access to social networks Facebook, Twitter, the messaging service WhatsApp and YouTube in the country. “Freedom of the press and Internet access necessary for democratic and economic stability. We call on Turkey to restore access to information for its citizens”, – concluded the assistant Secretary of state.
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UN Secretary-General ban Ki-moon is concerned about the massive dismissals and arrests conducted by the authorities in Turkey after an attempted in the country in July failed coup attempt, said the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarric, commenting on the arrest of the country’s members of Parliament from the HDP.
“The Secretary-General is concerned about the massive dismissals that began after the attempted July coup attempt and touched including members of Parliament and other officials,” said Dujarric, noting that it concerns “detention of the co-chairs of the opposition Party of democratic peoples and other members of Parliament.” According to him, the administrative head of the United Nations is also alarmed by “the constraints which are increasingly imposed on the activities of media and journalists”. “It calls on the Turkish authorities to make every effort to ensure respect for fundamental rights and (democratic) principles, including freedom of expression, independence of the judiciary, right to a fair trial”, – said the representative of the Secretary General.
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Going beyond what is permitted
A spokesman for the office of the UN high Commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) Ravina Shamdasani in connection with the situation in Turkey, said that Ankara was out of line in the sphere of human rights.
“Last week, we expressed concern about arrest and dismissal of many democratically elected representatives. But after these comments, the situation has only worsened. More of them were detained, and the trend continues,” said Shamdasani, adding that “it is also very concerned about the persecution of the media” in Turkey.
OHCHR urged the authorities to “guarantee due process”. In addition, I believe the Department is UN – “necessary transparency” and respect “the presumption of innocence, if someone want to dismiss”. “Given the numbers (of detainees), we are concerned that this has not been done,” – said the official representative of the OHCHR.
Asked at the briefing the question, does this mean that the Turkish authorities “abused the state of emergency” in force in the country, Shamdasani said: “We are concerned that after the Declaration of a state of emergency and partial cancellation of some of the principles of the International Covenant on civil and political rights, the steps taken by the authorities went beyond what is permissible in these cases.”
