Türkiye has rejected a European Parliament resolution on Cyprus, calling it “null and void” and accusing EU institutions of taking a biased position on the decades-long dispute.
In a statement issued late on June 9, the Foreign Ministry said the resolution contained “baseless and preposterous allegations” against the Turkish Armed Forces.
“The resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which contains baseless and preposterous allegations against the heroic Turkish Armed Forces, is null and void,” the ministry said.
Ankara also expressed full support for a statement issued by the Turkish Cypriot Foreign Ministry in response to the resolution.
The Turkish ministry said the text reflected what it called the latest example of the EU’s “biased and distorted” approach to the Cyprus issue.
“It is concerning that EU institutions are increasingly approaching the Cyprus issue in a manner that departs from historical realities and impartiality,” the statement said.
The Turkish Cypriot Foreign Ministry also condemned the resolution, saying it distorted Türkiye’s 1974 military intervention in Cyprus and targeted Türkiye and the Turkish Cypriot community.
In its statement, the ministry said Türkiye intervened on July 20, 1974, following a coup on the island five days earlier and in line with its rights and obligations under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee.
It said the operation protected Turkish Cypriots and prevented further killings on the island.
The ministry accused the European Parliament of ignoring violence against Turkish Cypriots and repeating Greek Cypriot claims.
It also said Turkish Cypriot female lawmakers had sent letters to the relevant European Parliament committee before the vote to respond to what it described as inaccurate claims and present the situation on the island.
The Turkish Cypriot ministry said resolutions that disregard the will and rights of Turkish Cypriots and distort conditions on the island carry no legitimacy for the Turkish Cypriot side.
It called on the European Parliament to abandon one-sided approaches, stop using the Cyprus issue as a political tool and respect what it described as the island’s current and historical realities.
