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NAMIK TAN: TURKEY HASN'T TAKEN PART IN ANY STAGE OF SECRET CIA ACTIVITIES
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.06.2006 18:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey yesterday denied any involvement in alleged
CIA secret activities after the Council of Europe (CoE) concluded last
week that 14 European nations colluded with U.S. intelligence in a
"spider's web" of human rights abuses to help the CIA spirit terror
suspects to illegal detention facilities. "Turkey hasn't and won't
take part in any stage of secret CIA activities," Turkish Foreign
Ministry Spokesman Namik Tan said at a weekly press conference.
Tan made the remarks in a response to an Amnesty International
statement on Wednesday which accused seven European countries,
including Turkey, of aiding U.S. abductions of terror suspects. "
Accusations by Amnesty International, other institutions or people,
shouldn't be taken seriously," Tan added. Asked whether Incirlik Air
Base in Adana could be used for alleged transportation of detainees
by CIA secret flights without the Turkish authorities being informed,
Tan ruled out such a possibility, saying, "Incirlik is a Turkish Armed
Force [TSK] base. Our officials are aware of everything that goes on
at the base." Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul also previously denied
allegations of detainees being interrogated on secret CIA flight at
Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, accusing such groundless claims
of being aimed at opening a debate on the sovereignty of the Turkish
Republic, reported ABHaber news agency.
Turkey yesterday denied any involvement in alleged CIA secret
activities after the Council of Europe (CoE) concluded last week that
14 European nations colluded with U.S. intelligence in a "spider's
web" of human rights abuses to help the CIA spirit terror suspects
to illegal detention facilities. "Turkey hasn't and won't take part
in any stage of secret CIA activities," Turkish Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Namik Tan said at a weekly press conference.
Tan made the remarks in a response to an Amnesty International
statement on Wednesday which accused seven European countries,
including Turkey, of aiding U.S. abductions of terror suspects. "
Accusations by Amnesty International, other institutions or people,
shouldn't be taken seriously," Tan added. Asked whether Incirlik Air
Base in Adana could be used for alleged transportation of detainees
by CIA secret flights without the Turkish authorities being informed,
Tan ruled out such a possibility, saying, "Incirlik is a Turkish Armed
Force [TSK] base. Our officials are aware of everything that goes on
at the base." Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul also previously denied
allegations of detainees being interrogated on secret CIA flight at
Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, accusing such groundless claims
of being aimed at opening a debate on the sovereignty of the Turkish
Republic, reported ABHaber news agency.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
15.06.2006 18:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey yesterday denied any involvement in alleged
CIA secret activities after the Council of Europe (CoE) concluded last
week that 14 European nations colluded with U.S. intelligence in a
"spider's web" of human rights abuses to help the CIA spirit terror
suspects to illegal detention facilities. "Turkey hasn't and won't
take part in any stage of secret CIA activities," Turkish Foreign
Ministry Spokesman Namik Tan said at a weekly press conference.
Tan made the remarks in a response to an Amnesty International
statement on Wednesday which accused seven European countries,
including Turkey, of aiding U.S. abductions of terror suspects. "
Accusations by Amnesty International, other institutions or people,
shouldn't be taken seriously," Tan added. Asked whether Incirlik Air
Base in Adana could be used for alleged transportation of detainees
by CIA secret flights without the Turkish authorities being informed,
Tan ruled out such a possibility, saying, "Incirlik is a Turkish Armed
Force [TSK] base. Our officials are aware of everything that goes on
at the base." Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul also previously denied
allegations of detainees being interrogated on secret CIA flight at
Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, accusing such groundless claims
of being aimed at opening a debate on the sovereignty of the Turkish
Republic, reported ABHaber news agency.
Turkey yesterday denied any involvement in alleged CIA secret
activities after the Council of Europe (CoE) concluded last week that
14 European nations colluded with U.S. intelligence in a "spider's
web" of human rights abuses to help the CIA spirit terror suspects
to illegal detention facilities. "Turkey hasn't and won't take part
in any stage of secret CIA activities," Turkish Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Namik Tan said at a weekly press conference.
Tan made the remarks in a response to an Amnesty International
statement on Wednesday which accused seven European countries,
including Turkey, of aiding U.S. abductions of terror suspects. "
Accusations by Amnesty International, other institutions or people,
shouldn't be taken seriously," Tan added. Asked whether Incirlik Air
Base in Adana could be used for alleged transportation of detainees
by CIA secret flights without the Turkish authorities being informed,
Tan ruled out such a possibility, saying, "Incirlik is a Turkish Armed
Force [TSK] base. Our officials are aware of everything that goes on
at the base." Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul also previously denied
allegations of detainees being interrogated on secret CIA flight at
Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, accusing such groundless claims
of being aimed at opening a debate on the sovereignty of the Turkish
Republic, reported ABHaber news agency.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress