PRESS RELEASE ON INCIDENTS IN EGYPT
14.08.2013
PRESS RELEASE ON INCIDENTS IN EGYPT
We are utterly dismayed by the fact that hundreds of people currently lost their lives
and thousands others were injured as a result of the bloody intervention which was
launched this morning by the security forces against the civilian and peaceful
demonstrators in Egypt. We wish God's mercy upon the Egyptians who lost their
lives and a speedy recovery to the wounded. We are deeply concerned about the
possibility of further increase in the number of deaths.
We strongly condemn that the Egyptian administration has once again resorted to
violence against the peaceful demonstrations despite all warnings. Opening fire
upon the civilian people who have never been involved in violent incidents and
targeting those civilians by snipers constitute a heavy crime. The incumbent
administration which intervened in the democratic and civilian regime through a coup
d’etat is responsible for the loss of lives of the brotherly Egyptian people since the
30th of June.
It is obvious that this intervention, which led to the loss of lives, has caused major
damage to the domestic peace and tranquility of the brotherly Egypt just as the
previous ones. Opening fire on the masses which claimed democracy and kept their
peaceful attitude from the outset, has harmed the conscious of humanity and
caused a huge outrage.
The bloody intervention of the Egyptian security forces against civilian and peaceful
demonstrators has dealt a great blow to hopes for Egypt to return to democracy
through an inclusive transition process. This intervention clearly reveals the stance
of the current administration regarding the transition to democracy in Egypt with the
participation of all parties. We find this situation extremely worrying for the peace
and tranquility of the brotherly Egyptian people.
It is clearly observed that international community’s support to the coup and its
reticence on the previous massacres, rather than protecting the democracy and
constitutional legitimacy in Egypt have encouraged the existing administration on
today’s intervention. The international community, primarily the UN Security Council
and the Arab League should take immediate action to stop this massacre.
The warnings and calls by Turkey in this regard are for the peace and serenity of all
the Egyptian people. In this framework, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey,
H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had talks with the Secretary-General of the UN,
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the permanent members of the UN Security Council in
the past days and called upon them to start a democratic process in Egypt and to
stand together against a possible massacre. As until now, Turkey will continue these
initiatives.
We call on the Egyptian interim administration to end the bloody actions against its
own people, to conduct a credible and transparent judicial investigation against the
ones who committed the massacres since 30 June 2013, to release the political
detainees and Mohammed Morsy in particular and to launch a genuine and
comprehensive transition process.
Turkey will continue to extend all kind of support in order for the brotherly Egyptian
people to be saved from the current chaos as soon as possible.
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