It. certainly. is not consistent with the values that America has or America seeks around the world to have Turkey blocking the transit of United States humanitarian aid to Armenia. It is not consistent with American values to have Turkey intransigent for decades regarding Cyprus. its invasion. its occupation of Cyprus by 35.000 Turkish troops. It is not consistent with American values that Turkey continues its genocide against its Kurdish minority. using United Statesmade weapons. which has resulted in 15.000 deaths. 2.500 Kurdish villages destroyed or forcibly evacuated. and 3 million Kurds made homeless refugees. It is not consistent with American values that Turkey oppresses the human rights of its own citizens. The State Department of the United States in its own evaluation said. "Despite the governments pledge in 1993 to end torture and to establish a state of law based on respect for human rights. torture and excessive use of force by security personnel persisted throughout 1994." The State Department report goes onto say. "The human rights situation worsened significantly in 1994.
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