S&D condemns disinformation by Turkish media

The Socialists and Democrats Group in the The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament condemn what they call ‘the disinformation spread by Turkish government-controlled media against EU The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States and politicians’. 

In a press release, the group says it will raise the issue within Parliament and demand President of the EP, Roberta Metsola, to condemn the disinformation through a letter to the Turkish Grand National Assembly. 

The group focuses particularly on the accusation, by Turkish media, that Swedish S&D A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEP Evin Incir took part in an armed struggle and is a member of the Kurdish PKK that has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the Turkish government as well as the United States and the European Union. 

S&D A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEP Nacho Sánchez Amor blames the Turkish anti-terrorism provisions and calls them too broad, too arbitrary and used to repress critical voices in Turkey itself. “Now the same methods and argumentations are being used against European politicians, which can be considered as Turkish interference in European political processes.”

The accusations happened in the context of Turkey’s refusal to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Turkish government claims the two countries have ties with the PKK.