“54 percent of the senators in the US Senate” signed and sent a letter to Joe Biden “, calling on the new administration to”“pressure Turkey”.
A “letter about Turkey” was sent to Joe Biden “, who took office in the USA”, by senators from both Democratic and Republican parties.
In the letter signed by 54 out of 100 senators in total, Joe Biden was asked to pressure Turkey on protecting human rights.
According to the news in Reuters “, the senators stated that ‘Erdogan marginalizes opponents, silences critical media, arrests journalists, and removes independent judges’.”
The letter said, “We ask you to emphasize that President Erdogan and his government must end the crackdown on dissent at home and abroad, release political prisoners and those imprisoned for freedom of expression, and abandon their authoritarian course”.
The letter also “expects Biden ‘to take a tougher stance on human rights issues towards Turkey’”.
Meanwhile, it is known that some high-ranking officials in the new US “administration, including Biden, have used critical expressions towards Turkey”.
