Before accusing Türkiye, says Foreign Ministry, Washington should confront its own actions, especially support it offers to SDF terror group that recruits children in Syria and Iraq.
"It is regrettable that Türkiye's significant efforts to prevent human trafficking have been disregarded" by US report, says Ankara. / Photo: AP Archivethat alleges Ankara uses child soldiers, pointing toward Washington's sustained support to militant groups in Syria that recruit children to conduct terror activities.
"We categorically reject all allegations of children recruitment attributed to our country which is party to all international documents on the protection of children's rights including those adopted within the framework of the UN and meticulously implements them," Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a"It is regrettable that Türkiye's significant efforts to prevent human trafficking have been disregarded by placing her in the list of child soldier recruiting states...
Türkiye said it is making every effort to prevent the crime of human trafficking, punish offenders and protect victims of the crime while maintaining its activities in an uninterrupted manner towards further strengthening bilateral, regional and international cooperation to this end.
"This case also raises serious questions about the objectivity of the information sources on which the US authorities base their decisions. This slander, which does not bode well with the spirit of alliance, will be duly responded," it said.