General Staff blasts criticism of TSK as "Unfair and worthless attacks"

The General Staff issued a statement yesterday blasting recent remarks critical of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) as "unfair and worthless attacks." "Remarks made by circles other than the press were targeted at an institution that fights terrorism and sacrifices soldiers," said the statement. "These remarks are unfair and worthless attacks." Saying that the TSK doesn't want to get into arguments with either politicians or political institutions, the statement added that such attacks damage both the TSK itself and its determination to fight terrorism.