GLOBALink | Turkish people voice concerns over U.S. bio-labs across world

Turkish people recently voiced their concerns over U.S.-run biological laboratories in multiple countries, which have posed a significant threat to human health and the environment. Retired Admiral Turker Erturk told Xinhua that such facilities are one of the biggest problems facing humanity today. "During my tenure, I knew that NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) had no warehouse for biological weapons. Only related protection measures and doctrine have been taught," said Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010. If such labs exist, they are within Washington's hidden capabilities, Erturk said. "I hope these have not been used and are not planned to be used." As shown by publicly available data, 336 such laboratories in about 30 countries, including 26 in Ukraine, receive funding from the Biological Threat Reduction Program, part of the U.S. Department of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program. However, these facts have hardl

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building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Richard Mundl)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Richard Mundl)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Richard Mundl)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Richard Mundl)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Richard Mundl)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Richard Mundl)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. At horizon there are building of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR, under reconstuction), centre, and a functionalist building of Dum Radost, right, (former House of Trade Unions or General Pension Administration Palace). (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. At horizon there are building of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR, under reconstuction), centre, and a functionalist building of Dum Radost, right, (former House of Trade Unions or General Pension Administration Palace). (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. At horizon there are building of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR, under reconstuction), centre, and a functionalist building of Dum Radost, right, (former House of Trade Unions or General Pension Administration Palace). (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. At horizon there are building of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR, under reconstuction), centre, and a functionalist building of Dum Radost, right, (former House of Trade Unions or General Pension Administration Palace). (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. At horizon there are building of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR, under reconstuction), centre, and a functionalist building of Dum Radost, right, (former House of Trade Unions or General Pension Administration Palace). (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center, FC Viktoria Zizkov soccer stadium

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. At horizon there are building of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (USTR, under reconstuction), centre, and a functionalist building of Dum Radost, right, (former House of Trade Unions or General Pension Administration Palace). (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

building site, development project Viktoria Zizkov Center

The construction site of development project Viktoria Zizkov Center build by the Viktoria Zizkov company, a subsidiary of CTR group, situated near the stadium of football club Viktoria Zizkov in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2019. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Zizkov district, Prague

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Zizkov district, Prague

The begining construction on development project Victoria Center by company CTR in front of the Viktoria Zizkov football stadium in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Zizkov district, Prague

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Zizkov district, Prague

The begining construction on development project Victoria Center by company CTR in front of the Viktoria Zizkov football stadium in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Tizkov district, Prague

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Tizkov district, Prague

The begining construction on development project Victoria Center by company CTR in front of the Viktoria Zizkov football stadium in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Zizkov district, Prague

Development project of the Viktoria Center in Zizkov district, Prague

The begining construction on development project Victoria Center by company CTR in front of the Viktoria Zizkov football stadium in Prague. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Zahorsky)