In the resolution, MEPs said that the Turkish offensive "represents a serious violation of international law, and that it compromises the stability and security of the region as a whole."

MEPs also rejected the creation of a "so-called security zone" and expressed their solidarity with the Kurdish people.

They called on member states to take "a series of targeted sanctions and visa bans" against any top Turkish officials "responsible for human rights violations" during the incursion as well as those "responsible for the repression of fundamental rights in Turkey".

They voiced fears of a resurgence of Islamic State forces because of the attack and asked EU leaders to rethink a controversial migration pact with Turkey.

"MEPs find it unacceptable that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has turned refugees into weapons and used them to blackmail the EU," the MEPs said.

They want member states to consider "the suspension of trade preferences under the agreement on agricultural products and, as a last resort, the suspension of the customs union" between the European Union and Turkey.

"We reject in totality the approach adopted today by the European Parliament on Operation Source of Peace", the Turkish foreign ministry reacted in a statement.

"No force will be able to prevent Turkey from taking the necessary measures to ensure its security," the statement said.