Sittings · Document
30.4.2025 A10-0067/1
Amendment 1
Jonas Sjöstedt, Hanna Gedin, Giorgos Georgiou
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
15. Urges the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms, in particular of expression, of assembly and of association, and to the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, human rights defenders, lawyers, trade unionists, members of minorities, journalists, academics, artists and civil society activists, among others; strongly condemns the recent waves of mass arrest and imprisonment on politically motivated charges, and on the grounds of suspected terror links, affecting political figures, academics and journalists, including the arrests of Elif Akgül, independent journalist, Yıldız Tar, editor in chief of LGBT+ news site Kaos GL, and Ender İmrek, columnist of Evrensel daily, all well known for their work on human rights issues;
15. Urges the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms, in particular of expression, of assembly and of association, and to the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, human rights defenders, lawyers, trade unionists, members of minorities, journalists, academics, artists and civil society activists, among others; strongly condemns the recent waves of mass arrest and imprisonment on politically motivated charges, and on the grounds of suspected terror links, affecting political figures, academics and journalists, including the arrests of Elif Akgül, independent journalist, Yıldız Tar, editor in chief of LGBT+ news site Kaos GL, Ender İmrek, columnist of Evrensel daily, and Joakim Medin, Swedish journalist for ETC, all well known for their work on human rights issues;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/2
Amendment 2
Jonas Sjöstedt, Hanna Gedin, Giorgos Georgiou
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
15a. Strongly condemns the recent arrest and detention of the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin; reiterates that freedom of the press is a fundamental right and core EU value; strongly condemns the accusations made against Joakim Medin, which are solely based on his journalistic work and therefore demands his immediate and unconditional release and that of other journalists imprisoned for exercising their freedom of speech;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/3
Amendment 3
Giorgos Georgiou
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
19. Expresses its deep concern about the dire situation in Turkish prisons owing to severe overcrowding and poor living conditions, with reports, including by the Council of Europe, of torture and ill-treatment being widespread, and access to basic needs such as hygiene and information being severely limited; is particularly worried by the conditions of imprisonment of elderly and seriously ill prisoners; is concerned by the continued use of humiliating strip searches in prisons and other places of detention and by the persisting harassment of MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who is currently facing six proceedings for the removal of his parliamentary seat and immunity, among other reasons for his having denounced this very practice;
19. Expresses its deep concern about the dire situation in Turkish prisons owing to severe overcrowding and poor living conditions, with reports, including by the Council of Europe, of torture and ill-treatment being widespread, and access to basic needs such as hygiene and information being severely limited; is particularly worried by the conditions of imprisonment of elderly and seriously ill prisoners, such as the case of Soydan Akay, who is being unjustly kept imprisoned; calls for his immediate release on humanitarian and health grounds; is concerned by the continued use of humiliating strip searches in prisons and other places of detention and by the persisting harassment of MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who is currently facing six proceedings for the removal of his parliamentary seat and immunity, among other reasons for his having denounced this very practice;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/4
Amendment 4
Giorgos Georgiou
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
28a. Calls on all Member States to stop all arms exports to Türkiye in view of its militarised foreign policy;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/5
Amendment 5
Sebastian Everding, Anja Hazekamp
on behalf of The Left Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
46a. Regrets that, in 2024, the Turkish Government adopted legislative changes that led to the mass killing of stray animals, especially stray dogs whose estimated population is up to 4 million; expresses serious concern for animal welfare standards in Türkiye and calls on the Turkish authorities to significantly improve and guarantee better animal welfare standards;
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