Sittings · Document
10.6.2026 A10-0106/51
Amendment 51
Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Nicolas Bay, Marion Maréchal, Laurence Trochu, Guillaume Peltier
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0106/2026
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2025 Commission report on Türkiye
(2025/2256(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
Sa. whereas the region of Alexandretta (Hatay), formerly part of Syria under the French Mandate, was annexed by Türkiye in 1939 following a disputed process conducted under substantial Turkish military and political pressure; whereas the annexation was followed by demographic changes and the gradual erosion of the region’s historic multi-ethnic and multi-religious character;
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10.6.2026 A10-0106/52
Amendment 52
Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi, Charlie Weimers, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Kristoffer Storm, Nicolas Bay, Marion Maréchal, Laurence Trochu, Guillaume Peltier
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0106/2026
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2025 Commission report on Türkiye
(2025/2256(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
22. Condemns reported cases of transnational repression targeting Turkish nationals abroad, including intimidation, forced returns and misuse of international cooperation mechanisms; condemns Türkiye’s past activities that have undermined European social cohesion, security and democratic processes, including interference in Member States’ internal affairs through diaspora communities; remains worried that the racist extremist movement Ülkü Ocakları, also known as the Grey Wolves, which is closely linked to the ruling coalition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), is spreading not only in Turkey but also in EU Member States; calls for the EU and its Member States to examine the possibility of banning their associations in EU countries; condemns the Turkish authorities’ policy of political, media and logistical support for Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated movements; calls on Türkiye to end all forms of support for these organisations;
22. Condemns reported cases of transnational repression targeting Turkish nationals abroad, including intimidation, forced returns and misuse of international cooperation mechanisms; condemns Türkiye’s past activities that have undermined European social cohesion, security and democratic processes, including interference in Member States’ internal affairs through diaspora communities; remains worried that the racist extremist movement Ülkü Ocakları, also known as the Grey Wolves, which is closely linked to the ruling coalition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), is spreading not only in Turkey but also in EU Member States; calls for the EU and its Member States to examine the possibility of banning their associations in EU countries; condemns the Turkish authorities’ policy of political, media and logistical support for Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated movements and Hamas; calls on Türkiye to end all forms of support for these organisations;
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10.6.2026 A10-0106/53
Amendment 53
Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Nicolas Bay, Marion Maréchal, Laurence Trochu, Guillaume Peltier
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0106/2026
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2025 Commission report on Türkiye
(2025/2256(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
26. Acknowledges that Türkiye provides generally adequate legal guarantees for freedom of religion or belief and that freedom of worship is generally respected in the country; urges the Turkish authorities to address the remaining shortcomings with regard to the protection of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities, in particular as regards their legal personality, the insufficient protection and promotion of minority languages, limited access to schooling support and clergy training, restricted access to media and public advertising in minority languages, and persistent complications in the enjoyment of property rights; calls on Türkiye to implement the Venice Commission recommendations, Council of Europe resolutions and all relevant ECtHR rulings in this regard, including concerning the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos); notes with concern that representatives of different confessions, including non-Muslim and Alevi communities, continue to face bureaucratic obstacles when attempting to register places of worship; reiterates its call on Türkiye to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch, in accordance with the relevant Venice Commission recommendation; calls on Türkiye to fully respect and protect the outstanding universal value of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Museum, which are included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List; notes with concern that Türkiye has still not implemented two decisions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee of 2021 and 2023 regarding its obligations to undertake special measures to protect these monuments; deplores the lack of protection of Panagia Soumela Monastery, which has been put forward for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments list; expresses its serious concerns at the acts of vandalism and destruction targeting minority places of worship; strongly condemns the continued hate attacks against Alevi, Christian and Jewish minorities; calls on the Turkish authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute those responsible for hate crimes, including hate speech, and all forms of discrimination committed against minorities, and to ensure that media regulators apply standards against incitement and hate speech, including against religious communities, notably the Alevi, Christian and Jewish communities; welcomes the envisaged reopening of the Halki Seminary, which has been closed since 1971, as an important positive step in the recognition of religious and minority rights; deplores the application in recent years of administrative measures, such as the N-82 and G-87 codes, to hundreds of foreign Christian pastors, missionaries and their family members, designating them as national security threats without evidence, trial or effective means of appeal, which has resulted in their deportation from Türkiye or their being denied re-entry to the country; urges the Turkish Government to take all the necessary steps to ensure full religious freedom and non-discrimination within the UN framework and according to the EU acquis and principles; calls on Türkiye to refrain from any statements or actions that could be interpreted as interference in the internal affairs of EU Member States concerning the situation of the Muslim minority in Western Thrace, in view of the relevant ECtHR rulings;
26. Acknowledges that, not withstanding the genocide of 3.5 million Christians, and the policies of ethnic cleansing carried out against religious minorities during the past century, Türkiye today provides generally adequate legal guarantees for freedom of religion or belief and that freedom of worship is generally respected in the country; urges the Turkish authorities to address the remaining shortcomings with regard to the protection of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities, in particular as regards their legal personality, the insufficient protection and promotion of minority languages, limited access to schooling support and clergy training, restricted access to media and public advertising in minority languages, and persistent complications in the enjoyment of property rights; calls on Türkiye to implement the Venice Commission recommendations, Council of Europe resolutions and all relevant ECtHR rulings in this regard, including concerning the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Imvros (Gökçeada) and Tenedos (Bozcaada), which have been systematically Turkified, against the provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne; notes with concern that representatives of different confessions, including non-Muslim and Alevi communities, continue to face bureaucratic obstacles when attempting to register places of worship; reiterates its call on Türkiye to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch, in accordance with the relevant Venice Commission recommendation and to cease all forms of direct or indirect pressure on the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its institutions, ensuring that they can operate freely, securely and without interference; calls on Türkiye to fully respect and protect the outstanding universal value of Hagia Sophia and the Chora churches, which are included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List; notes with concern that Türkiye has still not implemented two decisions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee of 2021 and 2023 regarding its obligations to undertake special measures to protect these monuments; deplores the lack of protection of Panagia Soumela Monastery, which has been put forward for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments list; expresses its serious concerns at the acts of vandalism and destruction targeting minority places of worship; strongly condemns the continued hate attacks against Alevi, Christian and Jewish minorities; calls on the Turkish authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute those responsible for hate crimes, including hate speech, and all forms of discrimination committed against minorities, and to ensure that media regulators apply standards against incitement and hate speech, including against religious communities, notably the Alevi, Christian and Jewish communities; welcomes the envisaged reopening of the Halki Seminary, which has been closed since 1971, as an important positive step in the recognition of religious and minority rights and calls for the lifting of all obstacles to its proper functioning; deplores the application in recent years of administrative measures, such as the N-82 and G-87 codes, to hundreds of foreign Christian pastors, missionaries and their family members, designating them as national security threats without evidence, trial or effective means of appeal, which has resulted in their deportation from Türkiye or their being denied re-entry to the country; urges the Turkish Government to take all the necessary steps to ensure full religious freedom and non-discrimination within the UN framework and according to the EU acquis and principles; calls on Türkiye to refrain from any statements or actions that could be interpreted as interference in the internal affairs of EU Member States concerning the situation of the Muslim minorities in Thrace, in view of the relevant ECtHR rulings;
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10.6.2026 A10-0106/54
Amendment 54
Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Kristoffer Storm
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0106/2026
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2025 Commission report on Türkiye
(2025/2256(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
31. Welcomes the removal of Türkiye from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June 2024, following significant progress in improving its anti-money laundering regime and combating the financing of terrorism; calls for Türkiye to align more closely with the EU acquis and FATF recommendations to further strengthen its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework, including on the traceability of transfers and the prevention of misuse of new payment and crypto-asset channels for illicit finance;
31. Notes the removal of Türkiye removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in June 2024; recalls that legal and institutional reforms can only be considered meaningful if accompanied by consistent implementation, judicial independence, transparency and demonstrable results in practice; calls for Türkiye to align more closely with the EU acquis and FATF recommendations to further strengthen its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework, including on the traceability of transfers and the prevention of misuse of new payment and crypto-asset channels for illicit finance;
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10.6.2026 A10-0106/55
Amendment 55
Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Kristoffer Storm
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0106/2026
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2025 Commission report on Türkiye
(2025/2256(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
45. Expresses concern over Türkiye’s close diplomatic, economic and energy relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, including regular high-level contact, sustained trade relations and the continued import of Iranian gas; regrets Türkiye’s lack of alignment with the EU’s response to Iran’s crackdown on protesters, including restrictive measures regarding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); takes note of the recent judicial developments in the United States concerning Halk Bankası A.Ş. (Halkbank), including proceedings related to sanctions evasion and money laundering schemes; calls on Türkiye to progressively align with the EU’s CFSP positions and sanctions regime; notes with concern that the military operations against the Iranian regime will have implications for Türkiye as a result of its geographic proximity, including through spill-over effects, in particular with regard to renewed migration pressures; underlines the importance of regional coordination and close cooperation with Türkiye and other international partners in this context;
45. Expresses concern over Türkiye’s close diplomatic, economic and energy relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, including regular high-level contact, sustained trade relations and the continued import of Iranian gas; regrets Türkiye’s lack of alignment with the EU’s response to Iran’s crackdown on protesters, including restrictive measures regarding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); takes note of the recent judicial developments in the United States concerning Halk Bankası A.Ş. (Halkbank), including proceedings related to sanctions evasion and money laundering schemes; recalls that these proceedings stem from allegations of a large-scale sanctions-evasion network involving transactions linked to Iran and continue to raise concerns regarding the resilience of Turkey’s anti-money laundering and sanctions-enforcement framework; calls on Türkiye to progressively align with the EU’s CFSP positions and sanctions regime; notes with concern that the military operations against the Iranian regime will have implications for Türkiye as a result of its geographic proximity, including through spill-over effects, in particular with regard to renewed migration pressures; underlines the importance of regional coordination and close cooperation with Türkiye and other international partners in this context.
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