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Draft report (2025/2023(INI)) 2025-03-04

2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye

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Amendment 1

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 30 June 2023, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, 12 December 2019 and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

Or. en

Amendment 2

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

— having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 30 June 2023, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

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Amendment 3

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 30 June 2023, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

Or. en

Amendment 4

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 30 June 2023, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

Or. en

Amendment 5

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 30 June 2022, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions,

Or. en

Amendment 6

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Fernand Kartheiser

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– – having regard to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on the export of arms that can be used for internal repression and aggression against third countries,

Or. en

Amendment 7

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Türkiye’s membership in the Council of Europe and NATO,

Or. en

Amendment 8

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement)

Or. en

Amendment 9

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement)

Or. en

Amendment 10

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

— having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005,

– having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005 and the mandate it contains, according to which, as is the case for all candidate countries, Türkiye's potential accession to the European Union depends, among other things, on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and the normalisation of its relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus,

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Amendment 11

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005,

– having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005, and the mandate included therein that, as with all accession countries, Türkiye’s eventual accession to the EU depends inter alia on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and on its normalisation of relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus,

Or. en

Amendment 12

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005,

Or. en

Amendment 13

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005,

– having regard to the ‘Turkey Negotiating Framework’ of 3 October 2005, and the full adherence to the Copenhagen criteria which remains a precondition for the successful outcome of any accession process,

Or. en

Amendment 14

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005 following the declaration made by Turkey upon its signature of the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement on 29 July 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and to the need for Turkey to proceed with the normalisation of its relations with all Member States and to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice or discrimination,

Or. en

Amendment 15

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 16

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the declaration issued by the then European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, following the unilateral declaration made by Turkey upon signature on 29 July 2005 of the Ankara Protocol, stipulating that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and that Turkey is required to proceed to the normalization of its relations with all Member States and to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,

Or. en

Amendment 17

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the declaration issued by the then European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005 following the declaration made by Türkiye upon its signature of the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement on 29 July 2005, including the provision laying down that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, as well as the full implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement in respect of all Member States by the removal of all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice or discrimination,

Or. en

Amendment 18

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 19

Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions of December 2006, March 2020, and to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council in Copenhagen of 21-22 June 1993, also known as the Copenhagen Criteria,

Or. en

Amendment 20

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions on enlargement of 17 December 2024 and of 12 December 2023,

Or. en

Amendment 21

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 to the effect that the accession negotiations effectively have come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,

Or. en

Amendment 22

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Resolution 2459 (2022) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022 entitled "The honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye" and to the related report by its Monitoring Committee of 14 September 2022

Or. en

Amendment 23

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Law of the Sea and UNCLOS which incorporates customary international law principles that are legally binding for all states despite not being signatories to it, including Türkiye,

Or. en

Amendment 24

Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 29 February 2024 on deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement,

Or. en

Amendment 25

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the restrictive measures’ framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019, as a result of the illegal drilling activities of Türkiye in Eastern Mediterranean, which was renewed on 12 November 2020 and 12 November 2021, and most recently by Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2936 of 25 November 2024

Or. en

Amendment 26

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),

Or. en

Amendment 27

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Council of 29 November 2023 on the state of play of EU-Türkiye political, economic and trade relations (JOIN(2023)0050),

– having regard to the joint communications from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Council of 29 November 2023 and of 22 March 2021 on the state of play of EU-Türkiye political, economic and trade relations (JOIN(2023)0050) and (JOIN(2021)0008),

Or. en

Amendment 28

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 26 September 2023 entitled ‘Seventh Annual Report on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey’ (COM(2023)0543),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 19 December 2024 entitled ‘Eight Annual Report on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey’ (COM(2024)0593final),

Or. en

Amendment 29

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the framework of restrictive measures established by the EU on 11 November 2019 in response to illegal drilling activities by Türkiye in the Eastern Mediterranean, as recently renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2936 of 25 November 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean,

Or. el

Amendment 30

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the restrictive measures framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019 in response to Türkiye’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as most recently renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2936 of 25 November 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean,

Or. en

Amendment 31

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– - having regard to the restrictive measures framework established by the EU on 11 November 2019 in response to Türkiye’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as most recently renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2936 of 25 November 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean,

Or. en

Amendment 32

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 33

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Resolution 2459 (2022) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022 entitled “The honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye”,

Or. en

Amendment 34

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Special report by the European Court of Auditors on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey,

Or. en

Amendment 35

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Resolution 2459 (2022) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022 entitled “The honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye” and to the related report by its Monitoring Committee of 14 September 2022,

Or. en

Amendment 36

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and to the ensuing obligation of Türkiye to implement all judgments of the ECtHR,

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Or. en

Amendment 37

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 38

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council on Cyprus, including Resolution 186(1964) of 4 March 1964, which reaffirms the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, Resolution 550(1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus and Resolution 789(1992) of 25 November 1992 urging all concerned in the Cyprus question to commit themselves to the confidence-building measures set out in the resolution, which consider attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible, and call for the transfer of that area to the administration of the United Nations,

Or. en

Amendment 39

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 40

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions on Cyprus, including Resolution 186 (1964) of 4 March 1964, which confirms the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, and Resolution 550 (1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus, which states that attempts to settle in any part of Varosha are unacceptable,

Or. el

Amendment 41

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the statements by HR/VP Josep Borrell on attempts to legitimise the Turkish Cypriot secessionist entity of 7 November 2024 and on the participation of Prime Minister Orbán at the informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States of 6 July 2024,

Or. en

Amendment 42

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 43

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which codifies customary international law and is legally binding on all States,

Or. el

Amendment 44

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which codifies customary international law, legally binding for all states,

Or. en

Amendment 45

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which codifies customary international law, legally binding for all states,

Or. en

Amendment 46

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard, in particular, to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of 10 May 2001,

Or. el

Amendment 47

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the relevant resolutions of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,

– having regard to the relevant resolutions of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, including the interim resolution of 16th September 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Cyprus v. Turkey,

Or. en

Amendment 48

Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Freedom in the World report published by Freedom House,

– having regard to the 2025 Freedom in the World report published by Freedom House,

Or. en

Amendment 49

Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF),

Or. en

Amendment 50

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UNESCO statement of 10 July 2020 on Hagia Sophia, World Heritage Monument in Istanbul, and the relevant decisions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee 44 COM 7B.58 (2021) and Decision 45 COM 7B.58 (2023) adopted in its 44th and 45th sessions respectively,

Or. en

Amendment 51

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UNESCO statement of 10 July 2020 on Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, and the relevant UNESCO World Heritage Committee Decision 44 COM 7B.58 (2021) and Decision 45 COM 7B.58 (2023) adopted in its 44th and 45th sessions respectively,

Or. en

Amendment 52

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UNESCO statement of 10 July 2020 on Hagia Sophia,

Or. en

Amendment 53

Roberto Vannacci, Susanna Ceccardi, Silvia Sardone, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its previous resolutions on Türkiye, in particular those of 13 September 2023 on the 2022 Commission Report on Türkiye1 , of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Reports on Turkey2 and of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Türkiye and the urgent need for the resumption of talks3 ,

– having regard to its previous resolutions on Türkiye, in particular those of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian genocide, 13 September 2023 on the 2022 Commission Report on Türkiye1 , of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Reports on Turkey2 and of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Türkiye and the urgent need for the resumption of talks3 ,

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1 OJ C, C/2024/1760, 22.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1760/oj.

2 OJ C 493, 27.12.2022, p. 2.

3 OJ C 425, 20.10.2021, p. 143.

Or. en

Amendment 54

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council on Cyprus, including resolution 186 (1964) which reaffirms the continuity of the Republic of Cyprus, 541 (1983) and 550 (1984) on secessionist actions in Cyprus, and resolution 789 (1992) urging all concerned in the Cyprus question to commit themselves to the confidence-building measures prescribed therein, whilst reaffirming the consideration of resolution 550 (1984) that any attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants are inadmissible and calling for the transfer of that area to the administration of the United Nations,

Or. en

Amendment 55

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the fundamental principles of international law, the United Nations Charter, the 1979 High-Level Agreement between the leaders of the two communities and the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolutions 541 (1983), 550 (1984), 789 (1992) and 2537 (2020),

Or. el

Amendment 56

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular that of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide and that of 13 February 2025 on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

Or. el

Amendment 57

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular that of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, and on that of 13 February 2025 on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

Or. en

Amendment 58

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,

Or. en

Amendment 59

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Türkiye's refusal to sign the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),

Or. el

Amendment 60

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2025 on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

Or. en

Amendment 61

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the interim resolution of 2 December 2021 on the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Selahattin Demirtaş v Turkey (No. 2),

Or. en

Amendment 62

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2022 on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey4 ,

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4 OJ C 465, 6.12.2022, p. 112.

Or. en

Amendment 63

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 10 October 2024 on the case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye5 ,

– having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2022 on the case of Osman Kavala in Turkey4;its resolution of 10 October 2024 on the case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye5; its resolution of 13 February 2025 on recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

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5 Texts adopted, P10_TA(2024)0018.

Or. en

Amendment 64

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev, Fernand Kartheiser

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 13 February 2025 on the recent suspensions and arrests of mayors in Turkey (2025/2546(RSP)),

Or. en

Amendment 65

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution on 14 February 2025 on recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

Or. en

Amendment 66

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2025 on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

Or. en

Amendment 67

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2025 on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye,

Or. fr

Amendment 68

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Ankara in December 2024,

Or. en

Amendment 69

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– -having regard, to the European Parliament’s resolution of 13 February 2025 on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye (2025/2546(RSP)),

Or. en

Amendment 70

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Protocol No 10 to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union,

Or. el

Amendment 71

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government; whereas EU accession negotiations have effectively been at a standstill since 2018, due to the deterioration of the rule of law and democracy in Türkiye; whereas Türkiye needs to credibly demonstrate its commitment to closer relations and alignment with the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 72

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government; whereas, however, geographical and historical realities and cultural and religious differences between Türkiye and European countries mean that Türkiye cannot join the EU;

Or. fr

Amendment 74

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital Α

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government, a declaration that totally contradicts the fact that Türkiye is occupying EU territory in Cyprus, in violation of all the rules of international law;

Or. el

Amendment 75

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Fernand Kartheiser

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government, although the distance of values and interests from the EU is growing;

Or. en

Amendment 76

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

A. whereas Türkiye remains a strategic partner and a candidate for EU accession, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government;

Or. en

Amendment 77

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas Turkey has provided political, financial, and logistical support to Islamist groups linked to the Muslim Brotherhood; whereas antisemitism is a core element of the ideological doctrine of the Muslim Brotherhood;

Or. en

Amendment 78

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas Turkish state-sponsored media, such as TRT and Anadolu Agency, have repeatedly aired content promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories and rhetoric;

Or. en

Amendment 79

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law;

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law; whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingness to progressively approach and align with the EU acquis in all aspects, including values, interests, standards and policies, to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, to align with EU policies and objectives, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States without discrimination; whereas an analysis of the EU’s reports in recent years reveals that Turkey remains vastly distant from the EU’s values and normative framework, a gap that is actually growing in fundamental areas such as respect for international law, the rule of law, human rights, individual liberties, civil rights and freedom of expression as well as good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation; whereas the links between Turkish civil society and pro-democratic forces and the EU remain strong, as the EU is deeply committed to providing support for Turkish citizens and organisations that promote European norms and values;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law;

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law; as well as to refrain from any provocations against EU Member States, to normalise its relations with all EU member states, to ensure the full and non-discriminatory implementation of the obligations stemming from the 2005 Negotiations Framework and the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement and maintain good neighbourly relations;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law;

B. whereas any accession country is expected in all aspects to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law, policies and objectives; to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria and to align itself with the EU’s objectives and (foreign) policies, including the EU’s sanctions regime;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law;

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law; whereas Turkey needs to credibly demonstrate its commitment to closer relations and alignment with the European Union in order to reinvigorate its European perspective;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law;

B. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law; whereas this also extends to alignment with the Union’s policies and positions, including its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP);

Or. en

Amendment 85

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. Whereas Türkiye continued to refuse to recognise and cooperate with the Republic of Cyprus and has yet to fulfil its obligations as outlined in the Declaration of the European Community and its Member States of 21 September 2005 and in all relevant Council to ensure the full and non discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement and not remove all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on direct transport links with the Republic of Cyprus; whereas Türkiye continued to veto applications by the Republic of Cyprus to join several international organisations

Or. en

Amendment 86

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas Türkiye continues to refuse to recognise and cooperate with the Republic of Cyprus and has yet to fulfil its obligations as outlined in the Declaration of the European Community and its Member States of 21 September 2005, to ensure the full and non discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement and to remove all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on direct transport links with the Republic of Cyprus; whereas Türkiye continues to veto applications by the Republic of Cyprus to join several international organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas Türkiye’s Christian communities still made up more than 20 % of the Turkish population at the beginning of the 20th century, yet today account for no more than 0.5 %; whereas the mass exodus of members of these communities, whose roots in Türkiye date back millennia, is a further illustration of the deep antagonism between Türkiye and European countries;

Or. fr

Amendment 88

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital Β a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas EU accession negotiations have been at a standstill since 2018 due to the deterioration of the rule of law and democracy in Türkiye; whereas Türkiye must demonstrate in a credible manner its commitment to closer ties and alignment with the EU;

Or. el

Amendment 89

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas Türkiye continues to try to stop the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector, an EU project of Common Interest since 2013 by provocative actions and threats even in the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas Türkiye has been repeatedly asked to refrain from all actions which violate the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU Member States and are in breach of international and EU law; whereas despite a partial de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye has not ceased all unilateral actions, including aggressive rhetoric against EU Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas Türkiye has been repeatedly asked to refrain from all actions which violate the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU Member States and are in breach of international and EU law; whereas despite the de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Türkiye has not ceased all unilateral actions, including aggressive rhetoric against EU Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 92

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B c. whereas Türkiye continues its attempts to impede the implementation of the Great Sea Interconnector, an EU project of Common Interest and insists on its plans for an illegal electricity interconnector with the secessionist entity in the occupied area of Cyprus;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B c. whereas Türkiye continued its attempts to impede the implementation of the Great Sea Interconnector, an EU project of Common Interest and insisted on its plans for an illegal electricity interconnector with the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B d. whereas Türkiye continues rejecting the UN-agreed framework, persistently advocated for a ‘two-state solution’ in Cyprus, and pushed for the upgrade of the international status of the secessionist entity in the occupied area of Cyprus in violation to relevant UNSC Resolutions; whereas Türkiye has not reversed but continued its unilateral actions in Varosha;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B d. whereas Türkiye continued rejecting the UN-agreed framework, persistently advocated for a ‘two-state solution’ in Cyprus, and pushed for the upgrade of the international status of the secessionist entity in occupied Cyprus in violation to relevant UNSC Resolutions; whereas Türkiye has not reversed but continued its unilateral actions in Varosha;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the 2023 Commission progress report on Türkiye painted a picture of no progress, while its latest progress report of 2024 appears to present a somewhat more positive overall picture of progress on enlargement-related reforms in Türkiye; whereas this cannot, however, be applied to the core matters related to democracy and fundamental rights; rights in relation to which Türkiye keeps moving further away from the EU's values and normative framework, as exemplified by an increasing number of laws and measures curtailing the rule of law, fundamental freedoms, human rights and civil liberties; whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore bound by the judgments of the ECtHR;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the 2023 Commission progress report on Türkiye painted a picture of continued backsliding, while its latest progress report of 2024 appears to present a somewhat more positive overall picture of progress on enlargement-related reforms in Türkiye, such as economic and monetary policies; whereas this cannot, however, be applied to the core matters related to democracy and fundamental rights, which have even further deteriorated since the release of the Commission’s latest report; whereas the gap between Türkiye and the EU’s values and normative framework has therefore remained unaddressed during the last period with the persistent use of laws and measures aimed at curtailing the rule of law and human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the 2023 Commission progress report on Türkiye painted a picture of no progress, while its latest progress report of 2024 appears to present a somewhat more positive overall picture of progress on enlargement-related reforms in Türkiye; whereas this cannot, however, be applied to the core matters related to democracy and fundamental rights in relation to which Türkiye keeps moving further away from the EU’s values and normative framework, as exemplified by an increasing number of laws and measures curtailing the rule of law, fundamental freedoms, human rights and civil liberties;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 100

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital Γ

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the 2023 Commission progress report on Türkiye painted a picture of no progress, while its latest progress report of 2024 appears to present a slightly more positive overall picture of progress on enlargement-related reforms in Türkiye; whereas this cannot, however, be applied to the core matters related to democracy and fundamental rights;

Or. el

Amendment 101

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the Joint Communication on the state of play of EU-Türkiye relations of 29 November 2023 put forward a more positive tone of cooperation with a set of recommendations in areas of joint interest in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner and based on the established conditionalities; whereas only a few concrete steps in line with commitments therein have been taken so far; whereas the April 2024 European Council has mandated Coreper to advance in the implementation of this Joint Communication; whereas nevertheless this Joint Communication has not yet received a clear political endorsement by the Council;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital Γ a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ca. whereas Türkiye has been gradually but surely distancing itself from the EU's values and normative framework for several years, showing a most worrying and far-reaching trend, as evidenced by the increasing number of laws and measures restricting the rule of law, fundamental freedoms, human rights and civil liberties, as well as its actions at odds with international law and good neighbourly relations;

Or. el

Amendment 103

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the lack of tangible positive steps by Türkiye impairs the prospects for a constructive and results-oriented dialogue and is not in line with the Joint Communication on the state of play of relations of 29 November 2023;

Or. en

Amendment 104

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas Türkiye remains a member of the Council of Europe and continues to be bounded by the judgments of the ECtHR;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore bound by the judgments of the ECtHR;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas the Joint Communication on the state of play of relations of 29 November 2023 recalls that Türkiye’s vocal promotion of a “two state solution” for Cyprus, its overall stance on the Cyprus issue and the non-recognition of the Republic of Cyprus continue to hamper different paths of cooperation, to conclude that exploiting the full potential of a positive agenda with Türkiye will remain extremely challenging in the absence of a solution to the Cyprus issue;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore bound by the judgments of the ECtHR; whereas due to its failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, Türkiye is currently facing historical infringement proceedings;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas Türkiye is classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and has experienced one of the worst declines in the level of freedom in the world in the past 10 years;

D. whereas Türkiye is classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and has experienced one of the worst declines in the level of freedom in the world in the past 10 years; whereas Türkiye ranks 158th out of 180 countries in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the Turkish Constitution provides for sufficient protection of fundamental rights but the practice of the institutions and the critical state of the judiciary -including the lack of respect of the Constitutional Court rulings- are the main reasons for the dire situation of the rule of law and human rights in the country, issues repeatedly described in the reports from the EU, the Council of Europe and international organizations;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Türkiye consistently ranks among the countries most frequently found in violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms protected by the European Convention on Human Rights; whereas as of late November 2024, Türkiye had the highest number of pending cases at the ECtHR, with 22,450 applications, representing 36.7% of the Court’s total caseload of 61,250;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the Turkish government has closed dozens of media outlets, routinely blocks online articles, is reported to control 85% of national media, and uses its state agency Anadolu as an organ of propaganda and disinformation to serve its foreign interests;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Türkiye ranked 127th out of 146 countries in the 2024 Global Gender Gap Index, underscoring severe gender inequality and systemic failures in protecting women’s rights;

Or. en

Amendment 113

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Türkiye has historically supported, hosted and aligned itself with the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated groups and leaders;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. Whereas according to the 2024 report of the Platform to End Femicide (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu), 394 women were murdered by men and 259 Women were found suspiciously dead in 2024 in Türkiye, the highest recorded since the civil society group started collecting data in 2010; whereas in its 2023 report, the platform noted that 315 women were killed by men, and 248 women were found suspiciously dead;

Or. en

Amendment 115

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas Türkiye has the highest incarceration rate and the largest prison population of all Council of Europe member States, with an overcrowded prison population that has grown by 439% between 2005 and 2023 and currently represents more than a third of all the inmates of Council of Europe countries;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas Türkiye has previously engaged in activities that have influenced European social dynamics, cohesion and security, including involvement with its diaspora communities;

Or. en

Amendment 117

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D c. whereas in 2024, at least 394 women were killed by men, and 259 others died under suspicious circumstances in Türkiye, which represent highest numbers since 2010;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D c. whereas Turkish state-sponsored media, such as TRT and Anadolu Agency, have aired content promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories and rhetoric;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D d. whereas President Erdogan and Turkish senior officials have met with senior members of EU-listed terror organisations, such as Hamas, and Türkiye has provided passports and identity cards to Hamas members;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D e. whereas Türkiye has openly expressed support for Hamas’ mission and movement;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital D f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D f. whereas Türkiye has donated hundreds of millions of euros to Hamas and has increased its support to the organisation since the 7 October 2023 Hamas massacre and kidnapping of Israelis;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question; whereas Türkiye is nevertheless continuing an intensified crackdown against the legal representatives of the Kurdish community, further illustrated by the recent dismissal of several Kurdish mayors in the east of the country;

Or. fr

Amendment 123

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a resolution of the Kurdish question; whereas these efforts are accompanied by an increasing repression and curtailment of democratic local governments, particularly in Kurdish-majority regions in the south-east of Turkey, including the dismissal of elected Kurdish and other opposition mayors;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question; stresses that Turkey continues to intensify its crackdown on legal representatives of the Kurdish movement, as recently illustrated by the removal of several Kurdish mayors in the east of the country;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards the resumption of a process for a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

E. whereas in recent months, Türkiye has allegedly taken steps towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas the Turkish authorities’ support for Hamas, which they describe as a resistance group and a legitimate interlocutor, is long-standing and constant; whereas Türkiye continues to refuse to include it in the list of terrorist organisations despite the atrocities committed on 7 October 2023;

Or. fr

Amendment 128

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ea. whereas Türkiye is very close to Islamist organisations such as the Muslim Brotherhood, through its Turkish subsidiary, the Millî Görüş Islamic Confederation, which has a presence in a number of EU Member States;

Or. fr

Amendment 129

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. Whereas Turkey is very close to Islamist organisations such as the Muslim Brotherhood via its Turkish subsidiary ‘Millî Görüş Islamic Confederation’, which is present in several Member States of the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas on 27 February 2025 jailed militant leader Abdullah Öcalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband opening a historic opportunity to end the Turkish-Kurdish conflict;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas, the tensions between the EU and Türkiye, in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean have de-escalated but not ceased;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas Türkiye has been repeatedly asked to refrain from all actions which violate the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU member-states in violation of international and EU law;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital ΣΤ

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

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Or. el

Amendment 134

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas Turkey is not only a candidate for accession to the European Union, despite not being in Europe, but also a member of NATO that is conducting destabilising actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea against French ships as well as Greek, Cypriot and Italian interests;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration; whereas Türkiye continues to play a key role in the region and acts as a bridge between Europe and Asia;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, although it is not in Europe, Türkiye is also a NATO member conducting destabilising actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea against French vessels and against Greek Cypriot and Italian interests;

Or. fr

Amendment 137

Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security and the fight against terrorism, trade, economic relations and migration;

Or. es

Amendment 138

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of trade, economic relations, security and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas, in addition to theoretically continuing to be a candidate for EU membership, Turkey has theoretically been a "NATO ally";

Or. en

Amendment 140

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade, economic relations and migration;

F. whereas, alongside being a candidate for EU accession, Türkiye is a NATO ally and a key partner in the areas of security, trade and economic relations;

Or. en

Amendment 141

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas, according to the Statistical Office of the European Union, more than 1.9 million Turkish citizens are living in Europe, and whereas Germany has the largest Turkish community, with around 1.3 million nationals, followed by France (210 351) and Austria (117 625); whereas, according to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in reality the number is over 5 million; whereas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly called on the Turkish diaspora to integrate into the host countries but definitely not seek to assimilate;

Or. fr

Amendment 142

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas Türkiye has not aligned with EU sanctions against Russia; whereas trade between Türkiye and Russia has nearly doubled since the EU’s imposition of sanctions against Russia; whereas despite some steps taken, Türkiye has not stopped the circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia through its territory;

Or. en

Amendment 143

Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas Türkiye continues to play a significant role in the Syrian conflict and maintains a military presence in northern Syria;

Or. en

Amendment 144

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fb. whereas the Millî Görüş organisation, a European Islamic confederation based Cologne, Germany and believed to be close to the Muslim Brotherhood and the AKP, runs more than 500 mosques in Western Europe; whereas it therefore represents a major source of influence for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in several Member States;

Or. fr

Amendment 145

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment;

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment; notes that Türkiye is at the same time strengthening its economic ties with China, in particular by attracting investments in the energy, telecommunications and green technology sectors; recalls that since 2022 Türkiye has been implementing its ‘distant countries strategy’, which seeks to quadruple trade with distant economies, including China, Brazil and India;

Or. fr

Amendment 146

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment;

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment; notes that Turkey is simultaneously strengthening its economic ties with China, particularly by attracting investments in the energy, telecommunications, and green technology sectors; recalls that since 2022, Turkey has implemented its "Far Countries Strategy," aiming to quadruple trade with distant economies, including China, Brazil, and India;

Or. en

Amendment 147

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital Ζ

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment;

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment; whereas Türkiye refuses, however, to fulfil its obligation regarding the full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement with respect to all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus;

Or. el

Amendment 148

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital Ζ

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye is the EU’s fifth largest trade partner, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment;

G. whereas Türkiye is one of the EU’s trade partners, and the EU is Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment;

Or. el

Amendment 149

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas Türkiye has not aligned with EU sanctions against Russia; whereas, Türkiye’s foreign policy alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) statements has further deteriorated from 9 % to only 5 % between 2023 and 2024, which is by far the lowest among all of the enlargement countries; whereas trade between Türkiye and Russia has nearly doubled since the EU’s imposition of sanctions against Russia; whereas despite some steps taken, Türkiye has not stopped the circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia through its territory; active cooperation by Türkiye with the EU in preventing and detecting the circumvention of EU sanctions, including on dual-use goods, as well as false transit and the re-export of goods to Russia through third country intermediaries, remains essential;

Or. en

Amendment 150

Nikola Bartůšek

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas Türkiye has applied to join the BRICS+ and aims to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, signifying a shift away from Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 151

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. Whereas Turkey has applied to join the BRICS+ and aims to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation;

Or. en

Amendment 152

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital Η

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas in the past year, the level of engagement between the EU and Türkiye has increased in terms of both technical and high-level meetings in sectoral areas;

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Or. el

Amendment 153

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas Türkiye has applied for membership in BRICS+ and shown interest in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO);

Or. en

Amendment 154

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H b. whereas following a period of unorthodox economic policy, Türkiye implemented a tighter monetary policy over the past year leading to a reduction in external imbalances and a moderation of inflationary pressures;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; whereas according to a credible investigative report by Lighthouse Reports and eight media partners, the EU is funding removal centres in Türkiye implicated in detention, abuse and forced deportations of refugees under the guise of voluntary return;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; deplores the regime’s continuing blackmail vis-à-vis the EU, exacerbated since the 2015 migration crisis, as well as the destabilising operations it conducted at the Greek border;

Or. fr

Amendment 157

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; regrets the regime's constant migration-related blackmail of the Union, which has escalated since the migration crisis of 2015, as well as the destabilisation operations it has carried out on the Greek border;

Or. en

Amendment 158

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; whereas since 2011 the EU has provided €10 billion for the support of refugees and host communities in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas Türkiye hosts large refugee population, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; whereas the EU since 2011 has directed more than €10 billion to assist refugees and host communities in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 160

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.1 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

Or. en

Amendment 161

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with around 3.4 million registered refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

I. whereas there are approximately 3.4 million registered refugees on Turkish territory, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas Türkiye failed to condemn the 7 October terrorist attack and took a stance in favour of the EU-listed terrorist organisation Hamas, which is completely at odds with the EU's position; whereas the President of Türkiye subsequently met Hamas's political leader, Haniyeh, in Istanbul in April 2024; whereas Türkiye regards Hamas not as a terrorist group, but as a ‘liberation movement’ and there are now credible reports claiming that the terrorist group’s leaders have moved to Türkiye, from where they plan and carry out acts of terrorism, including against Israel;

Or. sv

Amendment 163

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas anti-terrorism laws have been abused to wrongfully accuse European individuals and organisations who disagree with the Turkish regime and force them to cease their activities, as described in the European Parliament resolutions of 5 May 2022 on the case of Osman Kavala and of 10 October 2024 on the case of Bülent Mumay;

Or. fr

Amendment 164

Roberto Vannacci, Susanna Ceccardi, Silvia Sardone, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas since 2011 the EU has provided Turkey with almost 10 billion euros for the management of Syrian refugees; whereas in December 2024 Erdogan asked and obtained from the President of the European Commission Von der Leyen an additional billion for the management of Syrian refugees in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 165

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas the 2024 Commission progress report on Türkiye states that the country maintained a very low alignment rate of 5% with relevant High Representative statements on behalf of the EU and relevant Council decisions as of 30 September 2024, compared to 9% in 2023;

Or. en

Amendment 166

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye has systematically misused counterterrorism laws to target elected officials, opposition politicians, and human rights defenders, as noted by the UN Special Rapporteur and the Venice Commission;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye’s foreign policy alignment with EU’s CFSP has continued its steady deterioration, reaching to an all-time low of 5%;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye’s foreign policy alignment with EU’s CFSP has continued its steady deterioration, reaching an all-time low of 5%;

Or. en

Amendment 169

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye remains a key partner for the stability in the wider East Mediterranean region;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Commitment to EU accession

Commitment to EU the accession process being definitively ended

Or. fr

Amendment 171

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

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Or. en

Amendment 172

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations; stresses, nonetheless, that EU membership is contingent on fulfilling the accession (Copenhagen) criteria, which require stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and the protection of minorities;

Or. en

Amendment 173

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Is surprised by the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, given the major political divergences between Türkiye and several EU Member States; calls on the European Council to clarify EU-Türkiye relations without delay by notifying the Turkish President that Türkiye’s EU accession process has definitively ended;

Or. fr

Amendment 174

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, which can provide the necessary impetus for a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations in the phased, proportionate and reversible manner prescribed by previous European Council Conclusions;

Or. en

Amendment 175

Nikola Bartůšek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Take note of the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations; urges the Turkish Government to focus on substantive reforms rather than rhetoric that seeks to shift blame onto the EU.

Or. en

Amendment 176

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

Or. en

Amendment 177

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Notes that the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations, must be accompanied by substantial acts demonstrating a concrete desire to subscribe to the European vision;

Or. el

Amendment 178

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid an effort to revitalise EU-Türkiye relations in line with the European Council Conclusions of April 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 179

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Questions the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, as the EU is already significantly overstretched and should refrain from further enlargement;

Or. en

Amendment 180

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Takes note of the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

Or. en

Amendment 181

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Notes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, but regards them as insufficient to revitalise the accession negotiations between the EU and Türkiye;

Or. sv

Amendment 182

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Regrets the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

Or. en

Amendment 183

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Deplores the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

Or. fr

Amendment 184

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. notes the Turkish government's repeated theoretical statements for its "commitment to EU membership as a strategic objective" amid an increasingly competitive EU-Turkey environment;

Or. en

Amendment 185

Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Welcomes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, amid a more constructive environment for revitalising EU-Türkiye relations;

1. Notes the Turkish Government’s recent statements reiterating its commitment to EU membership as a strategic goal, but remains sceptical about the reliability of these statements ;

Or. en

Amendment 186

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. notes that any political interaction with Turkey does not bring substantial results, unless it is accompanied by trade sanctions, along the lines of the "Magnitsky Act" and a significant increase in tariffs in order to achieve specific goals;

Or. en

Amendment 187

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Reiterates that Turkey is an Asian country which, due to its geographical location, will never have any intention of joining the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 188

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Recalls that there are substantial geographical, cultural, historical and religious obstacles standing in the way of Türkiye’s accession to the EU;

Or. fr

Amendment 189

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Reiterates that Türkiye is a country in Asia which, because of its geographical location, will never be destined to join the European Union;

Or. fr

Amendment 190

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Or. en

Amendment 191

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses, nonetheless, that EU membership is contingent on fulfilling the accession (Copenhagen) criteria, which require stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and the protection of minorities as well as the respect of international law and good neighbourhood relations; regrets that Türkiye, refuses for 20 years to implement the obligations assumed towards the EU including those in relation to Cyprus, as per the Negotiating Framework of October 2005; stresses that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process;

Or. en

Amendment 192

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses, nonetheless, that EU membership is contingent on fulfilling the accession (Copenhagen) criteria, which require stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and the protection of minorities, as well as the ability to take on the obligations of membership by adhering to the aims of the Union and adopting its acquis; reminds that Türkiye is also bound by the obligations assumed under the 2005 Negotiations Framework, including progress in the normalisation of bilateral relations between Türkiye and the Republic of Cyprus;

Or. en

Amendment 193

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses, nonetheless, that EU membership is contingent on fulfilling the accession (Copenhagen) criteria, which require stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and the protection of minorities; regrets that Türkiye, refuses for 20 years to implement the obligations assumed towards the EU including those in relation to Cyprus, as per the Negotiating Framework of October 2005; stresses that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process;

Or. en

Amendment 194

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses, nonetheless, that EU membership is contingent on fulfilling the accession (Copenhagen) criteria, which require stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and the protection of minorities; recalls that Türkiye has consistently refused to recognise the Hamas movement as a terrorist organisation, even though it has been classified as such by the European Union since 2013;

Or. fr

Amendment 195

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 196

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 197

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 198

Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 199

Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 200

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 201

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. notes that the EU must act in accordance with international law, in particular with regard to the protection of its Member States; accordingly, calls for the literal implementation of the Treaty of Lausanne; in particular, calls for the return of property to the Greeks of Constantinople, Imvros and Tenedos and for compensations for the atrocious persecutions by the Turkish "deep state"; furthermore, calls for diplomatic and military measures to be taken to address the illegal occupation by the Turkish army in the lands of the Republic of Cyprus, Syria and Iraq;

Or. en

Amendment 202

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2a. Recalls that the Republic of Türkiye has continued to refuse to recognise and cooperate with the Republic of Cyprus and has not yet fulfilled its obligations as set out in the Declaration by the European Community and its Member States of 21 September 2005 and in all the relevant Council meetings, as it has continued to veto the Republic of Cyprus' requests to join various international organisations;

Or. el

Amendment 203

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2b. whereas Türkiye has been repeatedly called upon to refrain from any action violating the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU Member States as well as international and EU law - whereas Türkiye has not ceased all its unilateral actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, including its aggressive rhetoric against EU Member States;

Or. el

Amendment 204

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 b. Regrets the lack of initiatives to implement Article 14 of the Treaty of Lausanne regarding the special status of Imvros and Tenedos;

Or. en

Amendment 205

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2c. whereas the Republic of Türkiye is continuing its illegal actions aimed at obstructing the deployment of the submarine electricity interconnector 'Great Sea Interconnector' , which was a project of common interest to the Union, and has persisted in its plans for an illegal electricity interconnector with the secessionist entity in the occupied part of Cyprus;

Or. el

Amendment 206

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev, Fernand Kartheiser

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 c. stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of members of the clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary, which has been closed since 1971, and to remove all obstacles to enable it to function properly;

Or. en

Amendment 207

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 d. Deplores the complete lack of initiatives to compensate the Greeks of Constantinople, Imvros and Tenedos who were driven from their ancestral homes by the Turkish Government during the events of September 1955 and thereafter;

Or. en

Amendment 208

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev, Fernand Kartheiser

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 e. reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians throughout the world and to recognize its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of Ecumenical Patriarch;

Or. en

Amendment 209

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Regrets, in this regard, that the aforementioned positive statements have not been accompanied by any real action by the Turkish authorities to close the persistent vast gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, particularly with regard to the fundamentals of the accession process; reiterates its previously adopted conclusion that the Turkish Government continues to show, as for the past few years, a clear lack of political will to carry out the necessary reforms to reactivate the accession process and continues to pursue a deeply entrenched authoritarian understanding of the presidential system;

Or. en

Amendment 210

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 211

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Regrets, in this regard, that the aforementioned positive statements have not been accompanied by any real action by the Turkish authorities to close the persistent vast gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, particularly with regard to the fundamentals of the accession process; calls on the European Commission and Council that financial assistance under IPA III and NDICI to Türkiye are strictly conditional upon the respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights;

Or. en

Amendment 212

Giorgos Georgiou

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 213

Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Regrets, in this regard, that the aforementioned positive statements have not been accompanied by tangible action by the Turkish authorities to close the persistent gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, particularly with regard to the fundamentals of the accession process;

Or. es

Amendment 214

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Regrets, in this regard, that the aforementioned statements have not been accompanied by any real action by the Turkish authorities to close the persistent vast gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, particularly with regard to the fundamentals of the accession process;

Or. en

Amendment 215

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 216

Nikola Bartůšek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 217

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Recalls that the EU's motto is "United in diversity"; recalls that, according to Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the EU must respect the national identity of its Member States, which also includes the cultural specificities of each Member State, such as national language and religious matters; calls on the EU to also respect the national identity of accession candidate Türkiye; respects, in this regard, Türkiye's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention; notes that this controversial convention is based on the ideological assumptions of gender theory, which assumes that femininity and masculinity are cultural creations that reinforce systematically unequal power relations; notes that Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia have not ratified the Istanbul Convention;

Or. en

Amendment 218

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Recalls that since October 2024, Türkiye has officially replaced the term ‘Central Asia’ with ‘Turkestan’ in its school curricula; denounces, in this regard, Türkiye’s expansionist tendencies in Central Asia, which form part of Erdoğan’s neo-Ottoman thinking;

Or. fr

Amendment 219

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Recalls that since October 2024, Turkey has officially replaced the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in its education programs ; denounces in this regard Turkey's openly expansionist ambitions in Central Asia, which align with the neo-Ottoman vision promoted by Erdogan;

Or. en

Amendment 220

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recognises the strategic and geopolitical value of Türkiye, its geostrategic role in the security architecture of the Black Sea and, in particular, in the security of Ukraine, which is facing Russian aggression and its closer cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession; stresses the growing need to strengthen the EU-Türkiye partnership by prioritizing the modernization and enhancement of the current Association Agreement, alongside more frequent high-level political dialogues;

Or. en

Amendment 221

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Notes the role of Türkiye and the importance of the cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession; stresses that there can be no fast progress on key files such as the Customs Union modernisation, unfreezing of remaining high level dialogues, visa liberalisation - without addressing the EU’s conditionality, including in relation to Cyprus;

Or. en

Amendment 222

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recognises the strategic and geopolitical value of Türkiye and its closer cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession; stresses that there can be no fast progress on key files such as the Customs Union modernisation, unfreezing of remaining high level dialogues, visa liberalisation without addressing the EU’s conditionality, including in relation to Cyprus;

Or. en

Amendment 223

Davor Ivo Stier

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Acknowledges the strategic and geopolitical importance of Türkiye and takes note of its increasing political, economic and military presence and influence in critical areas for international security; recognises the potencial of a closer cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession;

Or. en

Amendment 224

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recognises the strategic and geopolitical value of Türkiye and its closer cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession; highlights in this sense that there is no shortcut in the accession process and that no argument can be put forward to avoid discussing the democratic principles, which are at the core of the accession process;

Or. en

Amendment 225

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. recognises Turkey's geographical value, but stresses that this can in no way be a substitute for the necessary real progress that Turkey must make, as a UN member and an EU neighbour;

Or. en

Amendment 226

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recognises the geographic value of Türkiye and its closer cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession, such as recognition of the Republic of Cyprus and the withdrawal of all Turkish troops from the occupied territories of the Republic of Cyprus;;

Or. el

Amendment 227

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Reiterates that Türkiye is a strategic partner and NATO ally, as well as a country with whom the EU has close relations in security, trade, economy and migration; welcomes closer cooperation with the EU, to which the Turkish Government has made frequent reference, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession;

Or. en

Amendment 228

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recognises the strategic and geopolitical value of Türkiye, but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession; calls, therefore, for Türkiye’s accession process to be definitively stopped;

Or. fr

Amendment 229

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recognises the strategic and geopolitical value of Türkiye but stresses that this cannot in any way be a substitute for the necessary real progress which Türkiye, as a candidate country, needs to make with regard to meeting the fundamental requirements for accession; therefore requests that the process of Turkey's accession be definitively halted;

Or. en

Amendment 230

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Notes that the Commission’s Türkiye report 2024 paints a more positive picture of reform implementation in the context of the accession process of Türkiye than the Türkiye report 2023, passing from further deterioration to a “no progress” with regard to rule of law and human rights issues; is of the opinion, however, that at least in key areas such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights, this is due to the fact that a very low point had already been reached and this situation has remained unchanged;

Or. en

Amendment 231

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Recalls that EU candidate countries are formally required to progressively align with the CFSP of the European Union; regrets that Türkiye has not undertaken any steps in this regard, notably by failing to align with EU sanctions against Russia and its complicity in Russian sanction evasion;

Or. en

Amendment 232

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Calls on Türkiye's government to refrain from making false allegations against the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 233

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 b. Further takes note of a nuanced shift in focus of the Türkiye report 2024, in contrast to the 2023 report, away from the accession process towards a strategic partnership between the European Union und Türkiye; is of the opinion that the critical state of the accession process is driving the Commission and the Council to focus merely on the partnership dimension of our relations, as also reflected on the Joint Communications on the State of Play of EU-Türkiye relations document of 29 November 2023 and 22 March 2021; highlights the increased tendency to move towards a different framework for the relationship, which might come at the expense of the accession process that risks being completely diluted;

Or. en

Amendment 234

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Considers that, in terms of human rights and the rule of law, Parliament’s recent resolutions on the matter remain valid in light of the continued dire human rights situation and democratic backsliding in Türkiye over the last year; fully endorses the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, and the related report by its Monitoring Committee, on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye, as well as the resolutions adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe pending the execution of judgments of the ECtHR, which depict in detail the wide range of serious shortfalls in human rights constantly reported by locally and internationally renowned human rights organizsations;

Or. en

Amendment 235

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 236

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Strongly condemns and is deeply concerned about the unaccountable atrocities, war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law, including sexual violence, gender-based violence, the deportation of children and the torture and killing of civilians and prisoners of war, committed by the Turkish armed forces and their proxies in the illegal, unjustified and unprovoked war against the Republic of Cyprus. Recalls that supporting the Republic of Cyprus in its resistance to the illegal turkish occupation of its territories is crucial for safeguarding a rules-based international order; urges that all necessary measures be taken to ensure that those who have committed war crimes and human rights violations against the Republic of Cyprus are identified and held accountable; calls on the EU and its Member States to offer their full support to the Republic of Cyprus and measures and mechanisms in favour of its independence and territorial integrity; stresses the importance of preserving evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and welcomes all efforts to this end;

Or. en

Amendment 237

Loucas Fourlas, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Expresses its deep concern at the deterioration in women's rights, gender-based violence and the increase in the number of feminicides, which are indicative of serious shortcomings in the provision of effective protection for women in Türkiye; reiterates its firm condemnation of Türkiye's withdrawal, by presidential decree, from the Istanbul Convention, which constitutes a major setback for efforts to promote women's rights in the country, and once again calls on the Turkish Government to reverse this unacceptable decision and to respect and act in accordance with the international treaties, covenants and obligations to which it is a party;

Or. el

Amendment 238

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Expresses its deep concern about the deterioration of the rights of women, the increase in femicides, and the constant targeting and harassment of LGBTI+ people; condemns the Turkish government´s dismantling of women’s rights, particularly its withdrawal from the Istanbul convention, as well as its aggressive anti-LGBTIQ+ campaign, characterised by excessive hate-speech of senior political figures; is alarmed by the ever increasing number of femicides in Türkiye and urgently calls on the government to prevent and combat violence against women and girls by fully implement Türkiye’s Protection Law no. 6284 and ending the persistent policy of impunity by holding abusers to account;

Or. en

Amendment 239

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Underlines with grave concern that the government issues chip-enabled national identity cards that include religious affiliation; notes that the information regarding religious affiliation is stored in the chip and remains accessible to authorized public officials as "qualified personal data," thus making it easy to discriminate against Christians5a;

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5a https://2021-2025.state.gov/report/custom/c3652eaa50/

Or. en

Amendment 240

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Remains concerned by the strong ties and occasional interference by the Turkish government vis-à-vis the Turkish diaspora in various EU countries;

Or. en

Amendment 241

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 b. Notes the ideologically driven totalitarian Christian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire/Turkey that was and is being systematically implemented over time; notes the absence of initiatives by European institutions to press for justice for the victims of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides;

Or. en

Amendment 242

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 c. Encourages Turkey, once again, to recognize the Genocide of Christians (Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians) in order to pave the way for the vindication of those expelled and to fully respect its obligations in protecting the Christian cultural heritage;

Or. en

Amendment 243

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Deeply regrets that, despite a reform strategy with nine judicial reform packages, the state of independence of the judiciary in Türkiye remains desolate following systematic government interference in and political instrumentalisation of the judicial system as well as persecution of legal professionals -including most recently the lawsuit filed by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to remove Istanbul Bar Association leadership over charges of "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" and "publicly disseminating misleading information” for having asked for an investigation regarding the murders of two Kurdish journalists in Syria-; is alarmed by the blatant lack of implementation of decisions by the Constitutional Court -including in the case of MP Can Atalay-, which has derived into a serious judicial crisis with the Court of Cassation filing a criminal complaint against nine judges of the Constitutional Court; is worried by the recent decision by the Court of Cassation to overturn the sentences and release six defendants who had been convicted to 46 aggravated life sentences and one defendant convicted in 2018 to 12-year prison due to their direct involvement in the ISIS attack at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, which claimed 45 lives in 2016;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the Turkish Government’s stated commitment to judicial reform and acknowledges the introduction of measures of organisational nature; highlights the need to introduce structural measures allowing the improvement of judicial independence; deeply regrets however that, despite a reform strategy with nine judicial reform packages, the state of independence of the judiciary in Türkiye remains desolate following systematic government interference in and political instrumentalisation of the judicial system and that these changes have not yet resulted in substantial structural progress, as the judiciary remains vulnerable to political interference, undermining the rule of law and fundamental rights;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 246

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 247

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Takes notes of the recent announcement of the Fourth Judicial Reform Strategy, spanning 2025-2029; calls on the Turkish government to move from the superficial changes provided so far by the recurrent reform packages and action plans to a profound long due reform that will address, through real political will, the serious and structural shortcomings of Türkiye’s judiciary; stresses that putting an end to the political interference in the judiciary requires no strategy or reform package but just the political will to do it;

Or. en

Amendment 248

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Underlines the serious situation faced by foreign Christians married to Turkish citizens, whose entry or re-entry into the country has been banned; recalls that several foreign Christians have been issued immigration restriction codes, resulting in their refusal of entry to Turkey4a;

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4a https://realeast.biz/en/kody-deporta-v-turczii/ file:///C:/Users/estefanescu/Downloads/Turkey-Full_Country_Dossier-ODI-2025.pdf Open Doors International / World Watch Research January 2025

Or. en

Amendment 249

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Considers that any interference with the exercise of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States arising from international law is a completely unacceptable act;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices;

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices by means of a growing battery of repressive laws, the arbitrary use of anti-terror laws -including their application on minors as in the “Kız Çocukları Davası” against teenager girls-, the disproportionate use of the crime of insulting a public official, the extensive use of secret witnesses and dormant cases in flawed judicial proceedings, or the recurrent practice of overacted night arrests and home raids to portray targeted persons as extremely dangerous; welcomes the withdrawal in November 2024 of the draft amendment to Türkiye's espionage laws -known as the 'agent of influence' law-; urges the Turkish authorities to refrain from reintroducing in the future a similar overly broad and vague law, given the serious threat it would pose to civil society organizations in the country as a tool to further criminalize their legitimate activities; calls on Turkish authorities to ensure that the cybersecurity bill currently under debate will serve to its legitimate purpose of protecting data privacy and national security without giving way for potential infringements of fundamental rights or becoming another tool for further repression;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices;

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices and repressions against independent media; remains deeply concerned over continued media restrictions and censorship; calls on Turkish authorities to refrain from further attacks on independent media and to uphold fundamental rights and civil liberties such as freedom of speech and of the press;

Or. en

Amendment 252

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices;

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices; recently focusing on journalists and artists, denying them the freedom to carry out their professional duties, which are essential to informing the public as part of a functioning democratic society;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices;

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices; notes the, practicallly, complete ban on the right to assemble;

Or. en

Amendment 254

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices;

7. Remains deeply concerned by the continued and relentless crackdown by the Turkish authorities on any critical voices and by the regular misuse of counterrorism laws against critical voices;

Or. en

Amendment 255

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Is concerned by the recent approval of legal provisions granting extraordinary powers to the State Supervisory Board (DDK) and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), including the possibility by the former to dismiss public officials of all kinds and levels and appoint trustees, which could be used in an arbitrary way;

Or. en

Amendment 256

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls on the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms -in particular the freedom of expression, of assembly and of association- and the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, human rights defenders, lawyers, trade unionists, members of minorities, journalists, academics and civil society activists, among others; is concerned by the recent waves of mass arrests and detentions on 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 Kasos GL- and Ender İmrekof -columnist of Evrensel daily-, all well known for their work on human rights issues; deplores the continued prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media, the existing legislation that prevents and open and free internet and the continued use of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to crackdown on media criticism or even on outlets deemed to spread “pessimism” instead of positive news; acknowledges the positive developments related to the partial lifting by the Minister of Interior of restrictions to the weekly vigils of the Saturday Mothers -Cumartesi Anneleri- in Istanbul’s Galatasaray Square; calls for the complete removal of all restrictions to their peaceful protest in full compliance with the relevant Constitutional Court ruling and for the end of the ongoing judicial case against several of its members and sympathisers; is concerned by the continuing imprisonment of the prominent human rights defender Nimet Tanrıkulu, held in pre-trial detention since 29 November 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 257

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls on the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, human rights defenders, lawyers, trade unionists, members of minorities, journalists, academics and civil society activists, among others; condemns the recent criminal investigation and lawsuit against the Istanbul Bar Association and imprisonment of one of its executive board members following his trip to Strasbourg to hold meetings with Council of Europe institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 258

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls on the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, human rights defenders, lawyers, trade unionists, members of minorities, journalists, academics and civil society activists, among others; welcomes the withdrawal of the Russian-style foreign agents "agents of influence" bill in November 2024 but stresses the judicial apparatus remains heavily restrictive with the 2022 "Disinformation" law stifling independent reporting;

Or. en

Amendment 259

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 260

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Urges the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms and the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, human rights defenders, lawyers, trade unionists, members of minorities, journalists, academics and civil society activists, among others;

Or. fi

Amendment 261

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Calls on Turkish authorities to formally recognize the leadership and administrative structures of non-Muslim minorities, including the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the Chief Rabbinate, as legal entities; notes with concern that representatives of various Protestant churches continue to face bureaucratic obstacles when attempting to register places of worship and have reported being forced to hold services in unregistered locations due to local authorities' refusal to approve registration applications and their continued imposition of zoning restrictions on churches; highlights this is a blatant discrimination against different denominations and a violation of the right to freedom of religion and belief, as Turkish government officials have not imposed these restrictions on Sunni Muslim congregations, who are permitted to construct places of worship in locations like malls, airports, and other smaller venues1a;

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1a https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/turkey/

Or. en

Amendment 262

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Is deeply concerned by the deterioration of democratic standards in Türkiye, relentless crackdown on any critical voice, independent media and freedom of expression, particularly around the election periods, and ongoing harassment on press freedom and freedom of expression in Türkiye; deplores the fact that the Turkish Government, with a number of laws, including the 2020 social media law, the 2021 anti-money laundering law and the 2022 disinformation law, has built a complex web of legislation serving as a tool to systematically control and silence journalists;

Or. en

Amendment 263

Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Is deeply concerned by the hate crimes, including hate speech, committed against minorities, with the main targets being Syrians, Greeks, Armenians, Jews and Alevis; calls on the Turkish government to adapt its legislation in line with international standards; strongly condemns the anti-Semitic statements made in the media and by high-level officials following the 7 October Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel; calls on the Turkish governement to allow the celebration of outside activities for the “Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day” banned in April 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 264

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8a. Recalls that Türkiye still does not recognise the Armenian Genocide of 1915;

Or. fr

Amendment 265

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Recalls that Turkey still does not recognise the Armenian genocide of 1915;

Or. en

Amendment 266

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 b. Expresses concern and urges Turkish authorities to address reports from some Protestant churches that local authorities have prevented them from displaying crosses on the exterior of their buildings2a;

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2a https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/turkey/

Or. en

Amendment 267

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 c. Calls on the government to end its longstanding policy of not formally recognizing Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as the leader of the world’s approximately 300 million Orthodox Christians3a;

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3a https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TURKEY-2021-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 268

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

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Or. en

Amendment 269

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Calls on Türkiye to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR in line with Article 46 of the ECHR; Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings such as the case of Fokas (29 September 2009) which found Türkiye in breach of Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR regarding the right of peaceful enjoyment of possessions; Notes in this respect the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, and the related report by its Monitoring Committee, on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye, as well as the resolutions adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe pending the execution of judgments of the ECtHR, which depict in detail the wide range of serious shortfalls in human rights constantly reported by locally and internationally renowned human rights organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 270

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, such as on the cases of Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kavala, for which Türkiye is facing historical infringement proceedings at the Council of Europe with long-awaited consequences yet to be determined; calls once again on Türkiye to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR in line with the unconditional obligations derived from Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution and Türkiye’s membership of the Council of Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 271

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, which is its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights; reiterates its condemnation of Türkiye´s refusal to release from detention human rights defender Osman Kavala, and opposition politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu as well as Türkiye´s unwillingness to address the violations that triggered the infringement proceedings by the Committee of Ministers;

Or. en

Amendment 272

Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings; condemns the blatant misuse of the judicial system to stifle political opposition, as exemplified by the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ; deplores the politically motivated nature of these prosecutions, which form part of a broader pattern of judicial harassment against opposition politicians, activists, and critical voices in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 273

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Calls on Türkiye to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR in line with Article 46 of the ECHR; continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, such as in the case of Fokas (29 September 2009) which found Türkiye in breach of Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR regarding the right of peaceful enjoyment of possessions;

Or. en

Amendment 274

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Calls on Türkiye to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR in line with Article 46 of the ECHR, continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, such as in the case of Fokas (29 September 2009) which found Türkiye in breach of Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR regarding the right of peaceful enjoyment of possessions;

Or. en

Amendment 275

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, demonstrating that the separation of powers in Türkiye remains a legal fiction, which de facto rules out the country joining the European Union;

Or. fr

Amendment 276

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings;

9. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, demonstrating that the separation of powers in Turkey remains a legal fiction that de facto prevents its integration into the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 277

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Expresses its deep concern about the dire situation in Turkish prisons due to severe overcrowding and poor living conditions, with reports of torture and ill-treatment being systemic and widespread, and access to basic needs such as hygiene and information being severely limited; is particularly worried by the conditions of imprisonment of elderly or severely sick prisoners; is concerned by the continued use of humiliating strip searches in places of detention and prisons and by the persisting harassment against MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu -currently facing 6 proceedings for the removal of his parliamentary seat and immunity- for denouncing this practice, among other reasons;

Or. en

Amendment 278

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9a. Calls on the Republic of Türkiye to fully comply with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of 10 May 2001, by taking all effective measures to resolve the humanitarian problem of missing persons in Cyprus which, unfortunately, has still not been resolved 50 years after the invasion.

Or. el

Amendment 279

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Calls on Turkish authorities to stop instrumentalising laws including the disinformation law, the Prevention of Financing and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction law of 2021 (Law No. 7262) and the Anti-terror Law (No. 7145) of 2018, against journalists and human rights defenders;

Or. en

Amendment 280

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 b. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to use all diplomatic channels to urge Türkiye to implement ECtHR judgments, focusing on emblematic cases like Osman Kavala, Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu; suggests the European Commission to make funding to Türkiye conditional upon measurable progress in judicial independence and compliance with ECtHR rulings; proposes specific assistance and resources to Turkish civil society organizations advocating for reform and the protection of judicial independence;

Or. en

Amendment 281

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Strongly condemns the Turkish Government’s decision to dismiss the democratically elected mayors of 10 municipalities and districts and to replace them with trustees appointed by the interior ministry; regards this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on the most basic principles of local democracy;

10. Strongly condemns the Turkish Government’s decision to dismiss, to this day, the democratically elected mayors of 12 municipalities and districts (Hakkari, Mardin, Batman, Halfeti, Tunceli, Bahçesaray, Akdeniz, Siirt, Van and Kağızman won by the DEM Party; and Esenyurt and Ovacık won by CHP Party) and to replace them with trustees appointed by the interior ministry; regards this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on the most basic principles of local democracy; urges Turkish authorities to abolish this practice in line with the recommendations of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission; reiterates its call on the VP/HR to consider, in the meantime, imposing restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against Turkish officials assuming the role of trustee and those appointing them; considers the decision of the Turkish government to return to this practice after the last local elections of March 2024 as a clear sign of its lack of commitment to address the democratic shortcomings in the country and in clear contradiction to the declared willingness to revitalize the accession process;

Or. en

Amendment 282

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Strongly condemns the Turkish Government’s decision, following the March 2024 local elections, to dismiss the democratically elected mayors of over 10 municipalities and districts and to replace them with trustees appointed by the interior ministry; regards this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on the most basic principles of local democracy; calls for the immediate and unconditional release, acquittal and reinstatement of all other mayors arbitrarily arrested and dismissed; urges Turkish authorities to immediately cease and reverse repression of political opposition and respect the rights of voters to elect their chosen representatives in line with the recommendations of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission; calls on the HRVP to consider restrictive measures under the Global Human Rights Sanction Regime against Turkish officials responsible for the illegal removal of elected mayors and those functioning as government appointees to replace them; denounces the severe repression of protests against the removal of elected mayors, including the arbitrary arrest of hundreds of protesters, including minors;

Or. en

Amendment 283

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Strongly condemns the Turkish Government’s decision to dismiss the democratically elected mayors of 10 municipalities and districts and to replace them with government trustees appointed by the interior ministry; regards this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on the most basic principles of local democracy; emphasizes that such actions undermine the prospects for a stronger, more comprehensive partnership with the EU and are detrimental to long-term progress towards closer cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 284

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 285

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 286

Evin Incir, Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Strongly condemns the Turkish Government’s decision to dismiss the democratically elected mayors of 10 municipalities and districts, the majority of whom are of Kurdish origin, and to replace them with trustees appointed by the interior ministry; regards this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on the most basic principles of local democracy;

Or. en

Amendment 287

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Deplores the rise in Turkish political and security influence in EU Member States, including through its diaspora and political-religious networks; condemns Turkish interference in Member States’ internal political processes and the acts of violence perpetrated through Ankara-linked groups, such as the ‘Grey Wolves’; calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to limit hostile Turkish influence on their territory;

Or. fr

Amendment 288

Özlem Demirel, Jonas Sjöstedt

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Commends PKK leader and co-founder Abdullah Öcalan’s call for members to lay down their arms and disband the PKK, emphasizing that this could be a significant step toward a peaceful, democratic, and sustainable resolution to the Kurdish question within Türkiye; at the same time, strongly condemns the wave of repression and mass arrests by Turkish authorities targeting broad sections of the opposition. Reiterates that Öcalan’s call is a positive development and must be met with genuine political will and concrete actions from Türkiye, fostering a constructive approach to achieving a lasting solution to the Kurdish question.

Or. en

Amendment 289

Vladimir Prebilič

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Welcomes militant leader Abdullah Öcalan´s call on the PKK to lay down its arms and urges the Turkish government to seize this opportunity to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict, putting guarantees for democracy, political and human rights for Türkiye´s Kurdish population at the centre of these efforts;

Or. en

Amendment 290

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Remains deeply concerned by the situation of the remaining Christian communities in Türkiye and deplores their gradual disappearance despite having historical roots there;

Or. fr

Amendment 291

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure;

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure, such as the recent separate cases against Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district CHP Mayor Rıza Akpolat, Istanbul’s Beykoz district CHP Mayor Alaattin Köseler, CHP Youth Branch Chair Cem Aydın, Zafer Party Chair Ümit Özdag, or new and standing cases brought against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality CHP Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu; is appalled by the relentless and suffocating crackdown on any kind of criticism that Turkish authorities are extending lately to all sectors of Turkish society as illustrated among others by: the case of Ayşe Barım, a well-known talent manager imprisoned since 27 January 2025 for alleged involvement in the “Gezi protests” 12 years ago, the investigation launched against the president and an executive of the country’s main business group TÜSIAD -Orhan Turan and Ömer Aras-, or the indictment seeking hefty prison sentences against Halk TV Editor-in-Chief Suat Toktaş and journalists Seda Selek, Barış Pehlivan, Serhan Asker and Kürşad Oğuz; is concerned by the involvement in all the above-mentioned cases of the recently appointed Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek, who has a long record in different positions of high-profile cases related to political figures, and which could be reason for consideration of the application of restrictive measures under the EU Human Rights sanction regime; is also concerned by the growing financial pressure on opposition municipalities and controversial announcements such as the one related to the day-care centres run by opposition municipalities;

Or. en

Amendment 292

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure;

11. Strongly condemns the continued targeting of political parties and imprisonment of members of the opposition, including elected representatives, journalists, and civil society actors, on politically motivated charges who continue to suffer increasing pressure; urges the Turkish authorities to ensure the immediate release of all individuals detained for exercising their fundamental freedoms and to cease the misuse of counterterrorism and judicial mechanisms to silence dissent;

Or. en

Amendment 293

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure;

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure; welcomes the historic announcement by the PKK towards a ceasefire, abandon of its armed struggle and self-dissolution; expresses hope for an equally significant shift within Turkish democratic life towards taking into account the legitimate aspirations of the Kurd community, as well as cautious optimism for pacified relations in the wider region;

Or. en

Amendment 294

Evin Incir, Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure;

11. Deplores the continued targeting and arbitrary detention of members of the opposition and political parties, including Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, who continue to suffer increasing pressure;

Or. en

Amendment 295

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure;

11. Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure, including the repression of Kurdish politicians;

Or. en

Amendment 296

Costas Mavrides, Andreas Schieder, Yannis Maniatis, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Calls on Türkiye to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus; stresses the importance of pursuing dialogue with relevant international organisations and the EU on the preservation of cultural and religious heritage;

Or. en

Amendment 297

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Regrets that no progress has been registered with regard to the protection of the rights of members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities;, stresses the need to revise legislation on property rights for members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities in order to ensure a more comprehensive framework, in line with ECtHR judgments and EU standards; calls on Türkiye to adopt the long-awaited Regulation on the election of board members in non-Muslim minority foundations controlling community hospitals; reiterates the need for Turkey to fully implement all recommendations of the Council of Europe Resolution 1625(2008) with particular emphasis on the restitution of property rights of the Greek Orthodox population and its foundations on the islands of Imvros and Tenedos, as well as inheritance rights and adopt all necessary positive discrimination measures for assisting the repatriation of all minority families who wish to return to the islands; underlines the need to preserve the bicultural character of the islands;

Or. en

Amendment 298

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Notes that no progress has been registered with regard to the protection of the rights of members- and foundations of non-Muslim minorities, including those of the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Gokceada (Imvros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos); stresses the need to revise legislation on property rights for members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities in order to ensure a more comprehensive framework, in line with ECtHR judgments and EU standards; calls on Türkiye to adopt the long-awaited Regulation on the election of board members in non-Muslim minority foundations controlling community hospitals;

Or. en

Amendment 299

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Notes that no progress has been registered with regard to the protection of the rights of members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities, including those of the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Gokceada (Imvros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos); stresses the need to revise legislation on property rights for members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities in order to ensure a more comprehensive framework, in line with ECtHR judgments and EU standards; calls on Türkiye to adopt the long-awaited Regulation on the election of board members in non-Muslim minority foundations controlling community hospitals;

Or. en

Amendment 300

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Regrets that the number of femicides in Türkiye in 2024 has been the highest since 2010, the year before the signature of the Istanbul Convention; reiterates its strong condemnation of Türkiye’s withdrawal, by presidential decree, from this international agreement and reiterates its call to reverse this decision; urges Turkish authorities to improve the legislative framework and its implementation in order to effectively tackle all forms of violence against women and advance towards gender equality, particularly with regard to the participation of women in decision-making and policy-making processes;

Or. en

Amendment 301

Evin Incir, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Welcomes the recent development regarding the Kurdish issue in Türkiye, including the call by imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan for the group to engage in a peace process and lay down its arms; underlines that this represents a significant opportunity and must be followed by a political and inclusive process aimed at the peaceful resolution of the conflict, and calls for that process to ensure justice and the full realization of equal rights for the Kurdish people and other minority groups in Türkiye.

Or. en

Amendment 302

Malik Azmani, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Calls on the Turkish government to engage in a renewed and inclusive political dialogue aimed at the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish issue; stresses the need to uphold human rights, political pluralism, and civil rights for all citizens, including Kurds; regrets the continued political repression, judicial harassment, and restrictions on cultural and linguistic rights faced by Kurdish citizens, which undermine democratic principles and social cohesion.

Or. en

Amendment 303

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Strongly condemns Turkey’s systematic promotion of extremist ideologies, including its alignment with Islamist movements hostile to the principles of democracy and Judeo-Christian values; condemns furthermore the Turkish government’s active role in promoting antisemitism through state-aligned institutions, media, and foreign policy;

Or. en

Amendment 304

Emmanouil Fragkos, Geadis Geadi, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Notes that Turkey's break with international legitimacy, respect for national sovereignty of its neighboring states and with basic European prerequisites for the rule of law, requires a corresponding European response; therefore, considers that European spending that benefits Turkey in any way should be suspended;

Or. en

Amendment 305

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Deplores that the internet freedom continues to suffer in Türkiye, with lengthy prison sentences issued for social media posts, scores of access blocks and content removal orders issued, and the spread of misinformation;

Or. en

Amendment 306

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Strongly condemns Türkiye’s systematic promotion of extremist ideologies, including its alignment with Islamist movements hostile to the principles of democracy and Judeo-Christian values;

Or. en

Amendment 307

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11a. Calls on the Council to add the Turkish ‘Grey Wolves’ organisation to the EU list of terrorist organisations;

Or. fr

Amendment 308

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Calls on the European Council to add the Turkish organisation ‘the Grey Wolves’ to the European Union's list of terrorist organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 309

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Reiterates its call on Türkiye to respect the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world and to recognise its legal personality, as well as the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; stresses the need for legislation which will allow all religious communities and their foundations to acquire legal personality in line with all relevant ECtHR rulings and Venice Commission recommendations; encourages Türkiye to change the status of Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour from mosques to museums; calls on Türkiye to fully respect and protect the Outstanding Universal Value of those monuments which are inscribed in the 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 in order to protect Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour from further damage inflicted by their opening for public prayers;

Or. en

Amendment 310

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Reiterates its call on Türkiye to respect the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world and to recognise its legal personality, as well as the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; stresses the need for legislation which will allow all religious communities and their foundations to acquire legal personality in line with all relevant ECtHR rulings and Venice Commission recommendations; encourages Türkiye to change the status of Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour from mosques to museums; calls on Türkiye to fully respect and protect the Outstanding Universal Value of those monuments which are inscribed in the 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 in order to protect Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour from further damage inflicted by their opening for public prayers;

Or. en

Amendment 311

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Deplores the fact that the Venice Commission recommendations and relevant ECtHR rulings on the status of religious communities, allowing them to acquire legal personality in Turkey have yet to be implemented; reiterates its call on Turkey 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; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning;

Or. en

Amendment 312

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Continues to deplore the lack of protection for the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons, the continued discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes the LGBTI+ community is subjected to, often sanctioned by the authorities, as evidenced by the mass arrests during the Pride March in 2023, and the banning of the march in 2024, whilst permitting anti-LGBTI+ marches;

Or. en

Amendment 313

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Calls on the European Commission and the Council to include Turkey’s promotion of antisemitism in the EU’s annual assessment of its accession process, making clear that such actions are incompatible with EU values;

Or. en

Amendment 314

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Condemns furthermore the Turkish government’s active role in promoting antisemitism through state-aligned institutions, media, and foreign policy;

Or. en

Amendment 315

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Urges Türkiye to cease the politically motivated misuse of counterterrorism laws against opposition politicians, human rights defenders, and journalists;

Or. en

Amendment 316

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides, Evin Incir

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 c. asks Türkiye to change again the status of Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour, two UNESCO’s World Heritage Monuments from mosques to museums, as their current status poses serious threat for their stability and the preservation of the multicultural character of the country; regrets that Türkiye has not yet implement the two Decisions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee of 2021 and 2023 regarding its obligations to undertake special measures in order to protect Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour from further damage inflicted by their opening for public prayers; deplores the lack of protection of Panagia Soumela Monastery which has been put forward for inclusion to the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments list and believes these actions undermine the trust between the Turkish government and the religious communities in the country;

Or. en

Amendment 317

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 c. Reiterates that no significant progress has been registered with regard to the protection of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities, in particular as regards their legal personality; calls for Türkiye to implement the Venice Commission recommendations in this regard;

Or. en

Amendment 318

Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 c. Urges EU institutions to strengthen monitoring mechanisms regarding Turkey’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and affiliated networks in Europe, given their role in fostering extremist narratives as well as undermining social cohesion and security in Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 319

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 c. Welcomes the increased dialogue with Christian minorities, but stresses, that further efforts are needed to ensure full religious freedom and non-discrimination within the UN framework and according to EU acquis and principles;

Or. en

Amendment 320

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 c. Calls on the European Commission and the Council to include Türkiye’s promotion of antisemitism in the EU’s annual assessment of its accession process, making clear that such actions are incompatible with EU values;

Or. en

Amendment 321

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 d. Welcomes the recent call by Abdullah Öcalan on the PKK to lay down its arms and be dissolved as a historic and long awaited step that can put an end to 40 years of violence that has caused more than 40.000 deaths; praises the efforts made by all involved stakeholders in facilitating these developments, including the constructive approach by different political leaders started by MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, allowing the visits by a delegation of the DEM Party to Imrali prison and the broad consultations the latter has led with other political parties; encourages and supports further steps by all relevant sides towards enhancing dialogue and reconciliation and for the resumption of a political and inclusive process that would potentially lead to the peaceful settlement of the Kurdish issue in its political, social, democratic and security related aspects;

Or. en

Amendment 322

Nikola Bartůšek, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 d. Urges EU institutions to strengthen monitoring mechanisms regarding Türkiye’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and affiliated networks in Europe, given their role in fostering extremist narratives as well as undermining social cohesion and security in Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 323

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11b. Stresses that Türkiye’s candidacy for BRICS+ is not a geopolitical or geostrategic break with the West, but reflects Ankara’s willingness to diversify its geo-economic and geopolitical options;

Or. fr

Amendment 324

Jordan Bardella, Sebastiaan Stöteler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Emphasizes that Turkey's candidacy for BRICS+ does not represent a geopolitical or geostrategic break with the West, but reflects Ankara's desire to diversify its geoeconomic and geopolitical options;

Or. en