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Draft report (2025/2256(INI)) 2026-03-12

2025 Commission report on Türkiye

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Amendment 1

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the recently adopted report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 for the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level.

Or. en

Amendment 2

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard the European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2026 on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

Or. en

Amendment 3

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

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Or. en

Amendment 4

Mieke Andriese

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Or. en

Amendment 5

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

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 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 6

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7

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 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 removal of all obstacles to the free movement of goods, without prejudice or discrimination,

Or. en

Amendment 7

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 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 8

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (EU 2022/2560),

Or. en

Amendment 9

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions on enlargement of 16 December 2025, 17 December 2024 and of 12 December 2023,

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Or. en

Amendment 10

Λουκάς Φουρλάς, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Μιχάλης Χατζηπαντέλα, Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions on enlargement of 16 December 2025, 17 December 2024 and of 12 December 2023,

– having regard to the Council conclusions on enlargement of 17 December 2024 and of 12 December 2023, and the Presidency Conclusions on enlargement of 16 December 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 11

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council conclusions on enlargement of 16 December 2025, 17 December 2024 and of 12 December 2023,

– having regard to the Council Presidency conclusions on enlargement of 16 December 2025, and to the Council conclusions of 17 December 2024 and of 12 December 2023,

Or. en

Amendment 12

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

Or. en

Amendment 13

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (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 14

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Istanbul Convention,

Or. en

Amendment 15

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2001/931 on the EU list of terrorist organisations,

Or. en

Amendment 16

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 b (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. en

Amendment 17

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

– having regard to the International Law of the Sea and as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),

Or. en

Amendment 18

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

– having regard to the International Law of the Sea as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),

Or. en

Amendment 19

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 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 2025/2395 of 24 November 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean,

Or. en

Amendment 20

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 21

Danilo Della Valle, Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Law of the Sea and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which establishes the legal framework governing maritime zones and the sovereign rights of coastal states,

Or. en

Amendment 22

Danilo Della Valle, Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force in international relations

Or. en

Amendment 23

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 24

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 4 November 2025 entitled ‘2025 Communication on EU enlargement policy’ (COM(2025)0690) and to the accompanying Commission staff working document entitled ‘Türkiye 2025 Report’ (SWD(2024)0756),

Or. en

Amendment 25

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 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) 2025/2396 of 24 November 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean,

Or. en

Amendment 26

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 27

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations and the FATF mutual evaluation framework on combating money laundering and terrorist financing,

Or. en

Amendment 28

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (the Anti-Money Laundering Directive), as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/843,

Or. en

Amendment 29

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Committee of the Regions resolution of 3 April 2025 on the Arrest of Turkish Mayors and the Assault on Local Democracy in Türkiye (COR 2025/01118),

Or. en

Amendment 30

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Annual report of the European Court of Human Rights, 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 31

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Committee of the Regions opinion of 5 March 2026 on the 2025 Enlargement Package – Western Balkans and Türkiye (COR 2026/xxxxx),

Or. en

Amendment 32

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the fundamental principles of international law and to the UN Charter, the 1977 and the 1979 High-Level Agreements between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, and 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, Resolution 789 (1992) of 25 November 1992, and Resolution 2537 (2020) of 28 July 2020 on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP),

– having regard to the fundamental principles of international law and to the UN Charter, the 1977 and the 1979 High-Level Agreements between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, and 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, Resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus, Resolution 789 (1992) of 25 November 1992, the UN SC Presidential Statement of 23 July 2021 on Varosha, the UNSC Presidential Statement and the UN SC Resolutions on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP),

Or. en

Amendment 33

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 34

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 35

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 36

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the fundamental principles of international law and to the UN Charter, the 1977 and the 1979 High-Level Agreements between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, and 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, Resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus, Resolution 789 (1992) of 25 November 1992, the UN SC Presidential Statement of 23 July 2021 on Varosha, the UNSC Presidential Statement and the UN SC Resolutions on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP),

Or. en

Amendment 37

Danilo Della Valle, Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the resolution adopted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye in 1995 threatening casus belli against Greece should it exercise its sovereign right under international law to extend its territorial waters,

Or. en

Amendment 38

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard the European Parliament’s Resolution of 26 November 2020 (2020/2844(RSP), condemning the unilateral measures taken by Türkiye in Varosha in violation of the UN SC Resolutions,

Or. en

Amendment 39

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951 (Geneva Convention) and to the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967,

Or. en

Amendment 40

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard the European Parliament’s Resolution of 26 November 2020 (2020/2844(RSP), condemning the unilateral measures taken by Türkiye in Varosha in violation of the UNSC Resolutions,

Or. en

Amendment 41

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 September 2025 on the detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus,

Or. en

Amendment 42

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 16

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,

Or. en

Amendment 43

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

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 44

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 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 45

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 19 a (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 46

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/825 of 17 April 2023 extending the anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1408 to imports consigned from Türkiye,

Or. en

Amendment 47

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Monitoring Report 2025 published by Media Freedom Rapid Response,

Or. en

Amendment 48

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2026 on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts,

Or. en

Amendment 49

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

Or. fi

Amendment 50

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2025,

Or. fi

Amendment 51

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

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

– having regard to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

Or. en

Amendment 52

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

– having regard to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

Or. en

Amendment 53

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

– having regard to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

Or. en

Amendment 54

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

– having regard to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

Or. en

Amendment 55

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

– having regard to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International,

Or. fi

Amendment 56

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

Motion for a resolution

Citation 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF),

Or. en

Amendment 57

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Citation 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 September 2025 on the detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus,

Or. en

Amendment 58

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Citation 23 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

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2026 on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts,

Or. en

Amendment 60

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2026 on the EU enlargement strategy,

Or. fi

Amendment 61

Mieke Andriese

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 29 February 2024 on deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement2 ,

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2 OJ C, C/2024/6746, 26.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6746/oj.

Or. en

Amendment 62

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 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 63

Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2026 on the EU enlargement strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolutions on Cyprus,

– having regard to its resolutions on Cyprus and the continued illegal occupation by Türkiye of 37% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, a Member State of the European Union,

Or. en

Amendment 65

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 18 December 1996 in the case of Titina Loizidou v. Turkey (15318/89),

Or. en

Amendment 66

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26 b (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. en

Amendment 67

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian genocide, P8_TA(2015)0094,

Or. en

Amendment 68

Christophe Gomart, Loránt Vincze, Massimiliano Salini, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Citation 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution adopted on 12 February 2026 strongly condemning Türkiye’s targeted expulsions of foreign Christians and journalists,

Or. fr

Amendment 69

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Citation 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the White Paper on European Defence, as adopted by the European Parliament on 11 March 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 70

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, even though the process is rightfully frozen since many years due to democratic backsliding and erosion of the rule of law in the country and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government, although the gap with the values and interests of the EU is continuing to grow; underlines that these problems are not of the European Union’s making;

Or. en

Amendment 71

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, although the gap with the values and interests of the EU is continuing to grow; whereas geographical and historical realities and cultural and religious differences between Türkiye and European countries are incompatible with Türkiye joining the EU;

Or. fr

Amendment 72

Željana Zovko

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, although the gap with the values and interests of the EU is continuing to grow; 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 73

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye is not European and shall therefore never become a EU Member State;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas although EU membership remains the repeatedly declared official goal of the Turkish Government, billions in EU pre-accession aid have failed to bring Türkiye closer to the EU; whereas the financial and technical cooperation between Türkiye and the EU remains functional and operational;

Or. en

Amendment 75

Andrey Kovatchev

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 76

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

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 77

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas Türkiye has been a candidate for EU accession since 1999, and EU membership remains the repeatedly declared political goal of the Turkish Government, although the gap with the values and interests of the EU is growing and the requirements for membership are therefore not met;

Or. fi

Amendment 78

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 79

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

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, but the gap with the values and interests of the EU is continuing to grow;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas any accession country is expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law; whereas Türkiye needs to credibly demonstrate its commitment to closer relations and alignment with the European Union in order to reinvigorate its European perspective; whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingness to progressively approach and align with the EU in all aspects, including values, interests, standards and policies, inter alia with its common foreign and security policy, to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all of its Member States without discrimination; whereas the tensions between the EU and Türkiye in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean have de-escalated but not ceased; whereas Türkiye has repeatedly been 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, including aggressive rhetoric against EU Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 81

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas full respect for democratic principles, the rule of law and fundamental rights constitutes a non-negotiable prerequisite for any country seeking EU accession; whereas accession candidates are expected to demonstrate this commitment through concrete implementation and full compliance with EU law and policies, sustained alignment with the Union’s policies and objectives, and credible fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria, including the EU’s foreign and security policy that also involves the EU’s sanction regime;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas all accession countries are expected to respect democratic values, the rule of law and human rights, and to abide by EU law; whereas Türkiye needs to credibly demonstrate its commitment in this direction and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with all EU Member States without discrimination; whereas being a candidate country presumes the respect and upholding of all the Copenhagen criteria, as well as EU values as enshrined in the Article 2 of the TEU;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas Türkiye’s accession negotiations with the EU have been effectively at a standstill since 2018, due to the deterioration of the rule of law, democratic backsliding, restrictions on the independence of the judiciary, freedom of expression and fundamental rights, the unresolved Cyprus problem, illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus, as well as threats of war (casus belli) against Greece;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas Türkiye has received more than 10 billion euros in pre-accession aid (IPA) funds and has been allocated 12.3 billion euros for migration management and humanitarian aid for the period up to 2027; whereas the total amount of direct EU support to Türkiye, including education and civil society programs, will exceed 24 billion euros by 2027;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas the respect of Copenhagen criteria, including the need for all candidate countries to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with EU and all of its Member States without discrimination it is an essential part of the accession process;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. 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 Türkiye has repeatedly been 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, including aggressive rhetoric against EU Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas EU accession negotiations have effectively been at a standstill since 2018, owing to the deterioration of the rule of law and democracy in Türkiye and in a context of tense bilateral relations;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. 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 89

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas in 2025, the Turkish violations of both EU airspace, including with armed military aircraft, and territorial wates in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean have increased significantly;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. 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 91

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas Türkiye has repeatedly been 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;

Or. en

Amendment 92

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A c. whereas while Türkiye has been repeatedly asked to refrain from all actions which violate the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all EU Members States and are contrary to international law, those actions continue, including by impeding the construction of the Great Sea Interconnector, an EU project of Common Interest since 2013 and one of the Energy Highway initiatives identified in the European Grids Package, by provocative actions and threats even in the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A c. 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 of relevant UNSC Resolutions; whereas Türkiye has not reversed but continued its unilateral actions in Varosha;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A c. whereas Türkiye should 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 95

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Recital A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 96

Vangelis Meimarakis

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in its latest progress report of 2025, the Commission once again identified in Türkiye serious backsliding in the rule of law and a deteriorating human rights situation, and raised questions about adherence to basic democratic principles; whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingness to progressively approach and align with the EU in all aspects, including values, interests, standards and policies, inter alia with its common foreign and security policy, to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all of its Member States without discrimination; whereas the tensions between the EU and Türkiye in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean have de-escalated but not ceased; whereas Türkiye has repeatedly been 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;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 98

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in its latest progress report of 2025, the Commission once again identified in Türkiye serious backsliding in the rule of law and a deteriorating human rights situation, and raised questions about adherence to basic democratic principles, although between 2014 and 2020, 3.5 billion euros in IPA funds were allocated for democracy, governance and human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 100

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 101

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 102

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the severe democratic backsliding observed in Türkiye has been accompanied by a broad and restrictive application of anti-terror legislation and related security measures; whereas this has contributed to an overly broad interpretation of anti-terror provisions affecting political pluralism and civic space, including through criminal investigations, prosecutions and other forms of pressure targeting human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, members of minorities and other critical voices; whereas such practices risk undermining fundamental rights, legal certainty and public trust in democratic institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 103

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas international monitoring bodies have documented persistent concerns regarding hate speech, discrimination and social hostility directed at religious minorities in Turkey, including Christian and Jewish communities; whereas such hate speech is present in political discourse and parts of the media environment, leading to increased insecurity for those communities;

Or. en

Amendment 104

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the state of independence of the judiciary remains especially alarming, despite the 11 “Judicial Packages” enacted by the Turkish Government since 2019; whereas the constitutional order of the country is jeopardized as the authority of the Constitutional Court is undermined by lower-level courts refusing to implement its rulings;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas Türkiye was listed 159th out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index 2025, which underlines the fact that it is one of the worst countries in the world for respecting freedom of the press;

Or. fi

Amendment 106

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called for the robust use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (“EU Magnitsky Act”) to ensure accountability for serious human rights violations and abuses;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Marion Maréchal, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas manifestations of anti-Greek hostility in Turkey are reflected both in the gradual erasure of Greek cultural and historical heritage and in the targeting of journalists, scholars and activists who advocate historical truth, minority rights or Greek cultural memory; whereas individuals such as Uzay Bulut, Yiannis Vasilis Yaylalı, Osman Kavala and the late Hrant Dink have faced persecution or intimidation for their views, while Greek journalist Nikos Aslanidis has been banned from entering Turkey, due to hellenophobia; whereas these cases confirm the systematic persecution of diversity and freedom of expression in Turkey;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Geadis Geadi, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas the Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank has been charged by the United States Department of Justice in connection with an alleged multi-billion-dollar scheme to evade US sanctions on Iran, involving fraud and money-laundering-related conduct; whereas the case has continued through US judicial proceedings in recent years, raising persistent concerns regarding Türkiye’s efforts to prevent its financial sector from being used for sanctions evasion and illicit finance;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Bb. whereas Türkiye scored a total of 33/100 in the report ‘Freedom in the World 2025’ by Freedom House, which signifies a weak situation in relation to respect for political rights and civil liberties; whereas Türkiye is one of the top ten countries for the weakening of freedoms over the last decade;

Or. fi

Amendment 110

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas double standards clearly exist before the law, as evidenced by the very different treatment of similar cases, particularly in political or high-profile judicial procedures or in cases related to charges on the account of insulting state officials;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B c. whereas antisemitism in Turkey remains a serious and persistent concern, with reports indicating that a large proportion of the population holds antisemitic views; whereas since the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 there has been a notable surge in antisemitic rhetoric and incidents, including the display of ‘No Jews allowed’ signs by businesses, vandalism of synagogues in Istanbul and Izmir, harassment of individuals celebrating Hanukkah at the Neve Shalom synagogue, antisemitic demonstrations outside Jewish institutions such as the Or-Ahayim Jewish Hospital, and public performances reproducing antisemitic tropes; whereas antisemitic expressions have also been reported in public discourse, including statements praising Adolf Hitler and media narratives targeting the Jewish community; whereas these developments contribute to a climate of fear among Türkiye’s small Jewish community, estimated at 12.000–16.000 members, many of whom report concealing their identity or considering emigration; whereas these concerns occur against the backdrop of historical episodes of discrimination and violence against Jews in Türkiye, including the 1934 Thrace pogroms, the discriminatory against religious minorities 1942 Wealth Tax (Varlık Vergisi) against religious minorities and terrorist attacks against Jewish institutions such as the Neve Shalom synagogue;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Bc. whereas Türkiye was listed 124th out of 182 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 published by Transparency International; whereas Türkiye has fallen 71 places since 2013, which signifies a significant decline;

Or. fi

Amendment 113

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B d. whereas Türkiye has, since 2023, adopted an openly confrontational policy towards Israel, including the severing of diplomatic relations, a comprehensive trade embargo, the closure of its airspace to Israeli aircraft and a veto on NATO cooperation with Israel; whereas the Turkish leadership frequently uses inflammatory rhetoric, describing Israel as a ‘terrorist state’ and portraying Hamas as a ‘liberation movement’, positions that sharply contradict the policies of most NATO allies and raise serious concerns regarding Türkiye’s strategic orientation;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Bd. whereas Türkiye came 118th out of 143 countries in the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2025;

Or. fi

Amendment 115

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Be. whereas there are tens of thousands of political prisoners languishing in Turkish prisons, including reporters, opposition politicians and Kurdish activists;

Or. fi

Amendment 116

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Bf. whereas in recent years at least 300 foreign Christian pastors, missionaries and their family members have been expelled from Türkiye and prevented from returning to the country, having been branded a security threat without any justification;

Or. fi

Amendment 117

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye;

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Or. en

Amendment 118

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye;

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye, as a result of judicial decisions and governmental pressure exerted on opposition mayors and municipalities; whereas a total of 28 mayors from opposition parties (18 from the CHP and 10 from the DEM) were arrested and removed from office; whereas in 11 cases, mayors were replaced with trustees appointed by the government;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye;

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye; whereas since 2016 at least 65 democratically elected mayors have been arrested in Turkey, including approximately 30 from the DBP, 19 from the HDP and 16 from the CHP, raising serious concerns about the systematic use of judicial measures against elected local representatives and the broader erosion of local democracy;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye;

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye; whereas Ekrem İmamoğlu, the democratically elected Mayor of Istanbul and a prominent opposition figure, was detained by Turkish police on 19 March 2025 and formally arrested and sent to pre-trial detention on 23 March 2025 on politically motivated charges;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye;

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in democracy in Türkiye at the local, regional and national level; whereas numerous democratically elected local mayors have been removed from office in Türkiye after opposition parties have done well in local elections;

Or. fi

Amendment 122

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in local democracy in Türkiye;

C. whereas the recent period has been marked by a severe deterioration in democratic standards and processes both on the local as well as the national level in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C 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 Türkiye currently holds the highest number of pending applications before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), with over 21,000 cases—representing over 35% of the total process list of the court as of early 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu remains in prison since March 2025 on trumped up charges, bearing the hallmarks of political pressure, in a blatant violation of basic principles in criminal law such as the principle of individual responsibility; whereas this is widely considered an attempt to politically eliminate the main opposition candidate for the next presidential elections;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas Türkiye has systematically instrumentalized criminal law and counterterrorism laws to crack down on elected officials, opposition politicians, and human rights defenders;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. Whereas according to the report of the Platform to End Femicide (Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu), (KCDP) showed that at least 294 women were murdered in 2025, while other sources reported figures as high as 420; whereas 2025 saw a record rise in suspicious deaths involving women in Türkiye; whereas at the OECD level, Turkey stands out as one of the countries most affected by violence against women;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas there are currently around 800 files submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) requesting the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of current MPs; whereas an overwhelming proportion of them affect MPs from opposition parties, mainly the DEM and CHP parties;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

D. whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore bound by the judgments of the ECtHR; whereas Türkiye has persistently failed to implement landmark ECtHR judgments and is currently subject to historic infringement proceedings, with its non-execution confirmed by the ECtHR, thereby making Türkiye one of the very few Council of Europe members subject to infringement proceedings; whereas Türkiye consistently ranks among the countries most frequently found in violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms protected by the European Convention on Human Rights; whereas as of late December 20251a, Türkiye had the highest number of pending cases before the ECtHR, with 18,464 applications, representing 34.5 % of the Court’s total caseload of 53,450 applications;

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1a 1 Annual report, European Court of Human Rights, 2025, https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/annual-report-2025-eng

Or. en

Amendment 129

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

D. whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore bound by the judgments of the ECtHR; whereas owing to its failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings, Türkiye is currently facing historical infringement proceedings; whereas Türkiye consistently ranks among the countries most frequently found in violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms protected by the European Convention on Human Rights; whereas out of the 74 judgements the Court delivered in 2025, in 66 of them it found at least one violation of the European Convention on Human Rights; whereas as of January 2026, Türkiye had the highest number of pending cases before the ECtHR, with 18455 applications;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

D. whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore legally 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 131

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the 2025 World Press Freedom Index indicates further deterioration and places Türkiye as the 159th out 180 countries, with the report underlining that authoritarianism is gaining ground in Türkiye, media pluralism is being called into question, and all possible means are used to undermine critics; whereas, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the BIA Media Monitoring Reports, between 20 and 29 journalists were jailed during 2025, three others were held under house arrest for months and dozens more were subjected to judicial control in ways that violated their freedom of movement; whereas in the same period a total of 58 journalists were either detained or forcibly brought in for questioning by the police;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 133

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Malika Sorel, Volker Schnurrbusch

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. recalls Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms export controls and calls on the Member States to strictly apply its criteria with regard to Turkey, notably those concerning respect for human rights, the risk that exported equipment may be used for internal repression, and the behaviour of the recipient country towards international law and regional stability; stresses that exports should not be authorised where there is a clear risk that such equipment could contribute to internal repression or destabilising actions.

Or. en

Amendment 134

Davor Ivo Stier

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas credible reports point to the use of administrative “national security” classifications, including security codes, to expel or deny re-entry to foreign Christians and foreign journalists, often without sufficient transparency, access to evidence or effective judicial remedy, raising concerns regarding compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Türkiye's ranking on the 2025 World Press Freedom Index further worsened to 159th out 180 and is classified as “not free”, with the report underlining that authoritarianism is gaining ground in Türkiye, media pluralism is being called into question, and all possible means are used to undermine critics;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. 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 11 years; whereas Türkiye ranks 159th out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. notes with grave concern that this backsliding has evolved into a systemic crisis of legality, marked by the widespread refusal to implement binding rulings of both the Constitutional Court and the ECtHR;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 139

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Türkiye is classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and ranks 159th out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas according to We Will Stop Femicide Platform data, in 2025, there were 294 femicides and 297 suspicious deaths of women; whereas the lack of a comprehensive official data collection system on femicides remains a serious concern; whereas Parliament reiterates that it unequivocally condemns Turkey’s withdrawal, by presidential decree, from the Istanbul Convention as a significant setback to efforts to promote women’s rights in the country, and reiterates its call on the Turkish government to revoke this unacceptable decision and to respect and comply with the international treaties, agreements, and obligations to which it is a party.

Or. en

Amendment 141

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 142

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D c. whereas according to local human rights organizations IHD and TIHV Türkiye’s prison population had reached a record 433,543 inmates as of December 2, marking a sevenfold increase over the past two decades, while another 460,921 people were subjected to judicial supervision; whereas these organizations also documented 1,412 sick prisoners, including 335 in serious condition; whereas Turkish prisons operate beyond their capacity, exacerbating problems such as overcrowding, inadequate living environments, and limited access to basic resources; whereas reports of human rights violations in prisons have increased;

Or. en

Amendment 143

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D d. whereas according to Transparency International, Türkiye has scored 31/100 in its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, having fallen from 50/100 in 2013 to its lowest mark, and currently ranking 124 out of 180 countries; whereas more than nine years after the adoption of the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)’s Fourth Round Evaluation Report on Türkiye, only three out of 22 recommendations contained in the report have been implemented in full;

Or. en

Amendment 144

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D e. whereas Türkiye is a diverse multiethnic society in a complicated tension-prone geography;

Or. en

Amendment 145

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and the Kurdish conflict;

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and the Kurdish conflict; notes, however, the blatant hypocrisy of this initiative as the Turkish government simultaneously intensifies its crackdown on democratic opposition, elected officials, and civil society under the guise of national security;

Or. en

Amendment 146

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and the Kurdish conflict;

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and the Kurdish conflict; points out that this process received significant support from the announcement by the PKK that it will discontinue its activities;

Or. fi

Amendment 147

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and the Kurdish conflict;

E. whereas Türkiye is promoting a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, which serves as a pretext to suppress civil society, criminalise dissent and silence the democratic opposition;

Or. en

Amendment 148

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and the Kurdish conflict;

E. whereas Türkiye is going through a political process entitled ‘Terror-free Türkiye’, with the aim of ending political violence and address the Kurdish issue through a political solution;

Or. en

Amendment 149

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas the close links between Turkey and Hamas are seriously conserning, including the provision of political shelter and various forms of support to members of the organisation; whereas the presence of weapons of Turkish origin reportedly found in the possession of Hamas and Hezbollah should be considered and any form of support, facilitation or tolerance of terrorist organisations is incompatible with the obligations of a candidate country and undermines regional security and stability;

Or. en

Amendment 150

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 151

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas the leading role played by Türkiye and Qatar in supporting and promoting the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, an organisation whose networks have contributed to political radicalisation and destabilisation in Middle East, North Africa and Europe should be denounced and such policies run counter to efforts aimed at promoting regional stability, security and peaceful coexistence;

Or. en

Amendment 152

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas Türkiye has previously engaged in activities that have undermined European social dynamics, cohesion and security, including interference in the internal affairs of Member States, notably through activities involving diaspora communities;

Or. en

Amendment 153

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E c. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed;

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Or. en

Amendment 155

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed;

F. whereas beyond the accession process, cooperation with Türkiye can advance in a number of policy areas, in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner fully in line with the April 2024 EUCO conclusions which set Türkiye’s constructive engagement across the board as a condition for the cooperation to advance;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed;

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed and Türkiye is an important partner in the areas of trade economic relations, security, migration and cooperation against internationally recognised terrorist organisations, including Daesh;

Or. en

Amendment 157

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed;

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed; whereas cooperation with Türkiye is advancing in a number of policy areas of common interest, including through high-level dialogues;

Or. en

Amendment 158

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed;

F. whereas beyond the accession process, cooperation with Türkiye could be examined based on strict conditionalities;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas beyond the accession process, constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed;

F. whereas constructive engagement in EU-Türkiye relations is needed to shift the accession process from artificial maintenance of the status quo to conventional collaboration;

Or. fi

Amendment 160

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas the accession process requires constructive engagement in EU–Türkiye relations, as well as respect for international law and for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all Member States of the European Union, and that, consequently, the accession process cannot advance in the absence of such respect.

Or. en

Amendment 161

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas Türkiye remains a strategic partner, member of NATO, and an important actor in addressing security challenges;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 163

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host one of the largest refugee populations in the world; whereas EU-Türkiye cooperation on migration management, security and regional stability continues to be of strategic importance and contributes to the reduction of irregular and dangerous crossings on the Eastern Mediterranean route to Europe and in saving lives at sea;

Or. en

Amendment 164

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world; whereas the military operations against the Iranian regime will have implications for Türkiye due to its geographic proximity, including through spill-over effects, in particular with regard to renewed migration pressures;

Or. en

Amendment 165

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world; whereas Türkiye has used the agreement on refugees concluded between the EU and Türkiye on 18 March 2016 as a means of putting political pressure on Europe;

Or. fi

Amendment 166

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world; whereas since 2011 the EU has provided €10 billion for the support of refugees and host communities in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world, a number expected to rise following the recent military escalation in the region after USA-Israel’s offensive attacks against Iran;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Geadis Geadi, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Ivaylo Valchev, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Guillaume Peltier, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host one of the largest refugee populations in the world; whereas Türkiye is included in the list of safe third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 169

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Türkiye continues to host the one of the largest refugee populations in the world;

G. whereas Türkiye ranks sixth globally in terms of refugees hosted relative to its population;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas the Turkish paramilitary terrorist organisation known as the «Grey Wolves» continues to operate in Europe as proven during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey and despite its dissolution in certain European countries, like France;

Or. en

Amendment 171

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G b. whereas Turkey still does not recognize the Christian Genocide (Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians) which resulted in 3,5 million deaths;

Or. en

Amendment 172

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G c. whereas the European Council confirmed on 12 December 2019 conclusions that the Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdictions in the Mediterranean Sea violates the sovereign rights of third countries, does not comply with the Law of the Sea and cannot have legal consequences for third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 173

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital G d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G d. whereas Turkey must avoid threats and actions that harm good neighbourly relations and must respect the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the EU Member States over their territorial waters and airspace, as well as all their sovereign rights, including, notably, the right to undertake exploration for and to exploit, preserve and manage natural resources in accordance with EU and international law, including the UNCLOS;

Or. en

Amendment 174

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital G e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G e. whereas the European Council, in its conclusions of 1 October 2020, clearly stated that, in the event of renewed unilateral actions or provocations in breach of international law by Turkey, the EU would use all the instruments and options at its disposal, including in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States; whereas those conclusions constitute an explicit political commitment by the EU to ensure respect for international law and the sovereign rights of Member States; whereas continued or repeated actions undermining regional stability require the EU to remain credible and consistent in the implementation of that commitment;

Or. en

Amendment 175

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital G f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G f. whereas the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs, also known as Diyanet, has taken on a Muslim Brotherhood identity and has funded many mosques in Europe, some of which have become Turkish propaganda tools and hubs for espionage;

Or. en

Amendment 176

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier

Motion for a resolution

Recital G g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G g. whereas the Turkish directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) produces educational material for children that encourages them to "become martyrs", creating the fundaments of future terrorism;

Or. en

Amendment 177

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital G h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G h. whereas Turkey has continuously exploited the migration crisis to leverage concessions and funding from the EU and escalated tensions on the Greek-Turkish border;

Or. en

Amendment 178

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier

Motion for a resolution

Recital G i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G i. whereas the region of Alexandretta (Hatay), which formed part of Syria under the French Mandate, was unilaterally annexed by Türkiye in 1939 following contested procedures carried out under strong Turkish military and political pressure; whereas this annexation was accompanied by extensive demographic changes, population displacements and the gradual alteration of the historical, cultural and religious character of the region, which had traditionally been a multi-ethnic and multi-religious part of Syria;

Or. en

Amendment 179

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

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Or. en

Amendment 180

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

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Or. en

Amendment 181

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %, compared with 6% in 2024; whereas this is by far the lowest level of alignment of any candidate country; whereas the way this indicator is obtained does not capture all levels of engagement of any given candidate country in the field of foreign and security policy;

Or. en

Amendment 182

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %; is alarmed by the fact that Turkey’s foreign policy increasingly collides with the priorities and goals of EU’s common foreign and security policy;

Or. en

Amendment 183

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %; takes the view that this is a clear indication that none of the requirements for Türkiye’s membership of the EU have been met;

Or. fi

Amendment 184

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %1a;

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1a European Commission, Commission Staff Working Document “Türkiye 2025 Report”, accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “2025 Communication on EU enlargement policy”, SWD(2025)0756, stating that “Türkiye maintained a very low alignment rate of 4 % with the statements by the High Representative on behalf of the EU and Council decisions on sanctions as of 24 October 2025, compared with 6 % in 2024.”

Or. en

Amendment 185

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 %;

H. whereas Türkiye’s alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy has reached an all-time low of 4 % in 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 186

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas Türkiye repeatedly refused to authorise the inspection of vessels flying its flag under Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, which hampered the effective enforcement of the United Nations arms embargo on Libya; whereas the Commission and the EEAS should openly denounce Türkiye's destabilising, interventionist and neo-imperial policies in Libya, which have contributed to prolonging instability and conflict in the region;

Or. en

Amendment 187

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas Türkiye is not participating in the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia but has actually increased its trade with Russia regardless of Russia’s war of attrition against Ukraine; whereas Türkiye is Russia’s second largest trading partner;

Or. fi

Amendment 188

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas Türkiye has conducted large-scale military operations on Syrian territory, particularly targeting Kurdish-held areas, and occupies territories in northern Syria, both of which are violations of international law;

Or. en

Amendment 189

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H 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 190

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Hb. whereas Türkiye is still a beneficiary of the IPA III instrument even though its accession process has been at a standstill since 2018 and it does not meet the requirements for accession;

Or. fi

Amendment 191

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital H c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Hc. whereas the Turkish Government exerts supranational oppression and pressure on critics and opposition figures;

Or. fi

Amendment 192

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital H d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Hd. whereas Türkiye has occupied the northern part of Cyprus for more than 50 years; whereas no other country has recognised its puppet government in the part of northern Cyprus that it has occupied, but instead the international community regards that area as part of the Republic of Cyprus;

Or. fi

Amendment 193

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas the EU-Türkiye trade relationship is particularly extensive, with Türkiye being the EU’s fifth largest trading partner and the EU being Türkiye’s largest trading partner;

I. whereas the EU-Türkiye trade relationship is particularly extensive, with highly integrated supply chains, standing at over EUR 210 billion annually, with Türkiye being the EU’s fifth largest trading partner and the EU being Türkiye’s largest trading partner by far, as well as its primary source of foreign direct investment;

Or. en

Amendment 194

Andrey Kovatchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas the EU-Türkiye trade relationship is particularly extensive, with Türkiye being the EU’s fifth largest trading partner and the EU being Türkiye’s largest trading partner;

I. whereas the EU-Türkiye trade relationship is particularly extensive, with Türkiye being the EU’s fifth largest trading partner and the EU being Türkiye’s largest trading partner; whereas in this context a modernisation of the outdated EU-Türkiye Customs Union is highly necessary, timely and mutually beneficial;

Or. en

Amendment 195

Geadis Geadi, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ivaylo Valchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye has not aligned with the EU’s restrictive measures against Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine; whereas trade between Türkiye and Russia has significantly increased since 2022, including in sectors associated with goods of strategic importance; whereas various international reports and EU monitoring mechanisms have identified Türkiye as one of the main jurisdictions through which sanctioned goods and dual-use technologies have been re-exported to Russia;

Or. en

Amendment 196

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas the Millî Görüș organisation, a European Islamic confederation based in 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 among the Turkish diasporas in several Member States;

Or. fr

Amendment 197

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas in recent years Türkiye has acquired several major weapon systems from partners outside NATO, including the Russian Federation’s S-400 missile defence system in 2017, raising concerns about interoperability with NATO defence systems and about the country’s strategic alignment;

Or. fr

Amendment 198

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye's economy has been affected by high inflation, currency instability and structural inequities, with direct implications for workers, households and social cohesion; whereas during the last two years the negative trend has been halted and corrected with sound macroeconomic policies, which however take time to take effect;

Or. en

Amendment 199

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas hate speech, discrimination and intimidation targeting religious minorities, including Christian and Jewish communities, has been recorded by international monitoring bodies in Turkish political discourse and in state-linked or publicly funded media;

Or. en

Amendment 200

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye will host the 31st UN Climate Change conference in Antalya in November 2026 and should therefore demonstrate credible commitment to implement its CO2 reduction targets and increase the ambitions of its climate policy;

Or. en

Amendment 201

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas the UN Security Council calls for the immediate reversal of Türkiye and Turkish Cypriots’ decision to reopen part of Varosha, emphasizing that the international community remains united and clear on this issue;

Or. en

Amendment 202

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I a. whereas Türkiye ranked 135th out of 146 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Index, underscoring severe gender inequality and systemic failures in protecting women’s rights;

Or. en

Amendment 203

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ib. whereas Kurdish forces in Syria, including the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), played a decisive role in the territorial defeat of the Islamic State terrorist organisation; whereas a number of Turkish military operations in northern Syria and Iraq have targeted areas controlled by Kurdish forces which took part in that fight, raising serious concerns about regional stability and the protection of civilian populations;

Or. fr

Amendment 204

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas Turkish state institutions, including the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), operate and support religious networks abroad, including in several EU Member States, through the financing, coordination and appointments of religious officials in mosques and religious institutions; whereas a number of Member States have raised concerns regarding foreign state influence through such structures and its potential impact on integration, social cohesion and public order;

Or. en

Amendment 205

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas Türkiye maintains close diplomatic, economic and energy relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, including regular high-level contacts; whereas Türkiye continues to import significant quantities of Iranian natural gas under long-standing bilateral energy agreements and maintains substantial bilateral trade with Iran;

Or. en

Amendment 206

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I b. whereas Türkiye is the second largest country in terms of processed visa applications in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 207

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I c. whereas prominent figures in the opposition have recently openly advocated for a reengagement between the EU and Türkiye; whereas former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has called for the resumption of the Turkish accession process with the idea that this, despite all difficulties and current shortcomings, would trigger action in the area of democratic reforms and could create leverage for all stakeholders; whereas CHP Chairperson Özgür Özel in a letter addressed to EU stakeholders has advocated for a more inclusive and strategic understanding of cooperation between the EU and Türkiye, reaffirming support for a full membership perspective, and stressing that the deepening of institutional and economic integration -including in the “Made in Europe” process- will serve as an important lever for the consolidation of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Türkiye; whereas CHP presidential candidate and Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has also expressed in another letter the view that disengagement with Türkiye would weaken the EU's support for the democratic transformation in the country; whereas he has further called for a principled step-by-step rebuilding of relations including a steady engagement anchored in the Copenhagen criteria and the urgent initiation of the talks for the modernization of the customs union, as a means to keep Türkiye closely aligned with EU standards and reinforce transparency, competitiveness and the rule of law;

Or. en

Amendment 208

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ic. whereas Türkiye has maintained a military presence in the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus, an EU Member State, since 1974, and supports the non-recognised entity of the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’;

Or. fr

Amendment 209

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I c. whereas Turkish authorities and President Erdogan have actively encouraged political mobilisation of Turkish citizens and dual nationals residing in EU Member States during Turkish elections and referenda;

Or. en

Amendment 210

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I c. whereas significant volumes of Russian capital and business activity have been redirected to Türkiye, including through the relocation of companies, banking transactions and increased financial flows;

Or. en

Amendment 211

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Id. whereas tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean have increased in recent years due to Turkish drilling activities in areas claimed by Greece and illegal Turkish drilling activities in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ);

Or. fr

Amendment 212

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital I d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I d. whereas President Erdogan has denied that Hamas is a terrorist organisation, while Hamas is listed as a EU-listed terrorist organisation; whereas President Erdogan has met with and hosted senior Hamas delegations;

Or. en

Amendment 213

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ie. whereas, despite the political tensions, Türkiye remains one of the biggest recipients of EU funding, notably through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the Facility for Refugees in Türkiye, including EUR 14.2 billion for IPA III from 2021 to 2027;

Or. fr

Amendment 214

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

If. whereas there are agreements and partnerships other than candidate status which can be used to deepen economic, political and diplomatic relations;

Or. fr

Amendment 215

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital I g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ig. whereas Türkiye’s foreign policy has been marked in recent years by political and media support for certain Islamist movements, including organisations associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, raising concerns among several regional and European partners;

Or. fr

Amendment 216

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Commitment to EU accession

Commitment to the EU accession process being definitively ended

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Amendment 217

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

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Or. en

Amendment 218

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

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Amendment 219

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of many Turkish officials, civil society actors, and stakeholders to maintain Türkiye’s candidate status; however, it underscores that any development in the accession process requires tangible progress in upholding the rule of law and democratic processes and believes that, in the absence of such progress, Türkiye's EU accession process cannot be resumed; reaffirms its support for the modernisation of the association agreement, strictly conditioned on respect for the rule of law, human rights, fundamental rights, international law – including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea – and good neighbourly relations;

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Amendment 220

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for Türkiye’s long-standing aspirations, especially of its civil society, regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress and the fatigue that, as a consequence, keeps mounting among interlocutors on both sides of the process;

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Amendment 221

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the attempts to develop democracy, the rule of law and secular government in Türkiye, as well as the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society to promote the country’s accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress and the fact that the requirements for membership are not currently met;

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Amendment 222

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress and political will;

Or. en

Amendment 223

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of Turkish civil society regarding accession to the European Union, despite the persistent lack of progress;

1. Urges a definitive end to Türkiye’s EU accession process, which officially started in 2005 and has been frozen since 2018;

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Amendment 224

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Calls on the Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council of the EU and all EU Member States to consider suspending all financial agreements between the EU and Turkey, in particular freezing of pre-accession assistance to Turkey, until the EU is convinced that Turkey is fulfilling its contractual obligations to properly manage the funds and fully complies with EU and international law;

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Amendment 225

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Notes that Türkiye’s continuous and growing distancing from European values and standards has brought EU-Türkiye relations to a historical low point, having deteriorated to such an extent that it is necessary to end, definitively and irreversibly, Türkiye’s EU accession process;

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Amendment 226

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 b. Is deeply concerned about the lack of respect for freedom of religion, discrimination against religious minorities, including Christians and Alevis; calls on the Turkish authorities to conduct effective reforms in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion;

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Amendment 227

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline;

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and the implementation of obligations assumed towards the EU as per the Negotiating Framework of October 2005, including the recognition and full normalisation of relations with the Republic of Cyprus and is not bound by any deadline; stresses that this fulfilment requires stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights, respect for and the protection of minorities, good neighbourly relations, and full-fledged respect for international law including the termination of its illegal occupation of Cyprus;

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Amendment 228

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline;

Or. en

Amendment 229

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline;

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline; stresses that this fulfilment requires stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights, respect for and the protection of minorities, good neighbourly relations, recognition of all Member States, respect for international law and alignment with the EU CFSP; 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;

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Amendment 230

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline;

2. Stresses the merit-based, normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline; stresses that this fulfilment requires stable institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law, human rights, respect for and the protection of minorities, good neighbourly relations, recognition of all Member States, respect for international law and alignment with the EU CFSP;

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Amendment 231

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline;

Or. en

Amendment 232

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline;

2. Stresses the normative, non-transactional nature of the EU accession process, which is contingent on fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria and is not bound by any deadline; emphasises that there are no shortcuts or exceptional arrangements for EU membership, and that each applicant country must meet all the necessary conditions in full;

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Amendment 233

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. Urges Turkey to cease its illegal activities on the ceasefire line and its attacks on farmers in the areas of Deneia, Pyla, Strovilia, Athienou, Mammari, and Avlona, which are sovereign territories of the Republic of Cyprus;

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Amendment 234

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Notes with regret that despite the Turkish Government’s repeated statements recommitting to the goal of EU membership, serious concerns regarding shortcomings affecting the accession process have not been addressed; considers this a clear signal of the Turkish Government’s lack of real commitment to reviving the accession process;

3. Notes with deep regret that, despite the Turkish Government’s repeated statements recommitting to the goal of EU membership, persistent and serious shortcomings affecting the accession process remain unaddressed; considers this continued inaction as a clear indication of the Turkish Government’s lack of genuine political will and credibility in pursuing the reforms;

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Amendment 235

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Notes with regret that despite the Turkish Government’s repeated statements recommitting to the goal of EU membership, serious concerns raised in its previous reports regarding shortcomings affecting the accession process have not been addressed, and that even further serious backsliding in rule of law and deteriorating fundamental rights can be documented in the last period in continuation of the trend that has pushed the country towards an authoritarian model over the past decade; considers this a clear signal of the Turkish Government’s lack of real commitment to reviving the accession process;

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Amendment 236

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Notes with regret that despite the Turkish Government’s repeated statements recommitting to the goal of EU membership, serious concerns regarding shortcomings affecting the accession process have not been addressed, including a continuous weakening of the principle of the rule of law, human rights and civil society; considers this a clear signal of the Turkish Government’s lack of real commitment to reviving the accession process;

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Amendment 237

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Ivaylo Valchev, Marion Maréchal, Guillaume Peltier, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Strongly condemns 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 to consider 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;

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Amendment 238

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Has come to the conclusion that the EU and Türkiye’s increasingly diverging trajectories have made Türkiye’s objective of accessing the EU unrealistic and should be replaced by efforts to build an enhanced and mutually beneficial Partnership;

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Amendment 239

Mika Aaltola

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, in particular by strengthening the independence of the judiciary, safeguarding freedom of expression, protecting journalists and the rights of local authorities, and by putting an end to politically motivated trials;

Or. en

Amendment 240

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and, instead of lamenting the length of time Türkiye’s has been kept waiting at the EU’s doors, to demonstrate through concrete and well-known measures, its genuine willingness to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

Or. en

Amendment 241

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law, fundamental freedoms as well as regards normalisation of its relations with and recognition of all EU members states and respect good neighbourly relations and international law;

Or. en

Amendment 242

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms; takes the view that if Türkiye does not take urgent steps to make significant and convincing progress in this direction, its status as a candidate country for the EU should be lost;

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Amendment 243

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms;

4. Invites the Turkish government to move from rhetoric to action and to address the persistent shortcomings in the areas of the rule of law, human rights, democratic standards, freedom of the press and other fundamental liberties;

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Amendment 244

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a strategic partner and NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration; firmly supports in this regard the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Türkiye in areas of common interest in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner in line with the April 2024 EUCO Conclusions; stresses that in line with the established framework Türkiye’s constructive engagement also towards the resumption for and progress in the Cyprus settlement talks is a prerequisite;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a strategic partner and important NATO member possessing the Alliance’s second-largest military and an increasingly capable defence industry; underlines its importance for the regional security architecture and stability, as well as for the security of Ukraine in the face of Russia’s aggression and emphasises further that Türkiye is a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 246

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a strategic partner and NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has multi-layered relations spreading from the areas of trade, economy and migration to foreign, regional and security policy; firmly supports in this regard the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Türkiye in every field of common interest in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner, in line with the April 2024 EUCO Conclusions;

Or. en

Amendment 247

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a strategic partner and NATO ally; stresses, however, that growing foreign policy divergences, including the acquisition of Russian weapon systems in 2017 that are incompatible with the Alliance’s defence architecture, at a cost of approximately EUR 2.3 billion, and the very weak alignment with the CFSP, raise serious concerns about the country’s strategic orientation;

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Amendment 248

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a NATO member; recalls nevertheless that Türkiye is the only NATO member state not having imposed any sanctions on Russia; remains duly concerned that Türkiye continues to exclude a Member State from cooperation with NATO, posing a continued obstacle to the enhancement of a genuine relationship between the EU and NATO;

Or. en

Amendment 249

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a country of strategic relevance and NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of trade, the economy and migration; 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, which is prerequisite;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Recalls that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a NATO member; underlines, however, that EU–Turkey relations are marked by recurrent tensions, due to the Turkish aggression and significant divergences in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Turkey is not European and shall therefore never become an EU Member State;

Or. en

Amendment 252

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, that Türkiye remains a strategic partner and NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018 and the requirements for membership are not met, Türkiye remains a strategic partner and NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration;

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Amendment 254

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 255

Danilo Della Valle, Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye is a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration;

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Amendment 256

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Silvia Sardone, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a strategic competitor and NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of security, trade, the economy and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 257

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a NATO ally, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of trade, the economy and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 258

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates, nevertheless, that, while the accession process has been at a standstill since 2018, Türkiye remains a strategic partner, and a country with which the EU has intricate relations in the areas of trade, the economy and migration;

Or. en

Amendment 259

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Calls into question Türkiye’s role as a reliable NATO ally; recalls that Türkiye was excluded from the F-35 programme in 2019 after it acquired an S-400 guidance system from Russia; recalls that Türkiye unnecessarily delayed the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO at a critical time for Europe’s security;

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Amendment 260

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Expresses its hope for a change of course in the Turkish Government’s engagement towards the fundamental issues at the core of the accession process to the EU which would allow to develop the EU-Türkiye relationship not only in the dimension of a partnership but also in that of a membership;

Or. en

Amendment 261

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Reiterates that the EU- Türkiye relationship must be bound by and aimed at promoting international law and aimed towards revitalising the accession process with a view that it can be beneficial for both parties;

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Amendment 262

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 b. Considers that the present geopolitical situation, which has given a new strong momentum to the EU enlargement, and internal developments in Türkiye, which should allow for a long overdue shift away from the security-driven paradigm, provide for an opportunity that should not be missed;

Or. en

Amendment 263

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

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Or. en

Amendment 264

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

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Or. en

Amendment 265

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

6. Is deeply concerned by the weak voice and scarce statements of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye; underlines that the failure by high-level EU officials to consistently and publicly address the ongoing democratic backsliding -particularly during official visits to the country- risks further alienating Turkish civil society and undermining the Union’s image and credibility, including among the most pro-EU Turkish segments of society, in a manner that will take long time to remedy; regrets the recurrent omission by the President of the Commission to refer to Türkiye as a candidate country in her speeches, while explicitly addressing all other candidate countries;

Or. en

Amendment 266

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye; calls on the EU ambassador and the ambassadors of EU Member States in Türkiye to resume the visits of political prisoners, notably Ekrem İmamoğlu Selahattin Demirtaş, Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu, and Osman Kavala, attend their trials and publicly oppose the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition and dissenting voices;

Or. en

Amendment 267

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye; stresses that this silence is a direct consequence of the EU’s self-inflicted vulnerability caused mainly by the 2016 migration deal, which has allowed the Turkish government to weaponise illegal migration and use the threat of mass migration as a tool of political blackmail against Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 268

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

6. Recalls that it has often stated its opinion on the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye; is deeply concerned that other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, have not done so; calls on the institutions and Member States of the EU to demand emphatically that Türkiye return to the path of democratic development;

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Amendment 269

Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye and the threats against EU Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 270

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is deeply concerned by the silence of other EU institutions, and many EU Member States, in the face of the erosion of the rule of law in Türkiye;

6. Is deeply concerned that millions of euros under the Erasmus+ program have been redirected toward foundations and associations with an Islamist agenda;

Or. en

Amendment 271

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Stresses that given Turkey's accession negotiations with the EU are at a standstill, Turkey should not receive any financial support under IPA III and all funds to Turkey must remain strictly transparent and conditional;

Or. en

Amendment 272

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Stresses that the European Council has often made critical comments about the weakening of the principle of the rule of law and of human rights in Türkiye and has expressed its concern that the agreements are not being complied with;

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Amendment 273

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Strongly urges the Turkish Government to recognise the Armenian genocide;

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Amendment 274

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Expresses grave concern at the continuing serious erosion of the rule of law and judicial independence in Türkiye, in the framework of a deeply entrenched authoritarian interpretation of the presidential system; deplores the arbitrary decisions that are applied by the Turkish judiciary on politicians, journalists, lawyers, activists, artists and anyone who dares to raise a critical voice; further deplores the shrinking space for media freedom and civic activity in the country and calls on the government to reverse this trend before it is too late;

Or. en

Amendment 275

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Expresses grave concern at the continuing serious erosion of the rule of law and judicial independence in Türkiye within the context of an increasingly autocratic political system; calls for the adoption of structural measures allowing the significant improvement of judicial independence, as the judiciary remains highly vulnerable to political interference, thus further undermining the rule of law and fundamental rights;

Or. en

Amendment 276

Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Expresses grave concern at the continuing serious erosion of the rule of law and the lack of judicial independence in Türkiye, in the framework of a deeply entrenched authoritarian interpretation of the presidential system;

Or. en

Amendment 277

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Expresses grave concern at the continuing serious erosion of the rule of law and judicial independence in Türkiye, in the framework of a deeply entrenched authoritarian interpretation of the presidential system; notes the increased number of reports on financial interests between the Turkish President and leaders of states that act inexplicably supportive towards Turkey;

Or. en

Amendment 278

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Continues to be appalled by the Turkish judiciary’s continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings; reiterates its condemnation of Türkiye’s blatant misuse of the judicial system and calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Osman Kavala and opposition politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ; recalls that Türkiye is facing infringement proceedings in the Council of Europe for non-implementation of ECtHR judgments, with long-awaited consequences yet to be determined; calls on Türkiye to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR in line with Article 46 of the ECHR and the unconditional obligations derived from Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use all diplomatic channels to urge Türkiye to implement relevant ECtHR rulings and to consider applying relevant funding conditionality in relation to compliance with ECtHR rulings;

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Amendment 279

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7a. Remains deeply concerned by the situation of the remaining Christian communities in Türkiye and deplores their gradual disappearance despite having historical roots there;

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Amendment 280

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 b. Notes with grave concern the persistent failure of lower courts to comply consistently with Constitutional Court and ECtHR judgements, which undermines legal certainty and perpetuates systemic violations;

Or. en

Amendment 281

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary;

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary, both by prosecutors and judges, particularly relating to cases on insulting officials or corruption charges, as well as the unlawful practice of removal and arbitrary displacement of judges related to political cases; calls on the Turkish judiciary to put an end to the use, particularly recurrent in high-profile cases, of evidence from secret witnesses, which are accepted without verification in what constitutes a clear violation of the right to a fair trial and contrary to the jurisprudence of the ECtHR; is alarmed by reports of a severe deterioration in the quality of judicial proceedings in Türkiye, particularly observed in the low quality of the indictments, in breach of both domestic and international legal standards, and in which the required legal arguments are supplanted by political motivations; points to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) and its evident lack of independence from the Government as a key factor enabling the deliberate weaponization of the judiciary to suppress dissent;

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Amendment 282

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary;

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary, which manifests itself in the fact that opposition figures, Kurdish activists, reporters and players in civil society are targeted with politically motivated prosecutions while the government’s supporters are not treated the same way;

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Amendment 283

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary;

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary; urges Türkiye to respect the rights of legal professionals in line with Council of Europe standards;

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Amendment 284

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Deplores the extensive use of double standards in the judiciary;

8. Deplores the lack of independence and impartiality of the judiciary;

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Amendment 285

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Is highly alarmed by the abusive use of legal proceedings, prosecutorial powers and judicial control measures for punitive purposes in Türkiye which leads to grave breaches of the legal assumption of innocence in contravention of international legal responsibilities and Turkish domestic law;

Or. en

Amendment 286

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Highlights how the executive continues to systematically interfere with the judiciary, affecting the independence and compromising the quality of judicial outcomes;

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Amendment 287

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 b. Regrets the lack of significant progress in improving transparency in the selection, recruitment and promotion of judges and prosecutors, as the Ministry of Justice continues to retain full control over selection boards for new judges and prosecutors; condemns the arbitrary and non-consensual removal or transferral of judges from specific cases, thus significantly affecting the impartiality of the process;

Or. en

Amendment 288

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Notes with regret that even though EU enlargement policy is currently regaining new momentum, Türkiye is missing this window of opportunity due to lack of democratic reforms; further notes that a first step to seize this opportunity would be to abide by the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Constitutional Court of Türkiye; continues to be appalled by the Turkish authorities’, in particular the Turkish judiciary’s, continuous disregard for and failure to apply landmark ECtHR rulings; takes note with regret of the prolonged infringement proceedings by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers which have resulted in a failure to act effectively to enforce ECtHR judgments and ensure compliance with them; condemns in its strongest terms Turkish authorities’ sustained and deliberate decision to illegally keep in jail on political grounds prominent figures such as former HDP party co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ -for more than 9 years- and human rights defender Osman Kavala -for more than 8 years-, despite the relevant ECtHR rulings; is appalled to see that, instead of being immediately released, Selahattin Demirtaş has received on 6 January 2026 an additional sentence of more than 1 year prison on a different case based on speeches delivered back in 2015, despite the now three landmark rulings by the ECtHR calling for his release, the last of which was made final on 3 November 2025; considers these actions a grave abuse of power and a flagrant contempt for the rule of law; urges Türkiye once again to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR in line with Article 46 of the ECHR and in line with the unconditional obligations derived from Article 90 of the Turkish constitution, including judgements related to missing persons and properties in Cyprus and the Grand Chamber’s 2023 ruling in Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye and related cases; takes note of the ECtHR decision, with regard to the latter, not to award compensation or cover legal costs in the thousands of follow-up cases, which could be potentially unfair to applicants and inconsistent with prior practice of the court;

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Amendment 289

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges Türkiye once again to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR, in line with Article 46 of the ECHR and in line with the unconditional obligations derived from Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution; 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 290

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges Türkiye once again to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR, in line with Article 46 of the ECHR and in line with the unconditional obligations derived from Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution; calls on Türkiye to fully comply with the ECtHR judgements related to missing persons and properties in Cyprus; calls on Türkiye to also respect the European Court of Human Rights decision of 24 January 2008, which found Türkiye guilty of breaching Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, due to its failure to locate and prosecute those responsible in the case of the murders of Tassos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, which were committed in Cyprus in 1996; calls on the Turkish authorities to enforce the international arrest warrants against the murder suspects, and hand them over to the Republic of Cyprus;

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Amendment 291

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Notes with regret that even though EU enlargement policy is currently regaining new momentum, Türkiye is missing this window of opportunity due to lack of democratic reforms; further notes that a first step to seize this opportunity would be to abide by the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Constitutional Court of Türkiye; 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 in its strongest terms Turkish authorities’ sustained and deliberate decision to illegally keep in jail on political grounds prominent figures such as former HDP party co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ -for more than 9 years- and human rights defender Osman Kavala -for more than 8 years-, despite the relevant ECtHR rulings; is appalled to see that, instead of being immediately released, Selahattin Demirtaş has received on 6 January 2026 an additional sentence of more than 1 year prison on a different case based on speeches delivered back in 2015, despite the now three landmark rulings by the ECtHR calling for his release, the last of which was made final on 3 November 2025; considers these actions a grave abuse of power and a flagrant contempt for the rule of law; urges Türkiye once again to fully implement all judgments of the ECtHR, including the Grand Chamber’s 2023 ruling in Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Türkiye and related cases, in line with Article 46 of the ECHR and in line with the unconditional obligations derived from Article 90 of the Turkish constitution; calls on Türkiye to fully comply with the ECtHR judgements related to missing persons and properties in Cyprus;

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Amendment 292

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Urges the Turkish authorities to put an end to the current serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms, specifically expression, of assembly and of association, and to the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of all minorities in Türkiye;

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Amendment 293

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Is deeply concerned by the growing constitutional crisis in Türkiye caused by the refusal of ordinary courts to comply with binding Constitutional Court judgments or other decisions of relevant higher judicial instances, which constitutes a clear rupture of the legal order; condemns the continued detention of Gezi case defendant Can Atalay despite two equally binding decisions of Constitutional Court and strongly denounces the unlawful stripping of his parliamentary mandate in open defiance of constitutional guarantees and the democratic will of the electorate; condemns the decision of the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court to reject the Constitutional Court’s order for a retrial in the case of Tayfun Kahraman, also a Gezi case defendant and whose health has seriously deteriorated recently, denying the requests to halt the execution of the sentence and to release him; is appalled by the recent conviction of Ayşe Barım, a well-known talent manager, for alleged involvement in the Gezi Park protest 13 years ago despite any evidence of wrongdoing; further regrets that the Ankara Regional Administrative Court’s 13th Administrative Chamber has resisted the Council of State’s landmark decision on the case of Hafize Öztürk Türkmen -the first related to one of the “Peace Academics”- and by which he should have been reinstated in his university position;

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Amendment 294

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the immediate release of all individuals arbitrarily detained and the dropping of charges against those prosecuted solely for exercising their fundamental rights; calls for the protection of all minorities from discrimination, harassment, and forced displacement, and for the full guarantee of freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief in line with international obligations; calls on Türkiye to respect these fundamental freedoms; urges the European External Action Service to support the EU Delegation to Türkiye in monitoring trials and in systematically raising concerns with Turkish authorities in that regard, while maintaining close engagement with civil society; is deeply concerned by the growing constitutional crisis in Türkiye caused by the refusal of ordinary courts to comply with binding Constitutional Court judgments or other decisions of relevant higher judicial instances;

Or. en

Amendment 295

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Is deeply concerned by the growing constitutional crisis in Türkiye caused by the refusal of ordinary courts to comply with binding Constitutional Court judgments or other decisions of relevant higher judicial instances, including in the case concerning the parliamentary mandate of Can Atalay; stresses that respect for constitutional adjudication is a cornerstone of the rule of law and a prerequisite for progress under the Copenhagen political criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 296

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Is deeply concerned by the growing constitutional crisis in Türkiye caused by the refusal of ordinary courts to comply with binding Constitutional Court judgments;

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Amendment 297

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Takes note of the growing constitutional crisis in Türkiye caused by the refusal of ordinary courts to comply with binding Constitutional Court judgments or other decisions of relevant higher judicial instances;

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Amendment 298

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, particularly severe in the last period with regard to the main opposition party CHP; reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued detention and the removal from office of the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), in what has become a massive political case affecting more than 400 defendants including district mayors and officials, 105 of which are currently in pre-trial detention; is deeply concerned by the acceptance of the nearly 4,000-page indictment, prepared under the responsibility of the notorious former İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek, in which İmamoğlu is accused of leading a vast criminal network and committing 142 offenses that could result in a sentence of up to 2,430 years in prison; welcomes the significant decision of the ECtHR to accept İmamoğlu’s application concerning alleged unlawful detention under its “priority case” procedure; condemns the longstanding targeting of Ekrem İmamoğlu, current CHP’s presidential candidate, through a maze of dozens of investigations, overlapping judicial cases and arbitrary administrative decisions, including another recent indictment on “political espionage” and the unlawful and politically-motivated cancellation of his university diploma, a requisite for his eligibility to be President; deplores the Istanbul 5th Administrative Court’s decision on 23 January 2026 to reject İmamoğlu’s request to overturn the revocation decision; is deeply concerned by the staggering number of procedures filed at the GNAT seeking the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of current MPs, which overwhelmingly affect members of opposition parties;

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Amendment 299

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; urges the Turkish authorities to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all individuals detained for exercising their fundamental freedoms and to cease the misuse of counterterrorism and judicial mechanisms to silence dissent; reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued detention and the removal from office of the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP); reiterates its call for his immediate and unconditional release; calls once again for the immediate and unconditional release of former HDP leader Selahattin Demirtaş;

Or. en

Amendment 300

Hilde Vautmans, Malik Azmani, Lucia Yar, Dan Barna

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; reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued detention and the removal from office of the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP); welcomes the recent visit of EU mayors and city representatives to the cities of Istanbul and Ankara from 25 to 27 February, showing solidarity and support by joining one of the local rallies organised weekly since his arrest and by meeting Turkish mayors; echoes their call for the respect of municipal freedoms;

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Amendment 301

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

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; reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued detention and the removal from office of , the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP); emphasises that these actions undermine the prospect for a stronger more comprehensive EU-Türkiye partnership and overall improved relations; underlines that the EU’s sanctions can be applied against officials responsible for these kinds of acts, or pre-accession assistance can be suspended;

Or. en

Amendment 302

Vladimir Prebilič

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; reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued detention and the removal from office of the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) as well as Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu former co-chairs of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), and calls for their immediate and unconditional release, in line with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights;

Or. en

Amendment 303

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Condemns the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure; reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued detention and the removal from office of the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP); emphasises that respect for the rights of all political figures and safeguarding their freedom to act are requirements for a democratic society;

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Amendment 304

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Nora Junco García, Diego Solier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Calls on the Council to add the Turkish terrorist organisation “The Grey Wolves” responsible for committing countless acts of violence in Europe, including murders or attempted murders, as a terrorist organisation as defined in the Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP and to the list of terrorist organisations in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 305

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is gravely concerned by the further deterioration of local democracy in Türkiye; strongly condemns the dismissals and arrests of 28 elected mayors from opposition parties and dozens of local officials, as well as the replacement of 11 mayors with trustees appointed by the government; reiterates its consideration of this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on the most basic principles of local democracy; urges the Turkish authorities to immediately cease and reverse repression of opposition municipalities -including through the selective seizure of financial assets- and to 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;

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Amendment 306

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is gravely concerned by the further deterioration of local democracy in Türkiye; strongly condemns the dismissals and arrests of 28 elected mayors from opposition parties and dozens of local officials, as well as the replacement of 11 mayors with trustees appointed by the government; is highly alarmed by the abusive use of legal proceedings, prosecutorial powers and judicial control measures for punitive purposes in Türkiye which leads to grave breaches of the legal assumption of innocence in contravention of international legal responsibilities and Turkish domestic law;

Or. en

Amendment 307

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 308

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 309

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is gravely concerned by the further deterioration of democracy in Türkiye at the local, regional and national levels; strongly condemns the dismissals and arrests of 28 elected mayors from opposition parties and dozens of local officials, as well as the replacement of 11 mayors with trustees appointed by the government;

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Amendment 310

Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Silvia Sardone, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is gravely concerned by the further deterioration of local democracy in Türkiye; strongly condemns the dismissals and arrests of 28 elected mayors, notably in Kurdish regions, from opposition parties and dozens of local officials, as well as the replacement of 11 mayors with trustees appointed by the government;

Or. en

Amendment 311

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes the further deterioration of local democracy in Türkiye; deplores the dismissals and arrests of 28 elected mayors from opposition parties and dozens of local officials, as well as the replacement of 11 mayors with trustees appointed by the government;

Or. en

Amendment 312

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Condemns the harassment and attacks to defence lawyers on account of their professional activities, as illustrated by the ongoing imprisonment of Mehmet Pehlivan -Ekrem İmamoğlu’s lawyer- or the recent conviction to 11 years in jail of Ramazan Demir -Selahattin Demirtaş’s lawyer-; considers these and other actions against lawyers as an unacceptable interference with the right to defense and the legal profession, which is one of the fundamental elements of a functioning judiciary and the rule of law; welcomes the 26th Istanbul Heavy Penal Court’s acquittal of the president and 10 members of the executive board of the Istanbul Bar Association of terrorism-related charges but stresses that this criminal case should not have been started in the first place; call on Turkish authorities to implement safeguards for the independence, safety and autonomy of lawyers and to ensure that lawyers and their professional bodies are not subjected to prosecution or other improper pressure solely for carrying out their lawful functions;

Or. en

Amendment 313

Jonas Sjöstedt

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. highlights the alarming number of political prisoners in Türkiye and expresses deep concern over the systematic persecution of members of the DEM Party; notes that several of its leading politicians, including former co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, have been deprived of their liberty since 2016 and face the prospect of extraordinarily long prison sentences; Stresses that the continued detention of Demirtaş and other political representatives serves as a reminder of the erosion of the rule of law and the severe restrictions on democratic rights in Türkiye; reiterates that the protection of political pluralism, fundamental freedoms, and independent judicial processes is essential for any credible democratic system;

Or. en

Amendment 314

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Calls on the authorities to align existing legislation on hate offences, including hate speech, with the EU acquis and relevant European standards, in order to ensure comprehensive and effective legal protection against bias-motivated crimes; expresses concern that significant divergences from European standards continue to leave vulnerable groups without adequate safeguards; strongly condemns continued hate attacks against Kurds, Christian and Jewish minorities, Syrians and Alevis, and urges the competent authorities to ensure thorough investigations, accountability of perpetrators and effective preventive measures to combat all forms of discrimination and incitement to hatred;

Or. en

Amendment 315

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Expresses serious concern over the continued restrictions imposed by the Turkish authorities on the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; recalls that the Patriarchate, which holds a unique spiritual and historical role for millions of Orthodox Christians worldwide, continues to face limitations regarding its legal personality, property rights and the training of its clergy; deplores the continued closure of the Halki Theological School since 1971 despite repeated calls by the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and international partners for its reopening;

Or. en

Amendment 316

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Deplores the detention of philanthropist and human rights defender Osman Kavala; reiterates its call for his immediate and unconditional release;

Or. en

Amendment 317

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 b. Takes note of the situation of the Muslim minority in western Thrace, as recognised under the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923; recalls that the minority enjoys full rights as citizens of Greece and of the European Union within the framework of the rule of law and European standards on minority protection; expresses concern about repeated attempts by Turkish authorities to instrumentalise the issue of the Muslim minority in Greece for political purposes;

Or. en

Amendment 318

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 b. Calls on Türkiye to ensure the effective protection of freedom of religion or belief for all religious communities and minorities, including Christians; urges the authorities to guarantee their legal recognition, property rights and the full enjoyment of fundamental freedoms in line with the EU acquis, the European Convention on Human Rights and relevant European standards;

Or. en

Amendment 319

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 c. Expresses concern that persons belonging to minorities continue to face significant difficulties, including the lack of legal status for their religious institutions, insufficient protection and promotion of minority languages, limited access to schooling support and clergy training, restricted access to media and public advertising in minority languages, as well as persistent complications in the enjoyment of property rights;

Or. en

Amendment 320

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 c. Stresses that the protection of minority rights must not be used as a tool for political pressure in bilateral relations; calls on Türkiye to fully respect the sovereignty of EU Member States and to refrain from any interference in matters relating to minorities residing within the territory of another State;

Or. en

Amendment 321

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 d. Recalls the relevant judgments of the European Court of Human Rights concerning property rights of religious foundations and calls on Türkiye to fully implement these judgments; urges the Turkish authorities to recognise the legal status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to guarantee the free election and succession of the Ecumenical Patriarch, to reopen the Halki Theological School without conditions and to ensure full respect for freedom of religion and the rights of religious minorities in accordance with international law and the European Convention on Human Rights;

Or. en

Amendment 322

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media, denying them the freedom to carry out their professional duties and inform the public, which is essential to a functioning democratic society; is deeply worried by reports indicating that up to 90% of the national media are now pro-government or under government control; deeply regrets in this view the seizure by the Turkish government of TELE1, one of the few remaining critical broadcasters now under trustee control, as a deliberate attack on media freedom; condemns the harassment of independent journalists who in 2025 have suffered an increased number of arrests and detentions mainly under accusations of “membership of a terrorist organization”, “insulting the President” or the alleged violation of the law on Assemblies and Demonstrations; follows with great concern the cases of Deutsche Welle reporter Alican Uludağ -recently detained by thirty police officers in front of his family and later arrested over social media posts made more than one year ago-, TELE1 editor-in-chief Merdan Yanardağ -currently imprisoned over “espionage” allegations-, Medyascope reporter Furkan Karabay -recurrently arrested for the last three years and now under house arrest-, TV anchor Sedef Kabaş -facing now another judicial case for her social media posts-, or veteran journalist Fatih Altayli -recently released pending his appeal to a sentence of more than 4 years of jail on ludicrous charges of physically threatening the President-, among others; calls for the immediate release of all journalists unlawfully prosecuted for doing their job; strongly deplores the instrumentalisation of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), which should be independent, to further stifle independent media through financial and broadcasting sanctions, which are overwhelmingly imposed on critical outlets; deplores the multiple and systematic actions against the freedom of expression online, including recurrent restrictions on internet access, the bandwidth throttling, broadcast bans, blocking of social network accounts websites and thousands of news stories, frequently on the grounds of “national security and public order”;

Or. en

Amendment 323

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media; expresses serious concern over the increasing suppression of freedom of expression in Türkiye, including the closure or restriction of social media accounts belonging to journalists, politicians and private citizens who adopt a critical stance towards the government; condemns the instrumentalization of legal provisions by the Turkish authorities to curtail and exert targeted pressure on journalists, including through the 2020 social media law, the 2021 anti-money laundering law and the 2022 disinformation law; calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately ensure the protection of freedom of expression and media freedom and to guarantee that no individual is deprived of liberty solely for the peaceful exercise of their fundamental rights, in line with international human rights obligations;

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Amendment 324

Jonas Sjöstedt

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media; strongly condemns the foreseen trial of the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin; reiterates that freedom of the press is a fundamental right and core EU value; calls on the immediate discontinuation of all judicial proceedings against him and of all other journalists convicted for exercising their freedom of speech;

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Amendment 325

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media; calls on the Turkish authorities to demonstrate a genuine commitment to democratic governance through concrete reforms ensuring judicial independence and media freedom;

Or. en

Amendment 326

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing and intensifying prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

Or. en

Amendment 327

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Continues to deplore the ongoing prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media;

13. Continues to condemn in the strongest possible terms the fact that reporters and independent media outlets are prosecuted, censored and persecuted;

Or. fi

Amendment 328

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Remains concerned about bans on assemblies -frequently under unsubstantiated grounds- and the excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrators; stresses that these practices run against the guarantees to the right to peaceful assembly under Article 34 of the Turkish Constitution and continue to fall short of international human rights standards; is especially concerned about the impact that these violations on individual freedoms have on the student movement and about how a wide range of repressive actions -including arbitrary detentions, disciplinary investigations, scholarship cuts, evictions from dormitories, media censorship and physical violence- appears to be used with an aim at limiting the youth's presence in the public sphere; regrets the large numbers of individuals who were detained or subjected to judicial control measures due to their participation in demonstrations, particularly those held after the arrest and detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, and protests related to the 1st of May, women and LGBTI causes; acknowledges some positive steps, including some acquittal decisions, but urges Turkish authorities to uphold the freedom of assembly and protest without undue restrictions;

Or. en

Amendment 329

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Notes with alarm that well-known journalists and public commentators remain imprisoned on charges widely perceived as linked to their professional activities and public criticism, contributing to a climate of self-censorship and intimidation; stresses that the targeting of individuals for peaceful expression of opinions, including through digital platforms, undermines media pluralism, democratic accountability and the free exchange of ideas; deplores the increasing erosion of internet freedom in Türkiye, as the authorities continue to target dissenting voices through access blocks, content removal orders and misinformation; calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all journalists unjustly detained;

Or. en

Amendment 330

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Takes note of the Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus and remains concerned about the ongoing restrictions targeting Turkish Cypriot journalists who have criticized the influence of Türkiye such as the Turkish Cypriot journalist Şener Levent and Ali Kişmir, the President of the Turkish Cypriot Journalists’ Union;

Or. en

Amendment 331

Irene Montero, Giorgos Georgiou

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Is highly alarmed by the abusive use of legal proceedings, prosecutorial powers and judicial control measures for punitive purposes in Türkiye which leads to grave breaches of the legal assumption of innocence in contravention of international legal responsibilities and Turkish domestic law; in particular condemns the crackdowns and arbitrary legal proceedings against civil society organisations as well as Bar Associations; deplores the constraints on civic spaces and curtailment of the right to assembly;

Or. en

Amendment 332

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Expresses concern over the persistent challenges faced by Christians and other religious minorities in Türkiye, including Armenians, Greek Orthodox, Syriacs, Jews, Alevis, Protestant and Catholic communities who continue to encounter structural discrimination, administrative obstacles, and societal hostility that undermine their ability to freely practice their religion and preserve their cultural heritage;

Or. en

Amendment 333

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Takes note of the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus and remains concerned about the ongoing restrictions targeting Turkish Cypriot journalists who have criticized the influence of Türkiye such as the Turkish Cypriot journalist Şener Levent and Ali Kişmir, the President of the Turkish Cypriot Journalists’ Union;

Or. en

Amendment 334

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Strongly condemns the systematic use1a of social media account suspensions and content removal requests to silence journalists and ordinary citizens, thereby severely curtailing freedom of expression online; highlights that the mass-closure of accounts raises serious concerns about the shrinking space for public debate;

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1a In the official statement (Reported by the Dogan News Agency, here) made by the Turkish Minister of Interior, Mr. Ali Yerlikaya, on 7 May 2025 during the “Workshop on Synthetic Media and Information Security” held by the Presidential Directorate of Communications. In the presence of parliamentarians, scholars, and media representatives, Minister Yerlikaya declared the following: “As an example of our fight in cyberspace during our cabinet term, we have identified 237,753 accounts containing criminal elements. Access has been blocked to 21,214 URL-based accounts, and 112,854 social media accounts have been rendered inaccessible. In the first four months of this year alone, we blocked access to 6,765 URL-based accounts and 27,304 social media accounts.”

Or. en

Amendment 335

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Firmly condemns the crackdowns and arbitrary legal proceedings by the government of Türkiye against civil society organisations and Bar Associations; deplores the constraints on civic spaces and curtailment of the right to assembly;

Or. en

Amendment 336

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Calls for Türkiye to reform its counter-terrorism laws which remain overly broad and vague, in order to prevent its misuse against political opponents, journalists and civil society actors;

Or. en

Amendment 337

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Strongly condemns reported cases of transnational repression targeting Turkish nationals abroad, including intimidation, forced returns and misuse of international cooperation mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 338

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Expresses growing concern on how Turkish authorities are instilling in all remits of the society a highly conservative moral agenda based on religious approach and values, which stands in marked contrast to the secular foundations of the Republic of Türkiye as enshrined in its Constitution; notes that this growing shift promoted by the ruling coalition can be observed in legislation, political discourse, education, cultural life and media, raising serious questions about the erosion of secularism, pluralism and fundamental freedoms; is concerned by the Turkish government’s decision to file a lawsuit against the 168 signatories, including journalists, artists and academics, of the so-called “We Defend Secularism Together” declaration;

Or. en

Amendment 339

Loucas Fourlas, Vangelis Meimarakis, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Remains concerned about Türkiye’s policy in Cyprus, noting that numerous churches and monuments in the occupied areas have been destroyed, and that those which have been restored have not been returned to their displaced communities; expresses concern that displaced Greek Cypriots are unable to conduct religious ceremonies in places of worship located in their native villages and towns in the occupied areas;

Or. en

Amendment 340

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Deplores the ongoing restrictions on the training of clergy, the lack of legal personality for religious communities, and the continued use of administrative and judicial measures that impede the functioning of minority foundations and the restitution of confiscated properties;

Or. en

Amendment 341

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Urges Türkiye to reform its counter-terrorism laws which remain overly broad and vague, in order to prevent its misuse against political opponents, journalists and civil society actors;

Or. en

Amendment 342

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Remains deeply concerned about the state of academic freedom and institutional independence, as illustrated by the deteriorating situation in Boğaziçi University since the appointment in 2021 of its rector by a decision of the President; considers this extension of the trustee model to academic institutions -which has produced a clear negative impact on the academic life and performance of the institution- as a further depart from EU standards on academic freedom, mirroring the government’s attempts to tighten control on any space of possible dissent; calls on the Turkish authorities to ensure democratic governance and autonomy in the universities and to put an end to the crackdown on the students through restrictions on the freedom of association and expression or on their rights to participate fully and freely in academic life;

Or. en

Amendment 343

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Is worried about the rise in incitement to hatred, harassment, and other acts of intimidation targeting religious minorities, as well as the securitisation of certain communities, which contradicts Türkiye’s stated commitment to pluralism and human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 344

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 d. Calls on Türkiye to fully align its legislation and administrative practices with its national and international commitments by recognising all religious communities as legal entities and ensuring they can operate independently and transparently, by restoring full freedom of religious education, including reopening the Halki Seminary and enabling all communities to train clergy without undue interference, by ensuring restitution of confiscated properties and by guaranteeing the safety and dignity of all religious minorities, including through effective investigation and prosecution of all acts of intimidation and discrimination;

Or. en

Amendment 345

Bert-Jan Ruissen, Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 e. Strongly condemns the targeted expulsions of foreign Christians carried out under unsubstantiated national-security pretexts and without due process; deplores the lack of access to evidence and meaningful judicial review; urges Türkiye to immediately cease the use of administrative security codes N-82 and G-87, to provide individual reasoned decisions subject to independent judicial review, and to allow those expelled arbitrarily to return;

Or. en

Amendment 346

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye;

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye; urges the Turkish authorities to improve the legislative framework and its implementation, including by fully applying Protection Law no. 6284, in order to effectively tackle all forms of violence against women and the practice of so-called ‘honour killings’, provide stronger protection mechanisms and end the persistent policy of impunity by holding abusers to account; regrets that despite having declared 2025 as the “Year of the Family”, the Turkish government has opted for a highly ideological and conservative approach that has targeted gender equality as a threat, further reducing the visibility of women in public space, and often treating violence against women and girls as a private family matter, which contributes to impunity; reiterates its strong condemnation of Türkiye’s withdrawal, by presidential decree, from the Istanbul Convention and reiterates its call to reverse this decision; is concerned by the fact that civil society organisations dealing with women’s rights continue to face growing pressure, including by means of systematic administrative harassment and judicial prosecutions; urges the Turkish Government to address the persistent lack of gender equality in economic life, as Türkiye has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates among OECD countries, as well as the persistent low level of participation of women in decision-making and policymaking processes;

Or. en

Amendment 347

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye;

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye; strongly condemns Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention in 2021 and urges the Turkish government to immediately reverse this decision; calls on the Turkish authorities to fully implement and uphold the Convention's provisions and to take stronger actions to eliminate femicides, violence against women, and the practice of the so called "honour killings";

Or. en

Amendment 348

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye;

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye; is appalled by the high number of honour killings; calls on the Turkish authorities to take all necessary measures to effectively address these patterns of violence and ensure adequate protection for the victims; regrets once more Türkiye`s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention;

Or. en

Amendment 349

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye;

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye; reiterates its call on the Turkish government to rejoin the Istanbul Convention and meanwhile 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 350

Mika Aaltola

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye;

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye; regrets in particular Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, which has weakened the institutional mechanisms for preventing violence against women;

Or. en

Amendment 351

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of femicide in Türkiye;

14. Remains deeply concerned about the weak situation of women’s rights, and particularly about the high level of gender-based violence and the high incidence of murders targeting women in Türkiye;

Or. fi

Amendment 352

Vangelis Meimarakis, Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Stresses 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, including those of the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Gökçeada (Imvros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos); calls for Türkiye to implement the Venice Commission recommendations and all relevant ECtHR rulings in this regard; calls on Türkiye to adopt the long-awaited regulation on the election of board members in non-Muslim minority foundations controlling community hospitals; 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 and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of Ecumenical Patriarch; calls on Türkiye to fully respect and protect the outstanding universal value of Hagia Sophia and the Chora museum, which are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List; notes with concern that Türkiye has still not implemented two decisions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee of 2021 and 2023 regarding its obligations to undertake special measures to protect these monuments; deplores the lack of protection of Panagia Soumela Monastery, which has been put forward for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments list; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy; welcomes the envisaged reopening of the Halki Seminary and calls for the lifting of all obstacles to its proper functioning;

Or. en

Amendment 353

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Expresses concern over shortcomings in access to timely and adequate healthcare in Turkish prisons, contributing to numerous preventable deaths, and notes reports of pregnant women being held in pre-trial detention, including cases of childbirth in custody; urges Türkiye to prioritise non-custodial measures for pregnant women and ensure full implementation of the UN Bangkok Rules on women prisoners;

Or. en

Amendment 354

Mieke Andriese, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Calls on Turkey to ensure that media regulators apply standards against incitement and hate speech, including against religious communities, notably the Christian and Jewish communities; calls on the Turkish leadership to condemn incitement and hate speech against religious communities in political discourse and in state-linked or publicly funded media;

Or. en

Amendment 355

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Calls on the EU to respect the national identity of Türkiye; respects, in this regard, Türkiye's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention; notes that this 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;

Or. en

Amendment 356

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Is alarmed by the pattern of systematic restrictions on freedom of religion, inter alia against Christian communities; urges the Turkish Government to take all necessary steps to ensure full religious freedom and non-discrimination within the UN framework and according to EU acquis and principles;

Or. en

Amendment 357

Irene Montero, Giorgos Georgiou

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Remains deeply concerned about the situation of minority groups, refugees and migrants who continued to face discrimination, violence and forced returns in 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 358

Irene Montero, Giorgos Georgiou

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 b. Urges Türkiye to re-ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women, Istanbul Convention;

Or. en

Amendment 359

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye, including the persistent incidence of hate speech, hate crimes, physical attacks and discriminatory rhetoric, as well as continued media stereotyping and stigmatisation based on sexual orientation and gender identity; deplores the fact that, instead of tackling this continued discrimination, the Turkish authorities have even intensified their repression by using the ‘Year of the Family’ initiative as a platform to specifically target the LGBTI+ community and their rights; is deeply worried about the several draft law proposals leaked throughout the last year, which included for the first time in the history of the Turkish Republic the criminalization of any expression of LGBTI+ identities and consensual same-sex sexual activity; calls on the Turkish authorities to refrain from any reform of the Turkish Penal Code that would contravene Türkiye’s international obligations, including those under the European Convention on Human Rights; deeply regrets that the Turkish government continued to ban in 2025 the Kuir fest and Pride March in Istanbul and other locations, as well as many other activities against homophobia while at the same time granting official permissions for anti-LGBTI+ rallies and demonstrations that promote exclusion and discrimination; deplores the judicial closure of the İzmir-based Genç LGBTI+ Association -amid heightened harassment of civil society organizations working on LGBTI+ issues-, based on charges of “obscenity” that are increasingly being used to target activists and artists, including Turkish pop singer Mabel Matiz; welcomes the Ankara court’s decision on 23 February 2026 to acquit human rights defender and LGBTI+ activist Enes Hocaoğulları of all charges; regrets the unjustified prosecution he has suffered, including 35 days of pre-trial detention for exercising his freedom of speech at a Council of Europe conference in March 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 360

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Notes and respects that Türkiye is a socially conservative country where the institution of the family and public morality need to be respected; therefore, fully respects the decision of the Turkish authorities to ban the Istanbul Pride in name of social peace, family structure and moral values; notes and respects the government's plans to amend the Turkish penal and civil code, thereby criminalising behaviour that is "contrary to biological sex and general morality", restricting access to gender-affirming health care, and allowing for criminal charges against both transgender people and medical professionals who provide care outside the new limits;

Or. en

Amendment 361

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye; expresses deep concern over increasing hate speech, hate crimes, and discriminatory rhetoric by public officials, as well as persistent media portrayals that reinforce stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity; denounces the prohibition of the 2025 Pride march and the pre-emptive arrests linked to the event; calls on Turkish authorities to ensure the protection of LGBTQ+ rights by refraining from banning demonstrations and other activities that combat homophobia;

Or. en

Amendment 362

Giorgos Georgiou, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Pernando Barrena Arza, Özlem Demirel, Irene Montero

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye including the arbitrary detention of LGBTI+ persons, persistent incidence of hate speech, hate crimes, physical attacks and discriminatory rhetoric, as well as continued media stereotyping and stigmatisation based on sexual orientation and gender identity

Or. en

Amendment 363

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye, notably the arbitrary detention of LGBTI+ persons and the legislative attempts to criminalise LGBTI+ identities;

Or. en

Amendment 364

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of Christians in Türkiye, who cannot freely exercise their faith due to repression and persecution;

Or. en

Amendment 365

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Is concerned with the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of various minorities in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 366

Mieke Andriese

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons in Türkiye;

15. Continues to condemn the ongoing violations and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGB persons in Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 367

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Regrets that no progress has been registered with regard to the protection of the rights of members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities; regrets that the implementation of the legislation on property rights for members and foundations of non-Muslim minorities remains often selective and discriminatory and stresses the need to be revised 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 and to short any additional legislative shortcomings; 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 368

Costas Mavrides, Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Remains concerned about Türkiye’s policy in Cyprus, where a vast majority of churches and cemeteries in the occupied areas have been looted, vandalized, destroyed or converted into mosques and those that have restored were not restored to their displaced communities; 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 European cultural heritage in occupied Cyprus but also within Türkiye;

Or. en

Amendment 369

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Reiterates its call on the HR/VP, in view of the severe democratic backsliding described above, to consider restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime -including the freezing of assets in the EU- against Turkish officials responsible for serious and deliberate violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including those officials assuming the role of trustee and those appointing them, or those who are key actors in the Sate’s repressive machinery, such as now former Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek; is appalled by his recent promotion to the responsibility of Minister of Justice, which indicates that throughout his career he has always been a political actor following a political agenda; expresses strong solidarity with Turkish civil society, human rights, women’s and LGBTI+ organisations, youth initiatives, professional chambers, bar associations and trade unions; reiterates its view that EU financial and technical assistance should remain focused on these groups and be increased;

Or. en

Amendment 370

Matej Tonin, Lukas Mandl, Loránt Vincze, Massimiliano Salini, Tomislav Sokol

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Expresses deep concern over persistent reports of targeted expulsions of foreign Christians legally residing in Türkiye; recalls that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental European value and an essential element of the Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately end discriminatory measures against Christians and urges the Commission to strengthen its monitoring of violations of religious freedom, including through the appointment of a Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU.

Or. en

Amendment 371

Irene Montero, Giorgos Georgiou

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Denounces the arbitrary detention of LGBTI+ persons, and lack of protection of the fundamental rights of LGBTI+ persons, as well as the legislative attempts of criminalising LGBTI+ identities in Türkiye; further denounces the increased arbitrary censorship of social media and digital platforms, and criminal investigations of activist with vague references to "public morality"; condemns that the Istanbul Pride was banned for the eleventh consecutive year, and that many cities across the country imposed similar bans;

Or. en

Amendment 372

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Condemns the Turkish authorities’ policy of political, media and logistical support for Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated movements; calls on Türkiye to end all forms of support for these organisations and to align its foreign policy with the principles of regional stability, respect for the sovereignty of states and constructive cooperation with the EU and its partners.

Or. fr

Amendment 373

Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Condemns the Turkish support for the Muslim Brotherhood movement and calls on the EU and its Member States to follow the decisions of several Middle Eastern countries to recognise the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation and add it to the EU list of terrorist organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 374

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Stresses the need for Türkiye to reform its prison policy, notably by addressing the issue of overcrowding and by abolishing its S-type, Y-type and F-type high-security closed institutions that are used as degrading and inhumane punishment, including for political prisoners;

Or. en

Amendment 375

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the monitoring and supranational oppression of opposition figures by the Turkish Government, particularly of Kurdish activists and of individuals branded as supporters of the Gülen movement;

Or. fi

Amendment 376

Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Notes the absence of legislation and administrative practice providing for the possibility for all non-Muslim religious communities, as such, to acquire legal personality;

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Amendment 377

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 b. Expresses its deep concern about the lack of improvement in the dire situation in Turkish prisons owing to severe overcrowding and poor living conditions, with reports, including by the Council of Europe, of torture and ill-treatment being widespread, and access to basic needs such as hygiene and healthcare, and information being severely limited; is particularly worried by the conditions of imprisonment of minors, elderly and seriously ill prisoners, reportedly not compatible with the standards established by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; takes notes of the recent legal reforms on the prison execution law which have paved the way for the early or conditional release of thousands of prisoners; calls on Turkish authorities to avoid any discriminatory implementation of these reforms based on political grounds and to prioritize the release of vulnerable inmates, including the elderly, the ill, persons with disabilities, and mothers with children; calls on Turkish authorities to address the insufficient legal guarantees for the prevention of torture and ill-treatment and to improve the follow-up to cases denouncing instances of torture, maltreatment and abuse; is worried by the reports of local human rights organizations warning of a renewed rise in enforced disappearances since 2016;

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Amendment 378

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 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, in accordance with the relevant Venice Commission's recommendation; stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy; stresses the Turkish authorities to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary and lift all obstacles for its proper functioning and regrets that no steps were taken in that respect;

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Amendment 379

Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 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; expresses its serious concerns for the acts of vandalism and the destruction of minority places of worship, including Christian, continues;

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Amendment 380

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Commends the Turkish authorities and political parties for their efforts within the context of the ongoing ‘Terror-free Türkiye’ initiative, which has paved the way for historic breakthroughs such as the announced dissolution of the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); regrets, nevertheless, the lack of timely and decisive action on the part of the Turkish Government, whose stalling attitude towards the next steps in the process have rendered it more fragile and vulnerable to external developments, while given space for further polarization; takes note of the final report by the Commission for National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy established within the GNAT; expresses its hope that the process will continue advancing, with a prominent role for the Turkish Parliament, to the point of providing a peaceful and sustainable solution of the Kurdish issue in its political, social, democratic and security-related aspects and bringing about reconciliation between the different groups in Turkish society; highlights that this process should be an opportunity to address longstanding human rights concerns and reinforce democratic institutions; encourages all stakeholders, particularly the Turkish Government, to make full use of this process to advance reforms and strengthen human rights protections, by bringing counterterrorism and other legislation and its implementation in line with EU and CoE human rights standards, leaving behind the security driven approach that has prevailed during the last decade; considers as contradictory and worrying signs recent developments such as the continuation of the trustee system or the new convictions of Selahattin Demirtaş, of his lawyer Ramazan Demir and of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district mayor Ahmet Özer, who has been sentenced to over 6 years of prison on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” for his role on an informal political alliance between his party the CHP and DEM party in the 2024 local elections;

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Amendment 381

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Commends the Turkish authorities and political parties for their efforts within the context of the ongoing ‘Terror-free Türkiye’ initiative; regrets, nevertheless, the lack of timely and decisive action on the part of the Turkish Government; deplores that the initiative is 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; commends the steps taken by Kurdish actors toward disarmament and de-escalation; regrets, however, that the Turkish Government has not matched these steps with reciprocal and concrete measures; stresses that the ‘Terror-free Türkiye’ initiative must be tied to due process, freedom of expression, association, parliamentary oversight, and protection of local elected representation in the southeast; underlines that sustainable peace requires the active inclusion of civil society, independent monitoring mechanisms, and a comprehensive transitional justice process;

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Amendment 382

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 383

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Acknowledges the ongoing ‘Terror-free Türkiye’ initiative; regrets, nevertheless, the lack of timely and decisive action on the part of the Turkish Government; stresses the importance of close EU-Türkiye counterterrorism cooperation;

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Amendment 384

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Acknowledges that Türkiye provides generally adequate legal guarantees for freedom of religion or belief and that freedom of worship is generally respected in the country; urges Turkish authorities to address the remaining shortcomings with regard to the protection of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities, in particular as regards their legal personality; calls for Türkiye to implement the Venice Commission recommendations and all relevant ECtHR rulings in this regard; notes with concern that representatives of different confessions, including non-Muslim and Alevi communities, continue to face bureaucratic obstacles when attempting to register places of worship; calls on Türkiye to fully respect and protect the outstanding universal value of Hagia Sophia and the Chora museum, which are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List; calls on the Turkish authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute people responsible for any hate crimes, including hate speech, committed against minorities; welcomes the envisaged reopening of the Halki Seminary, which has been closed since 1971, as an important positive step in the recognition of religious and minority rights; deplores the application in recent years of administrative measures, such as the codes ‘N-82’ and ‘G-87’, on hundreds of foreign Christian pastors, missionaries and their family members designating them as national security threats without evidence, trial or effective means of appeal and which has resulted in their deportation from Türkiye or being denied re-entry to the country;

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Amendment 385

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Calls on Türkiye to comply with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 24 January 2008, in which Türkiye was found responsible for a violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights due to its failure to identify and prosecute those responsible for the killings of Tasos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, committed in Cyprus in 1996; calls on the Turkish authorities to execute the international arrest warrants issued against the suspects in these murders and to surrender these individuals to the Republic of Cyprus;

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Amendment 386

Vladimir Prebilič

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Calls on the Turkish authorities to establish a transitional justice framework as an integral part of any lasting peace process, addressing enforced disappearances, forced displacement and other grave human rights violations stemming from decades of conflict; urges the establishment of pluralistic monitoring mechanisms and the meaningful inclusion of human rights organisations and civil society actors, including in the implementation of the Turkish Parliamentary Commission for National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy's recommendations;

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Amendment 387

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Stresses the need to uphold human rights, political pluralism, and civil rights for all citizens, including for those of Kurdish origin; 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;

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Amendment 388

Jonas Sjöstedt

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Takes note that The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) began laying down arms in July 2025, marking a historic shift to end the armed conflict in Turkey which had been ongoing for over 40 years; calls on Türkiye to continue and strengthen the peace process and to implement legislative reforms for Kurdish rights;

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Amendment 389

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Strongly condemns the arbitrary abductions and detention of five Greek Cypriot civilians by the Turkish occupation authorities in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus; stresses that such actions constitute a violation of fundamental rights and contribute to further tensions on the island;

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Amendment 390

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Calls on all political actors in Türkiye to engage seriously in strengthening the GNAT as a pluralist chamber, addressing the challenges facing Turkish society, and laying the foundations for a democratic future;

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Amendment 391

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 c. Regrets 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, including those of the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Imvros and Tenedos;

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Amendment 392

Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 d. Strongly condemns Türkiye’s continued violations of the United Nations buffer zone in Cyprus and its attempts to alter the status quo within the buffer zone; calls on Türkiye to immediately cease these unlawful actions and to fully respect the integrity of the buffer zone and the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

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Amendment 393

Emmanouil Kefalogiannis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Recognise the legal personality and public title of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; urges Türkiye to respect and protect the outstanding universal value of Hagia Sophia and implement the relevant UNESCO World Heritage Committee decisions, including with regard to the Chora museum and the Panagia Soumela Monastery and to lift all obstacles to the reopening and proper functioning of the Halki Seminary; stresses the lack of progress in protecting the rights of ethnic and religious minorities, calls on Türkiye to implement the Venice Commission recommendations and relevant ECtHR rulings, to adopt the long-awaited regulation on the election of boards in non-Muslim minority foundations;

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Amendment 394

Ana Miguel Pedro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Remains concerned about the persistent restrictions on freedom of religion or belief in Türkiye, including pressure on religious communities and obstacles faced by religious minorities in exercising their rights;

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Amendment 395

Ana Miguel Pedro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Notes that despite Turkey being a secular state since 1937 and the current constitution not recognizing any official religion, there is a clear lack of religious liberty in the country with several acts of religious minorities rights violations;

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Amendment 396

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the Turkish authorities’ ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation and reform programme, and their commitment to reducing inflation while protecting growth;

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Amendment 397

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the Turkish authorities’ ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation and reform programme, and their commitment to reducing inflation while protecting growth;

17. Welcomes the Turkish authorities’ ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation and reform programme, and their commitment to reducing inflation while protecting growth, which has brought about gradual disinflation and improved confidence in the Turkish lira, as also evidenced by the recent IMF Article IV staff consultations in Türkiye; notes that, despite these efforts, the economic situation remains fragile and volatile, with the results of the unorthodox monetary policy still impacting the cost of living; notes that, as a tight monetary policy and prudent fiscal policy will be required to stay on this path, measures to protect the most vulnerable -particularly the pensioners- should be undertaken;

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Amendment 398

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the Turkish authorities’ ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation and reform programme, and their commitment to reducing inflation while protecting growth;

17. Welcomes the Turkish authorities’ ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation and reform programme, and their commitment to reducing inflation while protecting growth; Emphasises the responsible management of public finances in accordance with the principles of budgetary discipline as a requirement for a sustainable economy;

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Amendment 399

Danilo Della Valle, Maria Zacharia

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the Turkish authorities’ ongoing macroeconomic stabilisation and reform programme, and their commitment to reducing inflation while protecting growth;

17. Notes the efforts of the Turkish authorities to stabilise the economy, while stressing that sustainable economic development requires strong democratic institutions, the rule of law, legal certainty and respect for fundamental rights

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Amendment 400

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Notes that the continued erosion of the rule of law and legal certainty will inevitably have an impact on investor confidence and on the economy;

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Amendment 401

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Notes that the continued erosion of the rule of law and legal certainty will inevitably have an impact on investor confidence and on the economy;

18. Notes that the continued erosion of the rule of law and legal certainty will inevitably have an impact on investor confidence and on the economy; highlights the vast financial impact that unlawful actions by the authorities can have, as illustrated by the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul in March 2025, which triggered financial turmoil and large capital outflows, forcing the relevant authorities to take extraordinary measures to stem the fall of the lira, restore investor confidence, and preserve financial stability, at the cost of a substantial decrease of official reserves; is concerned by the extensive use of the extraordinary powers granted to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) that has seized and appointed trustees to hundreds of private companies -including large conglomerates and media companies such as TELE1- making the TMSF one of the country’s biggest corporate actors; notes that the outward migration of talented people of Türkiye due to the situation of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms can have an increased negative impact in the economic and social situation;

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Amendment 402

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Notes that the continued erosion of the rule of law and legal certainty will inevitably have an impact on investor confidence and on the economy;

18. Notes that the continued erosion of the rule of law and legal certainty will inevitably have an impact on investor confidence and on the economy; Calls on Türkiye to pay greater attention to the negative impact that this dangerous trend also has on the country’s economy;

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