Sittings · Document

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2856(RSP)) 2024-10-07

On the case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye

on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Isabel WiselerLima, Michael Gahler, Luděk Niedermayer, Ana Miguel Pedro, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Vangelis Meimarakis, Danuše Nerudová, Tomáš Zdechovský, Jörgen Warborn, Nicolás Pascual De La Parte, Željana Zovko, Miriam Lexmann

Official HTML ↗ PDF DOCX
✦ In shortFull text
✦ In short · AI summary of this text, generated 4 Sept 2026

The resolution condemns the imprisonment of journalist Bülent Mumay in Türkiye and calls for his release, along with all arbitrarily detained media workers. It urges the EU to impose sanctions on those involved in judicial harassment of journalists and calls for trial observation and support for the EU Delegation.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the imprisonment and suspension sentence against Bülent Mumay as an attempt to silence critical journalism.
  2. Calls on Turkish authorities to immediately release Bülent Mumay and all arbitrarily detained media workers and journalists.
  3. Expresses deep concern over deteriorating democratic standards and the crackdown on critical voices, independent media, and freedom of expression in Türkiye.
  4. Deplores Turkish laws (2020 social media law, 2021 anti-money laundering law, 2022 disinformation law) used to control and silence journalists.
  5. Calls on the EU to take restrictive measures against individuals involved in artificial persecution of journalists under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.
  6. Underlines that the deteriorating human rights situation could hamper the Positive EU-Türkiye agenda.
  7. Calls on the EEAS to support the EU Delegation in intensifying trial observation and raising cases with authorities.

Who is affected

  • Bülent Mumay and other arbitrarily detained journalists in Türkiye.
  • Turkish authorities and government, who are called to release journalists and uphold democratic standards.
  • EU institutions, including the EEAS and EU Delegation, tasked with sanctions and trial observation.

Figures and deadlines

  • 20 months in prison for Bülent Mumay, as cited in the resolution.
  • Türkiye ranked 158th out of 180 in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index.

Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text and ¶ links to the paragraph it rests on. Check the text itself before relying on it.