Anders Knape, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, made the following statement: I express my grave concern about the decision of the Turkish authorities to suspend the elected mayors of three metropolitan cities in the south-east of the country, namely Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van, and to replace […]
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Meeting with PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier and the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland
A delegation consisting of honorary president Ertuğrul Kürkçü, vice co-chair Hişyar Özsoy, Foreign Affairs Commission spokeswoman Feleknas Uca, Mardin MP Pero Dündar and HDP Strasbourg representative Faik Yağızay met with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe President Liliane Maury Pasquier and the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, and discussed Leyla Güven’s […]
The worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what can be done to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State?
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Thursday adopted a resolution on the worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey. Summary of the resolution as follows: The Monitoring Committee recalls that political opposition in and outside parliament is an essential component of a well-functioning democracy. In that context, it is concerned about the deterioration of […]
HDP MPs delegation – Talks with European officials during PACE sessions
A delegation comprised of HDP İzmir parliamentarian Ertuğrul Kürkçü, HDP Deputy Co-chair responsible for Foreign Relations Hişyar Özsoy, HDP İstanbul MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu and HDP European Council Representative Faik Yağızay had a series of meetings at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). HDP parliamentarians met with the Greek former Foreign Minister Dora […]
HDP delegation meeting with Council of Europe officials in Strasbourg.
The HDP delegation has continued its series of talks in Strasbourg where they met Council of Europe officials. Selahattin Demirtas, co-president of the People’s Democratic Party, the HDP deputy for Şırnak Leyla Birlik, the HDP deputy for Bingöl HDP Hişyar Özsöy, the european representative of the HDP in Europe Eyyup Doru and Faik Yağızay had […]
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights – Denounce the deteriation of Human rights in Turkey
“Respect for human rights has deteriorated at an alarming speed in recent months in the context of Turkey’s fight against terrorism” said Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights at the end of a nine- day visit to Istanbul, Diyarbakir and Ankara. The topics of the visit were balancing security and human […]
Monitoring Committee expresses serious concern at recent developments in Turkey
Meeting in Paris on 9 March 2016, the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expresses its serious concern at recent developments in Turkey with respect to restrictions on media freedom and access to pluralistic information, challenges to the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the erosion of the rule […]
Co-mayors of Amed, Mardin and Van met EP and EU officials
A delegation of the People’s Democratic Party Co-mayors of Amed Mardin and Van Metropolitan Municipalities have had a series of talks with officials from the European Parliament, European Union and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The meetings in Strasbourg was focused on the Turkish state terror in Kurdistan and the humanitarian […]
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) alarmed by escalating violence in south-east Turkey
Ingebjørg Godskesen (Norway, EC) and Nataša Vuckovic (Serbia, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, reacting to yesterday’s attack on the police headquarters in Çinar (Diyarbakir) that left six people dead, including three children, and 39 wounded, have made the following statement: “This is a […]
DBP ( Democratic Regions Party ) Letter to the Council of Europe
Mr. Jean-Claude FRÉCON President, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Council of Europe Strasbourg / France 15th October 2015, Dear President of the Congress, Dear Distinguished Members, First of all, I would like to extend our regrets for not being presented with one of our collegues in this quite important and […]
Nils Muižnieks – Press release about Cizre
Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks urged today immediate access to the besieged Cizre district in Turkey ‘s southeastern Sirnak province and asked Turkish authorities to allow independent observers to enter the town, which has been under strict curfew for a week and has been subejected to concerns following serious human rights […]
PACE – Statement on Turkey policy on Syria
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Anne Brasseur objected to AKP’s policy on Syria and asked Turkey to join the struggle against ISIS. President Brasseur emphasized the need to have a global perspective on the struggle against ISIS, and described AKP government’s policy on Syria as messy and complicated. Brasseur stated that […]
Council of Europe – Declaration on Kobanê
March 26, 2015 Document adopted by the Bureau of the Congress on 26 March 2015 Bureau declaration on the KOBANE corridor The Bureau of the Congress, 1. draws attention to the recent events in the city of KOBANE and its fight against extremism. The Bureau of the Congress deplores the devastation of the KOBANE area […]
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities – Release Leyla Güven
Strasbourg July 03 2014 – Congress pleased by release of Leyla Güven and the other elected representatives detained in Turkey “Leyla Güven and 30 local elected representatives held in Diyarbakir have just been released. After over four years of detention for Leyla Güven, the judge in Diyarbakir Court has just taken a decision that does […]
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities – Leyla Güven's speech
Strasbourg, October 15 2014 Speaking at the 27th Session of the Congress, Leyla Güven,a former Congress member who was imprisoned in Turkey in 2009 and released in July 2014, underlined the importance of Turkey’s ratification of the European Charter of Local Self-government for the country’s democratic advancement:”The fact that Turkey has ratified the European Charter […]