Plenary summary: Priorities of the Portuguese Council Presidency, annual report on human rights and democracy, reports on gender equality and access to housing, and resolution on Turkey 22nd January 2021 418 0 0 Plenary summary: Priorities of the Portuguese Council Presidency, annual report on human rights and democracy, reports on gender equality and...
MEPs call out hate speech by high-level institutional representatives in Turkey 7th May 2020 1529 0 2 MEPs call out hate speech by high-level institutional representatives in Turkey.
EU should halt accession talks with Turkey over human rights abuses, says European Parliament 13th March 2019 1036 0 0 On 13 February, the European Parliament adopted its 2018 report on the accession of Turkey. The report recommends the Commission and the Council...
Lift the ban on LGBTI events: MEPs write to Ankara governor 6th February 2019 864 0 0 In November 2017, the Governor of Ankara imposed a ban on all LGBTI-related events. Members of the LGBTI Intergroup and the EP-Turkey...
European Parliament condemns crackdown on LGBTI rights in Turkey 8th February 2018 642 0 0 In a resolution adopted today, the European Parliament raised its concerns on the worsening situation for human rights in Turkey, including the...
Open letter to Turkish Ambassador: Revoke Ankara’s indefinite ban on LGBTI events 18th December 2017 609 0 0 In November the Governorship of Ankara called an indefinite ban on LGBTI activities in the city, which has received sharp international criticism...
LGBTI Intergroup MEP heading to Istanbul Pride 22nd June 2017 576 0 0 This Sunday, the 25th edition of the Istanbul Pride will take place. From the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights, Terry Reintke MEP...
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 23rd November 2016 660 0 0 Earlier this month, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The...
MEPs condemn crackdown on Istanbul Pride 29th June 2016 590 0 0 Despite successful pride marches for at least 13 years until 2014, Sunday’s (26 June) Pride in Istanbul was met with police violence and...
