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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts
Date: 12.02.2026Reference: RC-B10-0120/2026Overall Result
Rejected- 175 For
- 377 Against
- 16 Abstention
- 151 Did not vote
How we count
- Yes, No and Abstention come from the European Parliament's roll-call voting protocol.
- “Did not vote” is derived: MEPs with a mandate on the voting day for whom no vote was recorded. Abstentions do not count towards this.
- Subsequent vote corrections are shown but do not change the official result.
- Each vote (overall vote, amendment, partial vote) counts separately. Therefore totals may differ from pages that count differently.
Status and procedure
Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.
- Vote held on
- Latest recorded step
- Plenary · (275 days ago)
- Next scheduled step
- No further step is scheduled in the source.
Procedure timeline
2026/2613(RSP) · RSP
Recorded procedure activities. These do not establish whether a law has entered into force.
- Latest recorded: Plenary
Recorded activities (8)
- Plenary debate
- Tabling for plenary
- Tabling for plenary
- Tabling for plenary
- Tabling for plenary
- Tabling for plenary
- Plenary vote
- Plenary vote results
Scheduled activities (not confirmation of completion)
- Plenary debate
- Plenary vote
Procedure file (OEIL) · European Parliament data
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Sources
Data: EP Open Data API
What is this about?
- The resolution condemns Turkey’s targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and Christians under national security pretenses, violating press freedom and religious rights.
- These actions lack due process, with arbitrary security codes like N-82 and G-87 used to justify deportations without evidence.
- Journalists such as Kaveh Taheri face detention and expulsion despite no transparent legal basis.
- The EU urges Turkey to halt these practices, restore permits, and align its laws with European human rights standards.
- Persistent abuses may lead to targeted measures within the accession process.
Vote by political group
How the political groups voted
Non-attached Members (NI)For11
- 11For
- 2Against
- 8Abstention
- 11Did not vote
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)For62
- 62For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 17Did not vote
Patriots for Europe (PfE)For56
- 56For
- 0Against
- 5Abstention
- 23Did not vote
European People's Party (EPP)For17
- 17For
- 125Against
- 2Abstention
- 43Did not vote
Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)For25
- 25For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 2Did not vote
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)For2
- 2For
- 108Against
- 0Abstention
- 26Did not vote
Renew Europe (Renew)For2
- 2For
- 61Against
- 0Abstention
- 12Did not vote
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)For0
- 0For
- 38Against
- 1Abstention
- 7Did not vote
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)For0
- 0For
- 43Against
- 0Abstention
- 10Did not vote
Members
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| Name | Country | Group | Vote Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | ECR | For | |
 France | PfE | For | |
| France | PfE | For | |
| France | PfE | For | |
 Estonia | ECR | For | |
 Italy | ECR | For | |
| Poland | ECR | For | |
| Poland | PfE | For | |
 Netherlands | PfE | For | |
 Croatia | ECR | For |
