2025 Commission report on Türkiye

Tabled by Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

36. Removed: Expresses concern about the deterioration of the protection environment for Syrian refugees in Türkiye, including the suspension of health insurance, the closure of refugee camps without adequate alternatives and the downscaling of services provided by international non-governmental organisations and the UN; furthermore, remains concerned about the situation of minority groups, refugees and migrants who continued to face discrimination, violence and forced returns in 2025; highlights that Türkiye must continue to protect Syrian refugees until the conditions for their return are met; calls on the Turkish authorities to reinstate ‘go-and-see’ visits or equivalent mechanisms enabling informed return decisions; notes with concern that there are credible reports uncovering human rights violations at EU-funded removal centres in Türkiye and calls on the Commission to launch a transparent and independent investigation into the matter; Added: Notes that, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the pace of returns of Syrians to their homeland increased significantly, with over 550 000 Syrians returning between December 2024 and late 2025; supports Türkiye’s policy of facilitating these returns and encourages the Member States to follow Türkiye’s example of returning Syrians; calls on the Commission to ensure utmost transparency and accuracy in the … Statement of 2016 and the EU-Türkiye Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States; Removed: stresses that migrants’ vulnerability must not be instrumentalised for political purposes against the EU or its Member States; urges Türkiye to continue cooperating in good faith with all EU Member … clear signal is sent to human smugglers to deter further illegal flows; Added: emphasises that this cooperation must not involve any attempt to instrumentalise migration for political purposes against the EU or its Member States;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.323