Relazione 2025 della Commissione sulla Turchia

Testo come pubblicato dal PE, in inglese.

1. Emendamento 1Respinta

   Paragraph 6

   Presentato da Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau · Renew

   … Turkish Government’s engagement with the fundamental issues at the core of the Rimosso: EU accession process, Aggiunto: EU’s values and strategic interests, which would allow the EU-Türkiye relationship to Rimosso: develop towards a closer partnership with the perspective of a possible future reopening of the accession process; Aggiunto: improve;

2. Emendamento 2Approvata

   Paragraph 12

   Presentato da Malik Azmani · Renew

   … district mayors and officials, 105 of which are currently in pre-trial detention; Aggiunto: strongly rejects the Ankara regional court’s decision, on 21 May 2026, to annul the decision of the 38th ordinary and 21st extraordinary CHP conventions and to reinstall former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over current leader Özgür Özel; regards this ruling as a flagrant example of state interference in the internal matters of the biggest opposition party; condemns, furthermore, the arrest, on 4 April 2026, of elected opposition mayor Mustafa Bozbey, alongside several members of the CHP, reportedly on false charges of corruption and bribery; considers these developments as further evidence of the systemic erosion of democratic governance and political pluralism at local level in Türkiye; welcomes the recent visits to Türkiye of EU mayors and city representatives …

3. Emendamento 3Approvata

   Paragraph 15

   Presentato da Malik Azmani · Renew

   … great concern the cases of Deutsche Welle reporter Alican Uludağ, who was Rimosso: recently detained by thirty police officers in front of his family and was later arrested over Aggiunto: arrested because of social media posts made more than one year ago, Aggiunto: was held in a maximum-security prison for over 90 days and was recently released, although the charges against him have not been dropped and his trial will resume in September, of TELE1 editor-in-chief Merdan Yanardağ, who is currently imprisoned over ‘espionage’ allegations, …

4. Emendamento 4Approvata

   Paragraph 22

   Presentato da Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau · Renew

   … including intimidation, forced returns and misuse of international cooperation mechanisms; condemns Türkiye’s Rimosso: past activities that have undermined European social cohesion, security and democratic processes, including interference in Member States’ internal affairs through diaspora Rimosso: communities; Aggiunto: communities and the use of its state agency Anadolu as an organ of propaganda; remains worried that the racist extremist movement Ülkü Ocakları, also known as … their associations in EU countries; condemns the Turkish authorities’ policy of political, Aggiunto: financial, media and logistical support for Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Rimosso: movements; Aggiunto: movements, networks, associations, charities and educational bodies operating within the territory of several EU Member States as well as the EU’s neighbourhood, which enables them to carry out activities involving ideological influence, funding and recruitment; calls on Türkiye to end all forms of support for these organisations;

5. Emendamento 5Approvata

   Paragraph 46

   Presentato da Malik Azmani · Renew

   … regard to the Gaza peace summit of October 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh; Rimosso: deeply regrets, at the same time, Aggiunto: condemns the Turkish authorities’ active support for the EU-listed terror group Hamas and …

6. Emendamento 6Respinta

   Paragraph 57

   Presentato da Malik Azmani · Renew

   … mission will be invited to observe any upcoming elections in the country Rimosso: ; Aggiunto: and calls on the Commission to engage with relevant partners, notably the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe, to create a robust and reinforced election monitoring mechanism for the next Turkish elections, scheduled for 2028, covering the whole electoral cycle, and to commit to using the findings of the resulting reinforced election monitoring programme to assess, and report back to Parliament on, whether it is still possible to continue to maintain the formal but frozen accession process for the country or whether this process has come to an end;

7. Emendamento 8Respinta

   Paragraph 1

   Presentato da Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell · ESN

   1. Rimosso: Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of the majority of the Turkish people regarding accession to Aggiunto: Recommends that EU accession negotiations with Türkiye should be officially closed, in the interest of both the EU and Rimosso: maintaining Türkiye’s candidate status, despite the persistent lack of progress and political will; acknowledges the fatigue that, as a consequence, continues to grow among stakeholders on both sides of the process; underscores, however, that any development in the accession process requires tangible progress in upholding the rule of law and democratic processes and believes that, in the absence of such progress, Türkiye’s EU accession process cannot be resumed; Aggiunto: Türkiye; considers Türkiye to be an important strategic partner of the EU and invites the European Council to request that the Commission develop a strategic partnership between the EU and Türkiye as an alternative path to membership;

8. Emendamento 13Respinta

   Paragraph 36

   Presentato da Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell · ESN

   36. Rimosso: 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; Aggiunto: 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; Rimosso: 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; Aggiunto: emphasises that this cooperation must not involve any attempt to instrumentalise migration for political purposes against the EU or its Member States;

9. Emendamento 14Respinta

   Paragraph 36 a (new)

   Presentato da Sarah Knafo · ESN

   Aggiunto: 36a. Condemns the Turkish authorities’ use of migration flows as an instrument for exerting geopolitical pressure on the EU and its Member States; considers that such actions constitute a serious breach both of the obligations arising from Türkiye’s candidate status and of the fundamental values ​​of the EU;

10. Emendamento 17Respinta

    Paragraph 48 a (new)

    Presentato da Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell · ESN

    Aggiunto: 48a. Welcomes the memorandum of understanding between Türkiye and Armenia, signed on 4 May 2026, to jointly restore the ancient Ani Bridge as an important confidence-building measure; notes that Türkiye also removed a restriction on direct trade with Armenia in May 2026; considers that these initiatives are important steps towards the establishment of full and normalised relations between the two countries;

11. Emendamento 18Respinta

    Paragraph 64 a (new)

    Presentato da Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell · ESN

    Aggiunto: 64a. Is concerned that, according to various reports, millions of euro awarded under the Erasmus+ programme have been redirected towards foundations and associations with an Islamist agenda;

12. Emendamento 29Respinta

    Paragraph 39

    Presentato da Geadis Geadi, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García +4 · ECR

    … the resumption of negotiations and not to miss this window of opportunity; Aggiunto: expresses, however, its regret and dissatisfaction regarding the repeated statements made by Tufan Erhürman in favour of the continued presence of Turkish troops and guarantees, and his promotion of partitionist rhetoric, recalling that he is the leader of an occupation regime;

13. Emendamento 30Respinta

    Paragraph 40

    Presentato da Geadis Geadi, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García +4 · ECR

    … regard to the EU as per the negotiating framework of October 2005; Aggiunto: condemns the crimes committed by Turkish troops as a result of the illegal 1974 invasion and the ongoing occupation of 37 % of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, including the killing of civilians, forced disappearances, rape, sexual violence against women and girls, the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, the transfer of settlers, the destruction of cultural and Christian religious heritage, the unlawful seizure and exploitation of property, and other grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law;

14. Emendamento 31Respinta

    Paragraph 40

    Presentato da Geadis Geadi, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García +4 · ECR

    … regard to the EU as per the negotiating framework of October 2005; Aggiunto: strongly condemns the harassment and interference by Turkish occupation forces, including through the use of illegal air traffic control facilities, against aircraft carrying the Ministers of Defence of Greece, France and the Netherlands while approaching the Republic of Cyprus to participate in official EU meetings in June 2026;

15. Emendamento 32Respinta

    Paragraph 40

    Presentato da Geadis Geadi, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García +4 · ECR

    … regard to the EU as per the negotiating framework of October 2005; Aggiunto: calls on Türkiye to remove the provocative occupation symbols painted on the Pentadaktylos mountain range and to immediately cease quarrying activities in the area, which have caused irreversible environmental damage to the mountain;

16. Emendamento 33Respinta

    Paragraph 1

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +5 · PfE

    1. Rimosso: Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of the majority of the Turkish people regarding accession to the EU and maintaining Türkiye’s candidate status, despite the persistent lack of progress and political will; acknowledges the fatigue that, as a consequence, continues to grow among stakeholders on both sides of the process; underscores, however, that any development in the accession process requires tangible progress in upholding the rule of law and democratic processes and believes that, in the absence of such progress, Türkiye’s EU Aggiunto: Notes that accession negotiations have remained at a standstill since 2018 and that no meaningful progress has been achieved in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria; considers therefore that, given these circumstances, the accession process cannot be Rimosso: resumed; Aggiunto: revived and calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that any future strategic partnership with Türkiye can only be pursued upon full compliance with its obligations towards all EU Member States as a realistic alternative to accession;

17. Emendamento 34Respinta

    Paragraph 5 a (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +5 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 5a. Stresses that, given that Türkiye’s accession negotiations have remained at a standstill, Türkiye should no longer receive financial assistance under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III); insists that any remaining EU funding to Türkiye must remain fully transparent, strictly conditional and subject to rigorous parliamentary scrutiny;

18. Emendamento 35Respinta

    Paragraph 26 a (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +6 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 26a. Expresses concern over restrictions affecting Christian communities, including obstacles to legal recognition, property rights and religious education; condemns antisemitism and antisemitic incitement in Turkish political discourse and state-affiliated media; calls on the Turkish authorities to protect religious minorities, combat antisemitism and uphold freedom of religion and belief;

19. Emendamento 36Respinta

    Paragraph 35 a (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +6 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 35a. Acknowledges that Türkiye continues to host a large migrant and refugee population; emphasises that refugee protection and reception in the region should remain the primary response to migratory pressures; insists, however, that this responsibility must not be used by the Turkish Government to weaponise migration or to extract financial concessions from the EU; stresses that cooperation on migration must be based on the prevention of irregular migration towards the EU;

20. Emendamento 37Respinta

    Paragraph 37 b (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +6 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 37b. Rejects any attempt to institutionalise or codify the ‘Blue Homeland’ doctrine through legislation or state policy; stresses that any such actions will be considered null and void and will produce no legal effects under international law;

21. Emendamento 38Respinta

    Paragraph 49 a (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +6 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 49a. Expresses its concern regarding reports of foreign state influence exercised through religious, educational and cultural organisations linked to foreign governments; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen transparency requirements concerning foreign funding, governance structures and political activities conducted within the EU on behalf of foreign states;

22. Emendamento 39Respinta

    Paragraph 37 a (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +6 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 37a. Condemns the continued occupation of parts of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkish military forces; reiterates its full support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus; deplores Türkiye’s continued refusal to recognise the Republic of Cyprus, an EU Member State;

23. Emendamento 40Respinta

    Paragraph 46 a (new)

    Presentato da Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa +6 · PfE

    Aggiunto: 46a. Recalls that Hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by the EU; deeply regrets the continued political engagement of senior Turkish officials with Hamas representatives and the refusal of the Turkish Government to recognise Hamas as a terrorist organisation;

24. Emendamento 42Respinta

    Paragraph 35 a (new)

    Presentato da Giorgos Georgiou, Rima Hassan · The Left

    Aggiunto: 35a. Remains deeply concerned about Türkiye being considered by the EU as a ‘safe country of origin’ in the light of widespread evidence of persecution and serious harm against its citizens; highlights that this constitutes a breach of Article 61(1) of the Asylum Procedure Regulation1a, which states that a third country may only be designated as a safe country of origin where, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within a democratic system and the general political circumstances, it can be shown that there is no persecution as defined in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1347 and no real risk of serious harm as defined in Article 15 of that Regulation; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU (OJ L, 2024/1348, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1348/oj).

25. Emendamento 48Respinta

    Paragraph 43 a (new)

    Presentato da Giorgos Georgiou, Rima Hassan · The Left

    Aggiunto: 43a. Rejects the use of Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as the legal basis for the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, emphasising that this provision, intended for exceptional financial assistance in the event of serious difficulties, is not appropriate for a common security and defence instrument; underlines that participation of non-EU countries with which the EU has established a security and defence partnership within the framework of SAFE must be based on unanimity among Member States and contingent upon the strict fulfilment of conditions safeguarding the security and defence interests of all its Member States without discrimination;

26. Emendamento 49Respinta

    Paragraph 43 b (new)

    Presentato da Giorgos Georgiou, Rima Hassan · The Left

    Aggiunto: 43b. Calls on all EU Member States, in view of Türkiye’s militarised foreign policy, to stop all arms exports to Türkiye;