Amendment No. 13 | Doc. 14078 | 22 June 2016

The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

Signatories: Mr Andrej HUNKO, Germany, UEL ; Mr Matjaž HANŽEK, Slovenia, UEL ; Ms Filiz KERESTECİOĞLU DEMİR, Turkey, UEL ; Mr Ertuğrul KÜRKÇÜ, Turkey, UEL ; Mr George LOUCAIDES, Cyprus, UEL ; Mr Hişyar ÖZSOY, Turkey, UEL ; Mr Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Denmark, UEL

Origin - 2016 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 17 with the following paragraph:

"The Assembly is also worried about the arrest in south-east Turkey of 21 democratically-elected Kurdish mayors and the dismissal of 31 others on controversial charges of "aiding and abetting a terrorist organization" which has further damaged the already weak local governments in conflict areas. The Assembly calls on all political leaders at central and local levels to adopt a more inclusive and tolerant approach to resolve existing problems through dialogue and shared responsibility."