Amendment No. 21 | Doc. 14282 | 24 April 2017

The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

Signatories: Mr Markar ESEYAN, Turkey, ALDE ; Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Salih FIRAT, Turkey, EC ; Mr Mehmet Kasım GÜLPINAR, Turkey, EC ; Ms Emine Nur GÜNAY, Turkey, EC ; Mr Suat ÖNAL, Turkey, EC ; Mr Burhanettin UYSAL, Turkey, EC ; Ms Serap YAŞAR, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2017 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly is fully aware that as a sovereign country and as a democratic State based on the rule of law, Turkey has the duty and obligation to take necessary measures to protect its citizens against terrorism and to establish public order on its territory in line with its constitutional order and international norms."