General documents - 2021 resolution on constant attacks and pressure on Turkish opposition parties - Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

In a resolution adopted on 8 July 2021 by 603 votes in favor, 2 against and 67 abstentions, MEPs strongly condemn the indictment refiled by Turkey's Chief Public Prosecutor at the Constitutional Court seeking the dissolution of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the third largest political party in the Turkish Parliament, and a political ban on nearly 500 HDP members. MEPs also condemn the decision made by Turkish authorities to remove democratically elected mayors from office on the basis of questionable evidence and replace them with unelected trustees.

Furthermore, the EP states that progress on any positive agenda that could be offered to Turkey should be dependent on improvements in the civil and human rights and rule of law situation in the country, including women's rights, religious freedom, and the rights of ethnic minorities and the LGBTI community.