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Second part of the monitoring visit to Turkey

A delegation from the Congress carried out the second part of the follow-up visit to Turkey from 12 to 13 November 2019, in order to assess the implementation of the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, which the country ratified in 1992.

During the first part of the visit, from 1 to 3 October 2019, the Congress delegation had met with Turkish local and national authorities in Ankara and Diyarbakır.

As part of the second part of the visit, Jacob Wienen (Netherlands, EPP/CCE) and Yoomi Renström (Sweden, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Congress, met in Ankara with representatives of the main political parties, as well as the head of the European Union delegation to Turkey, Mr Christian Berger, and representatives of the Dutch and Swedish embassies, Mr Erik Weststrate and Mr Magnus Collett.

In Istanbul, meetings were held with the Mayor of Istanbul, Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu, as well as with representatives of Human Rights Watch.

Turkey ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 1992. Countries which have ratified the Charter are bound by its provisions. The Charter requires compliance with a minimum number of rights, which form the European bedrock of local self-government. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities makes sure that these principles are observed.

 

Contact:

Stéphanie POIREL, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Secretary of the Monitoring Committee, Telephone: +33 (0)3 90 21 51 84, Email: [email protected]

 

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Second part of the monitoring visit to Turkey
Monitoring Committee Turkey 12 to 13 November 2019
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