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"Madam President, Commissioner, the process of Turkey’s accession to the European Union continues to be of strategic importance, both for Europe and for Turkey itself. This process is a measure of Europe’s credibility and of Turkey’s intentions to carry out the necessary democratic reforms. However, the government’s stated intention of making democratic changes is belied by the facts. We have been following the successive arrests of journalists over the past few days with concern. On 20 February, the journalist Nedim Şener, known for his criticism of the police’s approach to the murder of the Armenian journalist, Hrant Dink, was arrested along with six of his colleagues. They were all gaoled on charges of belonging to a terrorist organisation, thus bringing the number of journalists in prison to well over a hundred. What ultimately appears to be the real offence in these cases is their criticism of the Erdoğan government, rather than any criminal activities.
The Union supported the government’s efforts to stamp out the para-state. However, this cannot be used as an alibi for restricting personal freedoms, especially freedom of opinion. I call on Commissioner Füle to tell us how the Commission intends to react to these events."@en1
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