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2016/2935(RSP) Resolution on the situation of journalists in Turkey

Progress: Procedure completed

Events

2016/10/27
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2016/10/27
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation of journalists in Turkey.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups.

Members recalled that according to the European Federation of Journalists and the Turkish Journalists’ Association, following the coup attempt of 15 July 2016 the Turkish police have arrested at least 99 journalists and writers , most of whom have had no charges brought against them to date, bringing the number of media workers detained on charges believed to be related to their exercise of the right to freedom of expression to at least 130, as of 20 October 2016.

Parliament strongly condemned the attempted coup in Turkey of 15 July 2016 and gave its support to the legitimate institutions of Turkey. It stressed, however, that the failed military take-over cannot be used as an excuse for the Turkish Government to further stifle legitimate and peaceful opposition and to prevent journalists and the media in their peaceful exercise of freedom of expression. Members called on the Turkish authorities to release those journalists and media workers being held without compelling evidence of criminal activity. They recalled that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy, as are due process, presumption of innocence and judicial independence.

Expressing concern about the closure of more than 150 media outlets , Parliament called for these to be reopened, their independence restored and their dismissed employees reinstated in accordance with due process. It also called on the Government of Turkey to narrow the scope of the emergency measures, so that they can no longer be used to harass family members of journalists who have fled abroad or gone into hiding. It condemned the attempts by the Turkish authorities to intimidate and expel foreign correspondents.

Whilst stressing that Turkey faces a real threat from terrorism, Parliament reiterated that the broadly defined Turkish anti-terrorism legislation should not be used to punish journalists for exercising their right of freedom of expression.

The European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States should continue monitoring the practical implications of the state of emergency closely and to ensure that all trials of journalists are monitored.

Documents
T8-0423/2016
2016/10/27
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1158/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1162/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1163/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1167/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1168/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1170/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1171/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-1172/2016
2016/10/26
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-1162/2016
2016/10/26
   EP - Debate in Parliament
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Debate in Parliament

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B8-1158/2016 #

2016/10/27 Outcome: -: 537, +: 83, 0: 2
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17
15
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24
21
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25
60
56
43
46
79
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Lithuania EFDD

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Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

Petr MACH
1

Italy EFDD

16

France EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

13

Poland EFDD

1

Germany EFDD

1
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Austria ENF

3

Belgium ENF

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

3

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

16

United Kingdom ENF

For (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Poland ENF

2

Germany ENF

For (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1
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Greece NI

3

Hungary NI

For (1)

Béla KOVÁCS

Abstain (1)

Zoltán BALCZÓ
2

Italy NI

Against (1)

Renato SORU
1

France NI

Against (1)

Aymeric CHAUPRADE
1

United Kingdom NI

Against (1)

Diane DODDS
1

Poland NI

1

Germany NI

For (1)

Udo VOIGT
1
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Estonia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

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Bronis ROPĖ
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Croatia Verts/ALE

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Davor ŠKRLEC
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Belgium Verts/ALE

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France Verts/ALE

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United Kingdom Verts/ALE

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Germany Verts/ALE

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Cyprus GUE/NGL

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Finland GUE/NGL

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Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

Greece GUE/NGL

5

Sweden GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Italy GUE/NGL

3

France GUE/NGL

4

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Martina ANDERSON
1

Spain GUE/NGL

10

Germany GUE/NGL

7
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Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Cyprus ECR

Against (1)

Eleni THEOCHAROUS
1

Denmark ECR

For (1)

Anders VISTISEN
3

Finland ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Richard SULÍK

Against (1)

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Abstain (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK
3

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Bulgaria ECR

For (1)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
2

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Czechia ECR

2

Belgium ECR

4

Netherlands ECR

2

Italy ECR

Against (1)

Remo SERNAGIOTTO
1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

United Kingdom ECR

16

Poland ECR

15

Germany ECR

4
icon: ALDE ALDE
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Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

Against (2)

Kaja KALLAS, Urmas PAET
2

Lithuania ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Denmark ALDE

2

Finland ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

Against (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Croatia ALDE

2

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

3

Czechia ALDE

4

Belgium ALDE

6

Netherlands ALDE

7

Portugal ALDE

2

Romania ALDE

2

France ALDE

5

United Kingdom ALDE

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Catherine BEARDER
1

Spain ALDE

8

Germany ALDE

3
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Luxembourg S&D

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Mady DELVAUX
1

Estonia S&D

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Marju LAURISTIN
1

Lithuania S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

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Tanja FAJON
1

Denmark S&D

3

Austria S&D

5

Finland S&D

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Liisa JAAKONSAARI
1

Slovakia S&D

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Ireland S&D

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Nessa CHILDERS
1

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Bulgaria S&D

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Greece S&D

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Sweden S&D

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Czechia S&D

3

Hungary S&D

3

Belgium S&D

4

Netherlands S&D

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Agnes JONGERIUS, Paul TANG
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Portugal S&D

8

Italy S&D

27

Romania S&D

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Andi CRISTEA
13

France S&D

12

United Kingdom S&D

19

Poland S&D

5

Spain S&D

13

Germany S&D

22
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174

Luxembourg PPE

2

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Latvia PPE

3

Lithuania PPE

Against (1)

Antanas GUOGA
1

Cyprus PPE

Against (1)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Malta PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

5

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Austria PPE

For (1)

Paul RÜBIG
5

Finland PPE

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Slovakia PPE

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Ireland PPE

4

Croatia PPE

3

Bulgaria PPE

3

Greece PPE

3

Sweden PPE

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Czechia PPE

4

Hungary PPE

11

Belgium PPE

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Netherlands PPE

5

Portugal PPE

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Italy PPE

11

Romania PPE

9

France PPE

18

Poland PPE

19

Spain PPE

12

Germany PPE

30

RC-B8-1162/2016 - Am 3 #

2016/10/27 Outcome: -: 518, +: 93, 0: 12
LU CY EE LV LT MT SI BE DK FI BG IE HR SK AT EL NL SE CZ HU IT PT FR RO GB PL ES DE
Total
4
6
5
5
8
6
7
20
10
8
12
9
9
12
16
16
24
19
15
18
64
21
59
25
56
43
45
80
icon: EFDD EFDD
36

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

Petr MACH
1

Italy EFDD

16

France EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

13

Poland EFDD

1

Germany EFDD

1
icon: ENF ENF
32

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Austria ENF

3

Netherlands ENF

3

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

16

United Kingdom ENF

For (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Poland ENF

2

Germany ENF

For (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1
icon: NI NI
10

Greece NI

3

Hungary NI

2

Italy NI

Against (1)

Renato SORU
1

France NI

Against (1)

Aymeric CHAUPRADE
1

United Kingdom NI

Abstain (1)

Diane DODDS
1

Poland NI

1

Germany NI

For (1)

Udo VOIGT
1
icon: ECR ECR
60

Cyprus ECR

1

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Belgium ECR

4

Denmark ECR

For (1)

Anders VISTISEN
3

Finland ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

For (1)

Nikolay BAREKOV

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
2

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Slovakia ECR

3

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Netherlands ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

Italy ECR

1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

United Kingdom ECR

16

Poland ECR

15

Germany ECR

Against (2)

Arne GERICKE, Bernd LUCKE
4
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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Estonia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Croatia Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

4

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

France Verts/ALE

3

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Germany Verts/ALE

10
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
44

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Finland GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

Greece GUE/NGL

5

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Italy GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

France GUE/NGL

3

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Martina ANDERSON
1

Spain GUE/NGL

10

Germany GUE/NGL

7
icon: ALDE ALDE
57

Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

Against (2)

Kaja KALLAS, Urmas PAET
2

Lithuania ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Belgium ALDE

Abstain (1)

Gérard DEPREZ
6

Denmark ALDE

2

Finland ALDE

2

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Ireland ALDE

Against (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Croatia ALDE

2

Netherlands ALDE

7

Sweden ALDE

3

Czechia ALDE

4

Portugal ALDE

2

France ALDE

Abstain (1)

Jean-Marie CAVADA
5

Romania ALDE

2

United Kingdom ALDE

Against (1)

Catherine BEARDER
1

Spain ALDE

7

Germany ALDE

3
icon: S&D S&D
168

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Cyprus S&D

2

Estonia S&D

Against (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Lithuania S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

Against (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Belgium S&D

4

Denmark S&D

3

Finland S&D

Against (1)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI
1

Bulgaria S&D

Abstain (1)

Momchil NEKOV
3

Ireland S&D

Against (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Croatia S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

3

Austria S&D

5

Greece S&D

4

Netherlands S&D

Against (2)

Agnes JONGERIUS, Paul TANG
2

Sweden S&D

5

Czechia S&D

3

Hungary S&D

3

Italy S&D

For (1)

Elena GENTILE
27

Portugal S&D

8

France S&D

12

Romania S&D

For (1)

Andi CRISTEA
13

United Kingdom S&D

19

Poland S&D

5

Spain S&D

13

Germany S&D

22
icon: PPE PPE
177

Luxembourg PPE

2

Cyprus PPE

Against (1)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Latvia PPE

3

Lithuania PPE

Against (1)

Antanas GUOGA
1

Malta PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

5

Belgium PPE

Abstain (1)

Pascal ARIMONT
3

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Finland PPE

2

Bulgaria PPE

3

Ireland PPE

4

Croatia PPE

3

Slovakia PPE

6

Austria PPE

5

Greece PPE

3

Netherlands PPE

5

Sweden PPE

For (1)

Lars ADAKTUSSON
4

Czechia PPE

4

Hungary PPE

11

Italy PPE

11

Portugal PPE

7

France PPE

18

Romania PPE

9

Poland PPE

19

Spain PPE

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Carlos ITURGAIZ
12

Germany PPE

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Elmar BROK
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    • date: 2016-10-27T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0423 title: T8-0423/2016 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation of journalists in Turkey. The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups. Members recalled that according to the European Federation of Journalists and the Turkish Journalists’ Association, following the coup attempt of 15 July 2016 the Turkish police have arrested at least 99 journalists and writers , most of whom have had no charges brought against them to date, bringing the number of media workers detained on charges believed to be related to their exercise of the right to freedom of expression to at least 130, as of 20 October 2016. Parliament strongly condemned the attempted coup in Turkey of 15 July 2016 and gave its support to the legitimate institutions of Turkey. It stressed, however, that the failed military take-over cannot be used as an excuse for the Turkish Government to further stifle legitimate and peaceful opposition and to prevent journalists and the media in their peaceful exercise of freedom of expression. Members called on the Turkish authorities to release those journalists and media workers being held without compelling evidence of criminal activity. They recalled that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy, as are due process, presumption of innocence and judicial independence. Expressing concern about the closure of more than 150 media outlets , Parliament called for these to be reopened, their independence restored and their dismissed employees reinstated in accordance with due process. It also called on the Government of Turkey to narrow the scope of the emergency measures, so that they can no longer be used to harass family members of journalists who have fled abroad or gone into hiding. It condemned the attempts by the Turkish authorities to intimidate and expel foreign correspondents. Whilst stressing that Turkey faces a real threat from terrorism, Parliament reiterated that the broadly defined Turkish anti-terrorism legislation should not be used to punish journalists for exercising their right of freedom of expression. The European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States should continue monitoring the practical implications of the state of emergency closely and to ensure that all trials of journalists are monitored.
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