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Motion for a European 合法博彩网站 resolution on 听the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Turkey

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听- having regard to Rule 150(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

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- having regard to its previous resolutions on 罢眉谤办颈测别,

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A.听whereas in recent months the Turkish government has intensified actions against opposition mayors mainly by abusive use of anti-terror laws,

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B.听whereas since the last local elections in 罢眉谤办颈测别 in March 2024, the Ministry of Interior has dismissed democratically elected mayors of 10 municipalities and districts (Hakkari, Mardin, Batman, Halfeti, Tunceli, Bah莽esaray, Akdeniz and Siirt won by DEM Party, and Esenyurt and Ovac谋k won by CHP Party) and replaced them with government-appointed trustees,

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C.听whereas the provision allowing for the dismissal of mayors was introduced under the state

of emergency that followed the 2016 attempted military coup; whereas it was then immediately used as a tool against democratic opposition and predominantly targeted Kurdish regions; whereas even under this law there is no impediment for the trustee to be another elected member from the winning party;

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D.听whereas on 17 January 2025 Riza Akpolat, the mayor of the Istanbul district of Besiktas, was arrested on allegations denounced to be politically motivated, and on 29 January 2025 Sofya Alagas, the elected mayor of Siirt, was removed from office and similarly replaced,

1.听Strongly condemns the Turkish Government鈥檚 unlawful decision to dismiss the democratically elected mayors of 10 municipalities and districts won by opposition parties such as the pro-Kurdish DEM Party and the main opposition party CHP and to replace them with trustees appointed by the interior ministry; considers this long-standing practice of appointing trustees as a blatant attack on basic principles of local democracy and a tool to supress political opposition;

2.听Calls on the Turkish government to immediately reinstate the dismissed mayors unless there is a conviction following a due process or credible evidence of having committed a serious crime;

3.听Urges Turkish authorities to fully respect the voters鈥� right to free and fair elections, and to apply, in the event of a mayor being removed, measures respecting the will of voters, such as allowing the municipal councils to democratically choose a replacement;

4.听Calls on the Turkish authorities to abolish the trustee system in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission;

5.听Deplores the continued targeting of political parties and members of the opposition, who continue to suffer increasing pressure, such as the recent cases against Be艧ikta艧 district mayor R谋za Akpolat, and the new and the standing cases against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality mayor Ekrem 陌mamo臒lu and the mayor of Siirt Sofya Alagas,

6.听Calls on the HR/VP to consider imposing restrictive measures under the EU Human Rights sanction regime against Turkish officials accepting to be trustees;

7.听Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Commission, the council of the European Union, the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative, the Government and 合法博彩网站 of 罢眉谤办颈测别, and the 合法博彩网站ary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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