Answer to a written question – 1996 – 2024: 28 years later, Türkiye covers up for the murderers of Isaak and Solomou – E-001743/2024(ASW)

As an EU candidate country and a long-standing member of the Council of Europe, Türkiye is expected to respect fundamental rights, which are an integral part of EU-Türkiye relations, and implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The Commission has repeatedly called on Türkiye to implement the ECtHR judgments as a matter of priority, including in the Commission’s annual enlargement reports[1].

The Commission is not in the position to comment on how the International Criminal Police Organisation implements an international wanted persons notice, issued at the request of one of its member countries.

• [1] https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/turkiye-report-2024_en.