Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-002625/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mélissa Camara (Verts/ALE)
On 29 June 2025, Turkish policy violently dispersed the pride march in Istanbul before arresting at least 50 people, including lawyers and journalists.
This brutal crackdown is part of an increasingly hostile climate towards LGBTQIA+ people in Türkiye. For a number of months, the Turkish Parliament has been examining bills to ban the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ and restrict content deemed as ‘going against family values’. The bills, which follow similar lines to laws in Russia and Hungary, pose a serious threat to freedom of expression, freedom of association and the principle of non-discrimination.
Türkiye is both a strategic partner to the EU and a candidate country. Upholding fundamental rights – including the rights of LGBTQIA+ people – must be at the heart of dialogue with the country’s authorities.
- 1.Does the Commission publicly condemn such repression and legislative abuses?
- 2.How does the Commission intend to include the protection of LGBTQIA+ rights in its political relations with Türkiye?
Submitted: 30.6.2025