European Human Rights in External Relations – Turkey
Abstract
Turkey is an important country to the Council of Europe and to the European Union, they cooperate closely in many areas. The European Union continues to closely follow the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Turkey where academics, civil society and freedom of expression are under increasing pressure. The situation remains of serious concern. Turkey has put into effect a comprehensive reform process since early 2000s with a view to further strengthening democracy, consolidating the rule of law, and ensuring full respect for fundamental freedoms. There are three fundamental pillars of the reform strategy aiming at setting the necessary basis to ensure full respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms: Adherence to fundamental international human rights conventions, making legislative amendments as necessary and taking relevant measures for the full implementation of the reforms. In my study, I examine EU-Turkey relations from these 3 perspectives.
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