30/01/2020 | 11:59:46 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, First of all there is no universally accepted definition for political prisoners. However, a political prisoner is generally defined as a person who is imprisoned for his or her political activities. In October 2012 the Assembly became the first major intergovernmental organization to approve a concrete criteria for what defines a political prisoner. What all conceptualization of the term political prisoner have in common is their acknowledgement... 28/01/2020 | 19:38:19 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, Some evaluations regarding Turkey in the report have, unfortunately, failed to show moderation. The most striking example of this situation is accusing Turkey of abusing the penal code and anti-terror laws. First of all, Turkey is a state of law. In our judicial system, the appeal processes function properly. If a defendant is not satisfied with the decision of the first instance court, they may appeal to the higher courts and demand for their rights...