The arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul and the state of democracy and human rights in Türkiye

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 16151 | 08 April 2025

Signatories:

Ms Meryem GÖKA, Türkiye, NR ; Mr Abdurrahman BABACAN, Türkiye, NR ; Mr Mustafa CANBEY, Türkiye, NR ; Ms Seda GÖREN BÖLÜK, Türkiye, NR ; Mr Konur Alp KOÇAK, Türkiye, NR ; Ms Zeynep YILDIZ, Türkiye, NR ; Ms Pelin YILIK, Türkiye, NR

Origin

2025 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 6, second sentence, replace the words "At least 20 local journalists were physically assaulted by the police or protesters while covering the protests and at least 10 of them" with the following words:

"At least 10 local journalists"

Explanatory note

It is unclear what source this figure and identification is based on, as there is no official report on the figures, and the sentence itself is unclear. There is an ambiguity here and the relevant part should therefore be deleted.