European institutions raise alarm over local democracy in Turkey in joint letter

Representatives from several major European institutions have sent a rare joint letter to Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, expressing concern over the state of local democracy, citing the prolonged detention of elected officials and its impact on democratic governance, Turkish Minute reported. The development was announced on Monday by Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on […] The post European institutions raise alarm over local democracy in Turkey in joint let...

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