Amendment No. 47 | Doc. 14282 | 24 April 2017

The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

Signatories: Ms Emine Nur GÜNAY, Turkey, EC ; Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Markar ESEYAN, Turkey, ALDE ; Mr Salih FIRAT, Turkey, EC ; Mr Mehmet Kasım GÜLPINAR, Turkey, EC ; Mr Suat ÖNAL, Turkey, EC ; Mr Burhanettin UYSAL, Turkey, EC ; Ms Serap YAŞAR, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2017 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 31, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly welcomes that as a requirement of democracy, the military courts, which are constantly criticized for judicial independence, have been abolished by the constitutional amendment and members with military origin in the Constitutional Court have been removed."