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Council of Europe Urges Turkey to Free Jailed Kurdish Politicians - Turkish Minute

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has called on Turkey to immediately release jailed Kurdish politicians Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu, repeating a demand based on binding European court rulings. The committee adopted the decision during a human rights meeting in Strasbourg on September 15 and 16. It urged Turkey’s government and courts […]
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BOLD – The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe reiterated its call for the "immediate release" of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. The Committee also asked Turkey to clarify whether the new law passed by the Parliament applies to the applicants in the Demirtaş case, how the regulation will be implemented, and its possible consequences. The decision was made at the Committee of Ministers' Human Rights meeting on September 15-1…

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, at its meeting monitoring the implementation of ECHR judgments, reiterated its call on Turkey to ensure the "immediate release" of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. The Committee also called for strengthening protection of the political expression of opposition politicians.

The Council of Europe reiterated its call on Turkey to "immediately release" Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ as part of the implementation of ECHR judgments. The Committee requested that all available means, including the procedural law passed by the Parliament, be utilized, and asked Turkey for information on whether the applicants in the Demirtaş case could benefit from the new legislation. The decision also called for the protection of the political e…

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in its 1569th meeting monitoring the implementation of the ECHR's Selahattin Demirtaş judgment, reiterated its call on Türkiye to ensure the "immediate release" of Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.

PİRHA - The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe reiterated its call for the immediate release of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ using all available legal means. The Committee also requested that Turkey take the necessary steps to protect the political expressions of members of parliament, guarantee the freedom of expression of opposition politicians, and strengthen political pluralism. The Committee of Ministers of the Counc…

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Arti Gerçek broke the news on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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