{"id":2247,"date":"2026-05-15T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eutcc.net\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:45:25","slug":"statement-on-right-to-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eutcc.net\/?p=2247","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Right to hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No Further Delay: Right to Hope is Essential for the Success of the Peace Process <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU Turkey Civic Commission is following with great concern the agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe in June 2026. Despite Turkey\u2019s ongoing violations, the case of Gurban v. Turkey has not been included on the agenda. This decision sends a problematic signal regarding the enforcement of binding judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and jeopardises the credibility of the European human rights system as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ECtHR has clearly ruled that the system of aggravated life imprisonment violates the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment. In several resolutions, the Committee of Ministers has called on Turkey to establish a statutory review procedure and to implement the judgments. Nevertheless, the Turkish government continues to refuse to take substantive steps to fulfil these obligations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current political situation lends this issue added urgency. The dialogue process between the Turkish state and Abdullah \u00d6calan is an opportunity for a political solution to the Kurdish question. However, a credible and sustainable dialogue cannot be conducted under conditions of continued isolation, legal arbitrariness and systematic disregard for international court rulings. Particularly in the context of such a process, the implementation of the ECtHR rulings is not a technical detail, but a central prerequisite for the rule of law, confidence-building and democratic prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports of alleged improvements to Abdullah \u00d6calan\u2019s prison conditions on \u0130mral\u0131 island must therefore be viewed with great caution. Visits by lawyers and family members, as well as by the \u0130mral\u0131 delegation of the DEM Party, remain subject to arbitrary restrictions. The \u0130mral\u0131 system remains an expression of a special regime that contravenes fundamental standards of the rule of law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that the Gurban case was not included on the agenda for the June meeting should therefore not be interpreted as a political let-off for Turkey. The Committee of Ministers is obliged to effectively monitor and ensure compliance with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU Turkey Civic Commission therefore calls for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. the immediate inclusion of the Gurban v. Turkey case on the agenda of the next meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. the consistent implementation of the ECtHR judgments on the \u2018right to hope\u2019;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. the linking of the ongoing dialogue process with concrete steps regarding human rights and the rule of law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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