European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri (Source: Hurriyet Daily News)
ISTANBUL (Hurriyet Daily News)—The situation in Turkey is worsening on every visit, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri said February 22 during a visit to daily Cumhuriyet with other EU parliamentarians Elisabetta Pietrobon, Mariska Heijs and Jörgen Siil.
Piri said it was upsetting to see journalists in jail due to their journalistic activities, stating that it was even worse to see this situation in a country that is in EU accession talks.
“We have been trying to visit daily Cumhuriyet on every visit to Turkey. But unfortunately, the situation in Turkey is getting worse. Press rights and the treatment against press members are crucial for the European Parliament. Because it expresses the situation of the democracy in a country,â€
