- The European Parliament urged possible sanctions — including asset freezes — on Turkish officials, singling out Justice Minister Akin Gurlek over alleged human‑rights violations.
- Turkey strongly rejected the report, calling it a distortion of independent legal processes and unfairly targeting its justice minister.
- The dispute comes after high‑profile prosecutions of opposition figures (including Istanbul’s mayor and a party leader change), complicating already tense Turkey‑EU relations tied to migration and NATO cooperation.
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