“The arrest and subsequent detention of the Mayor of Constantinople, the culmination of a series of pressure and persecution against the Turkish government’s political opponents, as well as journalists, constitutes a serious regression of democracy and the rule of law in the neighboring country,” Neighbor and the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu.

As he points out, “unfortunately, it is confirmed that Turkey, in addition to a revisionist force in the international community, is steadily evolving into an authoritarian ” free democracy ” that restricts fundamental rights and political freedoms, intimidates opposition, censor and censor.

“It is clear that the new very serious overt attacks on the rule of law must be taken into account in the formation and evolution of Euro-Turkish relations, which must be based on respect for democratic principles and values, according to the European acquis,” concludes Dimitris.