Speaking at the debriefing of a European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights mission to Turkey earlier this month, Sánchez Amor said Fidan’s argument misstates why Turkey’s accession track has stalled. 🇹🇷The #DROI mission to #Türkiye shows that human rights need to be at the centre of 🇪🇺🇹🇷 agenda, especially in enlargement. He described Turkey’s human rights picture as “as dark as it has been for the last years,” citing pressure on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), nongovernmental organizations, journalists and lawyers. He said the European Parliament has remained vocal while the executive institutions focus on issues such as energy. In its most recent annual position, the European Parliament said Turkey’s accession process “must remain frozen,” pointing to unresolved democratic deficits.