Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will condemn the Turkish Government for imprisoning almost 100 elected representatives and more than 5,000 activists from the Peoples' Democratic Party.

​Following the failed coup in 2016 and the subsequent imposition of a State of Emergency, we expect Turkey, as a modern democracy, to undertake any legal processes against elected representatives and activists fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. It is important that legal measures under the State of Emergency be proportionate, justified and in line with Turkey's democratic principles and its international human rights obligations. We have made these points consistently with Turkish Ministers, as has the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.