Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the human rights situation in Turkey.

We are clear in our expectation that Turkey, like all countries, should live up to its human rights obligations towards all its citizens. We continue to call on Turkey to act in line with Council of Europe conventions and broader democratic norms, as well as making progress on domestic judicial reforms. We also encourage comprehensive implementation of Turkey's 2021 Human Rights Action Plan. We keep these issues under regular review.