Turkey in the Council of Europe explained

Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe.^{[1] [2]} Membership is obligatory for joining the European Union. Turkey has nearly a third of the cases pending at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).^[3]

See also

• Armenia in the Council of Europe
• Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe
• Greece in the Council of Europe

Further reading

• Constas . Dimitris C. . Turkish Affair: A Test Case for the Council of Europe, The . Legal Issues of Economic Integration . 1982 . 9 . 69–87 . 10.54648/LEIE1982008 .
• Dzehtsiarou . Kanstantsin . Coffey . Donal K. . Suspension and Expulsion of Members of the Council of Europe: Difficult Decisions in Troubled Times . International & Comparative Law Quarterly . 2019 . 68 . 2 . 443–476 . 10.1017/S0020589319000101 . en . 0020-5893. free .
• Soyaltin-Colella . Digdem . (Un)Democratic change and use of social sanctions for domestic politics: Council of Europe monitoring in Turkey . International Political Science Review . September 2021 . 42 . 4 . 484–500 . 10.1177/0192512120927120.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Council of Europe .
2. Web site: Home - Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara - www.coe.int . 2023-12-06 . Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara . en-GB.
3. News: Turkey's president picks a fight with the Council of Europe . The Economist . 2023-12-06 . 0013-0613.