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Removed:B. whereas, since 2019, more than 300 foreign Christian workers and their family members, including long-term residents, have been expelled from Türkiye following the assignment of “security codes” such as N-82 and G-87 by the Ministry of Interior, resulting in re-entry bans and designation as national security threats without individualized public reasoning; whereas between 2024 and 2025 at least 35 additional such codes were reportedly issued, leading to loss of pastoral leadership in numerous congregations and serious disruption to religious life across the country;

Added:C. whereas Kaveh Taheri, an Iranian independent freelance journalist recognised as a refugee by the UNHCR, was detained on 26 January 2026 and is facing deportation and political persecution in Iran; whereas journalist Nujan Mala Hassan was shot and injured by Turkish border guards on 20 January while reporting on protests; whereas other journalists have already been deported, including BBC correspondent Mark Lowen, and others have been arrested and threatened with deportation, such as French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura;

Removed:C. whereas the detention and deportation proceedings initiated against Kaveh Taheri and expulsions imposed on Christian workers in Türkiye point to a practice of using immigration and national security to breach human rights protected under international human rights law and the European Convention on Human Rights to which Türkiye is a party;

Added:D. whereas Christians are reported to be among the most persecuted religious groups globally; whereas failure to acknowledge and address this reality undermines the credibility of international efforts to protect freedom of religion or belief;

Removed:D. whereas the case of Kenneth Arthur Wiest v. Türkiye, currently pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) could in 2026 become a landmark judgment; whereas on 2 February 2026 the ECtHR communicated a joint application comprising twenty cases, David Kim Wilson and Pamela Lynn Wilson v. Türkiye;

Added:E. whereas several related cases are pending before the ECtHR, including Wiest v Türkiye;

Removed:E. whereas Christians are the most persecuted religious group globally, whereas tackling this issue must be central to EU foreign policy;

Added:1. Strongly condemns the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians carried out under unsubstantiated national-security pretexts and without due process; deplores the lack of access to evidence and meaningful judicial review;

Removed:1. Calls on the Government of Türkiye to immediately halt deportation proceedings against Kaveh Taheri and ensure his release in full respect with international human rights standards;

Added:2. Manifests its unwavering support for Christians and affirms that freedom of religion or belief, including the right to practice, change or manifest one’s religion individually or in community with others, must be fully protected in accordance with international human rights law and upheld without discrimination or interference by state authorities;

Removed:2. Calls on the Turkish authorities to cease the use of security-based restriction codes to target foreign journalists, Christian religious workers and other foreign nationals without transparent, individualized and judicially reviewable justification;

Added:3. Calls on Türkiye to immediately cease all forms of judicial and administrative harassment of foreign journalists, often under national security pretexts; expresses its deep indignation at reported cases of arbitrary arrest and detention; calls on Türkiye to immediately halt deportation proceedings against Kaveh Taheri and all other foreign journalists; demands the suspension of all legal proceedings against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin and all journalists convicted for doing their job;

Removed:3. Call on the Commission to raise the expulsion of foreign Christians and journalists in their dialogue with Turkish government officials, demanding full compliance with European Court of Human Rights rulings on freedom of religion and belief;

Added:4. Shares the assessment of the Türkiye 2025 Report regarding the restrictive environment for journalists and critical voices;

Removed:4. Manifests its unwavering support for Christians everywhere and affirms that freedom of religion or belief, including the right to practice, change or manifest one’s religion individually or in community with others, must be fully protected in accordance with international human rights law and upheld without discrimination or interference by state authorities;

Added:5. Expresses its solidarity with Turkish journalists who continue to report independently despite the numerous abuses; calls on the Commission to increase support for independent media;

Added:6. Urges Türkiye to immediately cease the use of administrative security codes N-82 and G-87, to provide individual reasoned decisions subject to independent judicial review, and to allow those expelled arbitrarily to return;

Added:7. Calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to raise these concerns systematically in political dialogue with Türkiye and to consider targeted measures should these abuses persist;