Nacho Sánchez Amor, European Parliament Standing Rapporteur on Turkey, will travel to Turkey for a fact-finding mission between the 21st and 25th of February.

The visit is scheduled as part of the preparations for the upcoming annual report on Turkey and will include a wide range of contacts with high-level officials in the Government, Parliament, think tanks, international organisations as well as representatives of political parties and the civil society.

On Friday 25th February, before returning to Brussels, Mr Sánchez Amor will conduct a press conference at the EU Delegation in Ankara to share his assessment on the outcome of the mission.

Prior to the programme in Ankara, Mr Sánchez Amor will also travel to Istanbul where he will attend in the morning of Monday 21st the next hearing of the trial against Osman Kavala at the Çağlayan Court House.

Press Conference:

Date: 25 February 2022, Friday

Time: 09.00 am

Venue: Delegation of the European Union to Turkey Address: Uğur Mumcu Cad. No:88, Floor: 5, Gaziosmanpaşa 06680 Ankara - Turkey

For the press related issues and press conference:

Miray Akdag, Press Counsellor for the Delegation of European Union to Turkey

Tel: 0312 4598700,

E-mail: miray.akdag@eeas.europa.eu

RSVP: 

Please confirm your participation to the press conference latest by 23 February 2022, Wednesday to Ms. Selin Cankat Selin.cankat@eeas.europa.eu