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Legislative progress in Ankara has been difficult to follow up in the provinces (Photo: Costas Constantinou)

Turkey told to take up reforms

Amnesty International has warned that progress made on human rights in Turkey could be undermined if legal reforms are not matched by a shake-up of the country’s institutions.

The country’s EU-inspired reforms have at times been laborious, with legislative progress in Ankara being followed up slowly in the difficult-to-monitor provinces.

During a visit to Turkey on Thursday (13 February) Amnesty's secretary general, Irene Khan warned that without institutional reforms, progress ...

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Legislative progress in Ankara has been difficult to follow up in the provinces (Photo: Costas Constantinou)

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