The Turkish government purged tens of thousands of civil servants and police after a military faction attempted a coup in in? July. The proposal for freezing accession talks with Ankara was drafted after more than 100 journalists and members of parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples'? Democratic Party? (HDP) were jailed and a European Commission report said Turkey is backsliding on key issues of rule of law and fundamental rights.
Iesaldēt sarunas ar Ankaru tika ierosināts pēc tam, kad Turcijā tika aizturēti vairāk nekā 100 žurnālisti un kurdu Tautas demokrātiskās partijas (HDP) deputāti, un Eiropas Komisija (EK) ziņojumā secināja, ka Turcija regresē likuma varas īstenošanā un cilvēku pamattiesību nodrošināšanā.