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The case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye

Effect
Adopted
Result
show of hands — no count
Date
10 October 2024, 13:22
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Text
Motion B-10-2024-0095
Dossier
2024/2856(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairsJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
11 votes · 2 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 10 October 2024
Final vote
169832
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Votes on this decision

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Show of hands — no count

Adopted.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

All votes on this decision, 11

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 1 Counted290 for, 226 against, 86 abstained Adopted
2Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0095/2024 – After § 4 – Am 1 Roll call132 for, 374 against, 105 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0095/2024 – After § 5 – Am 2 Roll call132 for, 442 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0095/2024 – After § 4 – Am 1 Roll call132 for, 374 against, 105 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 5 RC-B10-0095/2024 – After § 5 – Am 2 Roll call132 for, 442 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
5Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Show of hands Adopted
6Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0095/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0096/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0097/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0098/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0099/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0100/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by ECR, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0095

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Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the prison sentence of journalist Bülent Mumay in Türkiye and the harassment of independent media and journalists.

It calls on Turkish authorities to end repression, release arbitrarily detained people, and ensure judicial independence and press freedom.

Parliament also urges the Council to make Türkiye's rule of law and fundamental rights obligations an integral part of EU-Türkiye relations.

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This resolution condemns the prison sentence of journalist Bülent Mumay and judicial harassment of independent media in Türkiye, urging Turkish authorities to end repression and protect fundamental freedoms.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2856(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 10 October 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 October 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 6 connections: Running issue: Türkiye

Running issue: Türkiye

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/1
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “The case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye”. Decision, 10 October 2024. votingId 169832, document B-10-2024-0095, reference 2024/2856(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 10 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-10-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-10-10-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-10-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 169832, document B-10-2024-0095, reference 2024/2856(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}