Decision
Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 13 February 2025, 12:36–12:37
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2025/2546(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 15 votes · 5 roll calls · 4 amendments
- Requested by
- ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 13 February 2025
- Final vote
- 171880
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 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geadis GEADI Cyprus | ECR | Speeches2 | 13 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches2 | 13 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Evin INCIR Sweden | S&D | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus | The Left | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
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All votes on this decision, 15
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0100/2025 – § 6 – Am 5 | Roll call | 123 for, 388 against, 32 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC-B10-0100/2025 – § 6 | Roll call | 481 for, 18 against, 52 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0100/2025 – § 6 – Am 5 | Roll call | 123 for, 388 against, 32 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC-B10-0100/2025 – § 6 | Roll call | 481 for, 18 against, 52 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 RC-B10-0100/2025 – § 7 – Am 2 | Roll call | 124 for, 387 against, 34 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 5 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 RC-B10-0100/2025 – § 7 – Am 6 | Roll call | 148 for, 362 against, 35 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 6 | Separate vote on recital E | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 7 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital E RC-B10-0100/2025 – After recital E – Am 1 | Roll call | 114 for, 415 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 8 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0100/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0103/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0110/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0115/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0119/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0121/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0124/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by ECR, Patriots.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye, citing cases such as the dismissal of Sofya Alagas, mayor of Siirt, and the arrest of Riza Akpolat, mayor of Istanbul's Besiktas district.
It condemns the replacement of elected mayors with state-appointed trustees and calls on Turkish authorities to end this practice, allowing elected representatives to serve their mandates.
Parliament asks the EU to consider sanctions on Turkish officials involved and forwards the resolution to EU institutions and Turkish authorities.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution condemns the recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye, calling on Turkish authorities to end the practice of dismissing elected mayors on politically motivated charges and to respect local democracy.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2546(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 13 February 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 13 February 2025 (done)
- 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
- Issue Türkiye Running issue · Country situation 17 Jun 2026
- Decision 2025 Commission report on Türkiye Resolution · report by Nacho Sánchez Amor 17 Jun 2026 Adopted
- Decision Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts Resolution · motion for a resolution 12 Feb 2026 Adopted
- Decision Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus Resolution · motion for a resolution 11 Sept 2025 Adopted
- Decision 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye Resolution · report by Nacho Sánchez Amor 7 May 2025 Adopted
- Decision The case of Bülent Mumay in Türkiye Resolution · motion for a resolution 10 Oct 2024 Adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye”. Decision, 13 February 2025. votingId 171880, document B-10-2025-0110, reference 2025/2546(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 13 February 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-02-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-02-13-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-02-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171880, document B-10-2025-0110, reference 2025/2546(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}