EU urges Turkey to 'uphold democratic values' | AFP

The European Commission urges Turkey to "uphold democratic values" as both a member of the Council of Europe and an EU candidate state following the jailing of Istanbul mayor and opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu. "The rights of elected officials, as well as the right of peaceful demonstrations, need to be fully respected," commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier tells reporters in Brussels.

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[alingheorghe]

What about Romania ? No one in Eu spoke about the situation in Romania

[dcasteaux]

Here in the UK we call protesters ‘far right thugs’.

[pstreetblues]

In Britain we get arrested for writing something on Facebook.

[KTopics]

Is Turkey even in the EU? If not then the EU has no business talking about turkey's democratic values whatsoever.

[kitjohnson]

So the EU which is a an unaccountable, unelected bureaucracy is lecturing Turkey about its democracy - Self Awareness much 🤪

[paulmccloud]

That's real rich coming from them. Turn a blind eye when a member does the same thing. Hypocrites.

[SoBiased]

How about Serbia, EU silent about it 😂😂😂

[pickeledminister]

The EU are taking the piss. Romanian election, etc.

[widowmakersworld]

E.U. leaders have no business lecturing others on how to treat citizens ffs.

Wherever you are in Europe, walk outside and tell me you still recognize the place you live in. I don't.

[chivalryisdead]

As if the EU is so very democratic. The irony is hurting my ears.

[ruthnovena]

allowing people to vote for who they wnat to vote FOR.

[SoBiased]

What about Israel, ? The EU doesn't talked about it 😂😂😂

[YanivShlomoz]

Meanwhile Jen O'Side is fine with these lot because IsARealHell has the right to do it. Give me a break.

[sytgrck]

We are very curious. Did Europeans love Türkiye before Erdogan? Your hypocrisy is so deep that if I tried to write about it, my life would not be enough. One day, you will pay a heavy price for playing with people and nations!

[petermclelland]

Dont think 'Eurdie' is listening, lad 😅

[ALGfunk]

Say the same about Palestinian demonstration¿

[senti]

Democratic values like supporting genosside?

[Habib-hfrm]

what about pakistan ? pick and choose 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[junkmail]

Let's face it - we can blame the leaders all we want but they would never have reached their positions in the first place if the average person wasn't swimming in sin. We as a nation are so good at tolerating things like drunkenness, hookup culture, abortion, homosexuality etc. As a result, the wrath of God falls upon the nation and we get the leaders we deserve. We ALL need to return to Jesus.

[Asteroid]

Europe must hear the voices of Turkish protesters as soon as possible. It must support the struggle for freedom and democracy and raise its strong voice. Otherwise, Turkey will become another Russia. I am sure you do not want to be threatened with war from the south as well.