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The two rapporteurs will prepare a report after a series of meetings in Turkey. The Council of Europe previously launched infringement proceedings against Ankara due to its failure to implement an ECtHR decision about Kavala.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a resolution on “the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey”, calling on the country to “to put an end to laws and practices that contravene democratic standards.”

The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has reiterated its support for the İstanbul Convention in the face of countries which have opened the convention to debate, including Turkey.

The ECtHR on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Turkey to bring Kavala's case to the court's Grand Chamber.