Reforms Are Revolutionary

The report praised the government for its firmness to realize the reforms and underlined that:

* Structure of the National Security Board, is modified (despite a general who is secretary general) and obstacles on freedom of thought and expression, were eliminated,

* Rulings of the ECHR were incorporated into the judiciary system of Turkey,

* The Turkish government displays determination to implement the reforms,

* Turkey is progressing will, getting closer to EU,

* Turkey is approaching the status of "A democratic country respecting human rights."

The Commission also criticized Turkey for the foundations, State Security Courts, shortcomings in re-trail upon ECHR rulings, the high election threshold and the re-trial process of DEP deputies.