European Commission Report
Analysis of Turkey's Reforms
The decision on the candidate status of Turkey in Helskinki in 1999 has encouraged Turkey to introduce a series of fundamental reforms. A major constitutional reform was introduced in October 2001 aimed at strengthening guarantees in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms and restricting the grounds for capital punishment. A new Civil Code was adopted in November 2001. Three sets of reform packages were adopted in February, March, and August 2002. The death penalty has been lifted in peacetime. The state of emergency has now been lifted in two provinces in the Southeast, and the decision has been…
