Turkey in the Council of Europe

Turkey–Council of Europe relations

Turkey

Council of Europe

Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe. Membership is obligatory for joining the European Union. As of 2025 more than a third of the cases pending at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) are about Turkey. While Turkey officially has diplomatic relations with 44 the Council of Europe member states, it does not have diplomatic relations with 2 the Council of Europe member states (Armenia and Cyprus).