In article ,
(Christian Feldhaus) wrote:

That may change fairly soon, though. Next month the European Commission
will "recommend" whether official negotiations with Turkey should start
or not. For some recent info on that issue see
http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=17360

From the link:
"Mr Verheugen also announced that a Commission group investigating
torture in the country found that there are no grounds for accusing the
Turkish authorities of systematic abuses."

Amnesty International may have a different opinion on this issue.