The European Union's recent decision to add the PKK...

The European Union's recent decision to add the PKK and DHKP-C to its revised list of terrorist organizations had boosted Turkey's confidence in the Union and also encouraged Turkish leaders and diplomats to take more steps for democratization and improvement of human rights.
Stressing the importance of EU's recent decision, Foreign Minister Cem stated that if the death penalty were abolished in Turkey, then the European countries would be more likely to extradite terrorists taking shelter in Europe to Turkish justice.