Council of Europe presses Turkey to grant access to burial sites of Cyprus’ missing persons

The committee of ministers of the Council of Europe on Wednesday called on Turkey to grant unhindered access to all areas where the remains of missing persons from Cyprus may be located and to provide all relevant information to support ongoing investigations.

The decision was adopted as part of the committee’s supervision of Turkey’s compliance with judgments of the European human rights court relating to missing persons following the island’s division.

In its decision, the...