Turkey was vocal in its support for Azerbaijan during clashes in April 2016 in Nagorno-Karabakh, says the report on Turkey issued by the European Commission.

Commission Staff Working Document also highlights Turkey's relations with the South Caucasus.

“Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan agreed to sign a trilateral military cooperation agreement in May 2016. The 2009 protocols on normalisation of relations with Armenia are not yet ratified,” the document reads.

The report indicates serious allegations of human rights violations and disproportionate use of force by the security forces in Turkey, as well as no progress in aligning the legal framework on elections and political parties with European standards.

The authors note that “the adoption in May of a law allowing the immunity of a large number of deputies to be lifted and the ensuing detentions and arrests of several HDP Members of Parliament, including the two Co-Chairs, in November is a matter of grave concern.”