One day prior to the UN Universal Periodic Review on Turkey, this timely event will bring together human rights experts, journalists, academics and policy-makers to assess the current human rights situation in the Turkey and propose strategic and evidence-based recommendations to different stakeholders, both at the EU and UN level. As an action plan, a set of policy recommendations will be further presented to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, Ms. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, and the Chair of European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights, Ms. Maria Arena.