The appeals court's ruling comes amid mounting EU pressure on Turkey to step up democratic reforms aimed at improving religious and minority rights, and to change or abolish legislation that infringes on freedom of expression, including Article 301.
Odluka žalbenog suda dolazi usled sve većeg pritiska EU na Tursku da pojača demokratske reforme usmerene na unapređivanje verskih i manjinskih prava i da promeni ili ukine zakone kojima se krši sloboda izražavanja, uključujući Član 301.