Does Turkey honour Article 3 of Interpol’s Constitution regarding political offences?

Turkey formally recognises Interpol’s prohibition on political cases, but application varies significantly by court and prosecutor. Turkish jurisprudence increasingly distinguishes between genuinely political persecution and cases where requesting states frame legitimate criminal charges as political. Successful Article 3 defences require demonstrating concrete evidence: prior asylum grants, documented political activity, country condition reports from UNHCR or credible NGOs, and inconsistencies in the charging timeline. Turkish appellate courts have overturned extraditions where lower courts failed to adequately assess political motivation claims.