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Ms Meryem GÖKA (Türkiye, NR)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group since 09/10/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 09/10/2023 Representative - Türkiye

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 20/04/2026)
  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 29/09/2025 to 19/04/2026)
  • Full Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 09/10/2023 to 08/12/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 09/10/2023 to 28/09/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on International Protection, Integration and Support to Vulnerable Persons (since 29/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 12/10/2023 to 25/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (from 12/10/2023 to 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 12/10/2023 to 28/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Abdurrahman BABACAN (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 20/04/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Seda GÖREN (Full Member): Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Yıldırım Tuğrul TÜRKEŞ (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 26/01/2026 to 23/06/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Zeynep YILDIZ (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 09/10/2023 to 28/09/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Zeynep YILDIZ (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 24/06/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Mustafa CANBEY (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 29/09/2025 to 25/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Seda GÖREN (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Human Rights (since 27/01/2026)

Interventions

Last speeches

01/10/2026 | 17:47:58 Thank you so much. Dear President and colleagues, Türkiye is once again being confronted with labels – such as "repressive" and "authoritarian" simply because its law-enforcement and judicial authorities are conducting criminal investigations. I strongly reject these biased accusations. The recent operations concern criminal investigations conducted by the Turkish authorities into allegations including illegal prostitution, exposure of children to sexual content and, the procurement, use and... 30/09/2026 | 17:52:44 Thank you, dear Madam President, dear colleagues. [in German] I will speak in English. We often speak about a rules-based international order. And now that we are discussing the  International Criminal Court (ICC), I would like to raise a question : How can international law retain its credibility when, despite an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes, Mr Benyamin NETANYAHU can still address the United Nations General Assembly, the very forum meant to uphold peace, justice and international law... 29/09/2026 | 18:45:19 Thank you. Dear President and colleagues, I commend Lord Leslie GRIFFITHS for this report. Türkiye has been hosting millions of refugees and migrants for more than a decade. And behind every figure is a human being, a family and a life disrupted by war and instability. Yet sadly, diasporas' contributions are increasingly overshadowed by the political instrumentalisation of migration, particularly during election campaigns. We have seen how rapidly "re-migration" narratives can gain political... 25/06/2026 | 11:58:25 Thank you, dear President and colleagues, I would like to thank our rapporteur, Ms Pelin YILIK, for a report that addresses an issue often discussed through statistics, but too rarely through the lens of human dignity. Behind every statistic is a human story. This report reminds us that migrants and refugees frequently arrive in Europe after enduring conflict, persecution, exploitation, dangerous journeys and severe psychological trauma. Yet too often, the barriers they encounter do not end... 24/06/2026 | 20:17:47 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Dear President and Colleagues, This report is not merely about food security. It is about justice and human dignity, and whether the international community is willing to act when starvation becomes a weapon of war. While we discuss food security today, behind every statistic there is a human story: a mother unable to feed her child, a farmer whose land has been destroyed by conflict, a family waiting for humanitarian aid that never arrives...

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