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Ms Sevilay ÇELENK (Türkiye, UEL)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Auditor: Group of the Unified European Left since 03/04/2025
  • Member: Group of the Unified European Left from 09/10/2023 to 02/04/2025

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2026 Representative - Türkiye
  • from 09/10/2023 to 25/01/2026 Substitute - Türkiye

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

  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • Member: Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities (since 12/04/2025)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 07/04/2025 to 11/04/2025)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 18/03/2025 to 26/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Ms Ayşegül DOĞAN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 28/01/2025 to 25/01/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Berdan ÖZTÜRK (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 28/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Ayşegül DOĞAN (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 07/03/2024 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Mustafa CANBEY (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 27/01/2026)

Interventions

Last speeches

02/10/2026 | 10:22:34 Dear colleagues, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Ms Rian VOGELS, for her excellent work. The restructuring and streamlining of our rules, as we said before, may seem to be a technical exercise. However, I believe this report has an important institutional dimension. Clear and coherent rules are essential for the effective functioning, credibility and transparency of this Assembly. Guest delegations play an important role in our work. They bring different experiences and... 01/10/2026 | 18:17:57 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, rapporteur. On behalf of my political group, I sincerely thank the rapporteur for this thoughtful report. I would like to highlight two strengths. First, the report does not reduce the demographic future to population growth. People are not statistics and the report rightly bases policy on individuals' rights and free choices. Second, its progressive approach to social rights: affordable housing, accessible childcare, parental leave, secure employment and young... 01/10/2026 | 17:25:18 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, dear rapporteur. Dear colleagues, It is really sad for me to speak about what is happening in my country in this way, here among you. We have seen better days, though, when we were a part of the Istanbul Convention. At a time when Türkiye is trying to move towards peace, when we should be talking about healing old wounds and confronting the losses of the past, I wish we did not have to speak about a new wave of repression. Since 12 September, across 15 provinces... 30/09/2026 | 10:31:12 Thank you, Chair. Thank you, dear rapporteur, for this comprehensive report. I see it as an opportunity, on behalf of our group, to reflect on today’s media environment and journalism, particularly in the Turkish context, as Türkiye is included as a concrete example in the report. Media is no longer simply a newspaper, a television channel or a website. Platforms converge, information crosses borders instantly, and audiences receive an apparently endless flow of content. Yet, this abundance... 25/06/2026 | 15:49:01 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left, I am taking the floor on this report on women's access to justice, which we support and see as opening an important space for reflection on a number of key issues. I would like to use this opportunity to focus on how social media and new media shape women's access to justice and how justice itself is perceived and experienced. Within the scope of this report, it is of significant importance to...

Activities