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Mr Mustafa CANBEY (Türkiye, NR)

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Representative
Deputy
AK Party

Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (TBMM)
TR - 06543 - ANKARA
Türkiye

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group since 09/10/2023
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 15/09/2020 to 22/01/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 09/10/2023 Representative - Türkiye
  • from 15/09/2020 to 22/01/2023 Substitute - Türkiye

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

  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 09/10/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (since 12/10/2023)
  • Alternate of Ms Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT (Full Member): Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Murat Cahid CINGI (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 29/09/2025)
  • Alternate of Mr Murat Cahid CINGI (Full Member): Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 09/10/2023 to 21/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 22/01/2024 to 08/12/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

01/10/2026 | 19:30:07 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Mr President, Dear Colleagues, We are discussing this report as leading AI companies themselves voice serious concerns about AI risks and the urgent need for regulation. Against this backdrop, the report rightly goes beyond viewing Europe's role as regulatory, emphasising strengthening digital sovereignty, innovation, and resilience. It also highlights critical challenges: environmental pressures, inequalities, disinformation, labour market... 30/09/2026 | 10:59:12 Honourable President, Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this important report. Media pluralism is essential for democracy, as citizens need access to different views and reliable information. At the same time, the media landscape is changing rapidly. Digital platforms are becoming more influential, traditional media faces economic pressure and artificial intelligence is creating new challenges. We therefore need to consider media pluralism from a broader perspective... 29/09/2026 | 20:49:01 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Honourable President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his fabulous work. I believe that diasporas make important contributions to the host societies and build bridges between different communities and countries. Diasporas’ participation does not just mean voting in elections. Members of diasporas should also have opportunities to take part in decision-making and local public life. In this context, I would like to... 23/04/2026 | 12:38:50 Okay, thank you. I have no conflict of interest. I will submit my declaration of interest to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe as soon as possible. Okay. Madam President, Dear colleagues, The Middle East has been deprived of peace for four decades, scarred by a cycle of war, power struggle and interventions that have claimed millions of lives. Today, this tragedy is most acute in Gaza. Years of Israeli occupation, settlement expansion and indiscriminate attacks have created... 22/04/2026 | 18:22:41 Thank you, Madam Chair. Within the Council of Europe, the abolition of the death penalty is a core ethical commitment. It reflects our shared conviction that the right to life is inviolable and that justice must never take an irreversible form. Yet today, discussions around the potential application of capital punishment to Palestinians in Gaza and East Jerusalem gives rise to serious concern. This is not a theoretical issue. It affects real individuals, real communities and people who have...

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