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Mr Yıldırım Tuğrul TÜRKEŞ (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:
2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021

Latest news

09/10/2023 - Session PACE elects a new Vice-President in respect of Türkiye

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group since 02/04/2019
  • Treasurer: European Conservatives Group from 22/01/2018 to 01/04/2019
  • Member: European Conservatives Group from 05/10/2014 to 26/11/2015
  • Member: European Democrat Group from 21/01/2008 to 04/10/2014

In the Assembly

  • since 22/01/2018 Representative - Türkiye
  • from 21/01/2008 to 26/11/2015 Representative - Türkiye

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

  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 09/10/2023)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 09/10/2023)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 09/10/2023)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 05/07/2023)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 16/03/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 22/01/2018 to 14/09/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 22/01/2018 to 08/10/2023)
  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 21/01/2013 to 28/01/2014)
  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 23/01/2012 to 26/11/2015)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 07/10/2011 to 27/09/2015)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 21/01/2008 to 22/01/2012)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 21/01/2008 to 22/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 12/10/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 30/01/2020 to 08/10/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas (from 21/03/2018 to 28/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 25/01/2018 to 22/09/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (from 24/01/2018 to 08/10/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Detention (from 22/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Co-operation with non-European countries of origin and transit (from 22/01/2013 to 26/11/2015)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Detention (from 30/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Co-operation with non-European countries of origin and transit (from 30/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • EDG Alternate: Sub-Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism (from 25/01/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Crime Problems and the Fight against Terrorism (from 21/01/2008 to 25/01/2011)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Refugees (from 21/01/2008 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Ahmet YILDIZ (Full Member): Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 15/09/2020 to 08/10/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Kamil AYDIN (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 08/10/2018 to 23/01/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Ertuğrul KUMCUOĞLU (First Vice-Chairperson): (Former) Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (from 21/01/2008 to 03/10/2011)
  • Alternate of Mr Ertuğrul KUMCUOĞLU (Member): (Former) Committee on Culture, Science and Education (from 21/01/2008 to 03/10/2011)

Interventions

Last speeches

12/10/2023 | 19:57:22 Dear President, dear colleagues, I am the new chair of the the Turkish delegation, but I have been in this body since 2008. Our delegation has also been formed very recently. The majority of its members are new. We have been quite enthusiastic about being a part of this Assembly and determined to contribute to the work of the Assembly as much as we can. Based on long experience in this forum, I believe that this Assembly will serve better our values if we use it as a platform for dialogue... 24/01/2019 | 16:08:28 I feel obliged to clarify important allegations, which clearly aim to slander Turkey. There is no trial or conviction against the constitutional rule of parliamentary immunity. Deputies’ right to immunity does not give them absolute liberty to commit any crime. Parliament can lift this limited immunity. In the case of Leyla Güven, her speech on Operation Olive Branch, which took place in Northern Syria, was clearly an appeal for revolt and she threatened Turkey with civil war. Furthermore...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

22/04/2013 | Doc. 13178 | Committee Opinion Violence against religious communities 25/01/2012 | Doc. 12853 | Committee Opinion Enforced population transfer as a human rights violation

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

03/02/2025 | Doc. 16112 | Motion for a resolution Migrants’ and refugees’ access to healthcare 17/04/2024 | Doc. 15974 | Motion for a resolution Preserving European rural culture and heritage 20/06/2023 | Doc. 15798 | Written declaration Safeguarding the right to return and ensuring justice for expelled Azerbaijanis 28/06/2019 | Doc. 14936 | Written declaration Azerbaijani hostages Dilgam Asgarov and Shahbaz Guliyev held in the occupied Azerbaijani lands should be immediately and unconditionally released 25/01/2018 | Doc. 14489 | Motion for a resolution The treatment of people with autism and their families

Votes on adopted texts

30/01/2025 | Doc. 16068, vote on the draft text for resolution Women in the economy: employment, entrepreneurship and gender-responsive budgeting 29/01/2025 | Doc. 16090, vote on the draft text for recommendation Multiperspectivity in remembrance and history education for democratic citizenship 29/01/2025 | Doc. 16090, vote on the draft text for resolution Multiperspectivity in remembrance and history education for democratic citizenship 29/01/2025 | Doc. 16104, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia 28/01/2025 | Doc. 16093, vote on the draft text for resolution The absolute and urgent need to end the humanitarian crisis for women, children and the hostages in Gaza