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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

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... 23/06/2026 | 11:38:41 Thank you, dear President and colleagues, As a founding member of the Council of Europe, Türkiye remains committed to the principles of democracy, pluralism and the rule of law, but we are sick and tired of seeing Türkiye repeatedly judged through the same biased and one-sided narratives. Once again, Türkiye is being viewed through a remarkably narrow lens. As parliamentarians, it's not our responsibility to pass judgment on cases before the courts or to internationalise the internal disputes... 23/04/2026 | 12:27:43 Dear President and colleagues, We are living through a transition. The era of unipolar dominance is over, but a fair, inclusive, and institutionalised multipolar system has not yet emerged. In such an environment sovereignty and territorial integrity cannot be treated as diplomatic vocabulary, used when convenient, ignored when uncomfortable. If these principles are to mean anything, they must apply to all. What troubles us today is not only violation but normalisation … the gradual... 22/04/2026 | 11:31:20 Dear President and colleagues, I thank Ms Zita GURMAI for her report. Violence against women remains one of the gravest human rights challenges of our time. It is a global issue that requires collective responsibility. According to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, one in three women in the EU experiences violence, one in five suffers from domestic violence and only one in eight cases is reported. These figures point to a systemic failure despite long-standing commitments...

Activities