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Mr Mehmet AKALIN (Türkiye, ALDE)

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Representative
Deputy
İYİ 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: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 09/10/2023

In the Assembly

  • since 09/10/2023 Representative - Türkiye

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

  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 10/04/2025 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 09/10/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future (since 23/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 12/10/2023 to 21/01/2024)

Interventions

Last speeches

24/06/2026 | 18:08:59 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to a very important subject, which has not been mentioned in the Report. This is the deportation of the Ahiska or Meskhetian Turks from their ancestral homeland in present-day Georgia more than 80 years ago. Yet for thousands of families, exile has never truly ended. The repatriation process began more than 11 years ago, but progress has been painfully slow. This is simply unacceptable. Out of approximately 15... 24/06/2026 | 16:05:26 Dear colleagues, First of all, thanks to you for this extensive report and thanks to the rapporteur. Yes, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our societies at an unprecedented pace. It offers tremendous opportunities for innovation, education, healthcare and economic growth. Yet, alongside these benefits, AI may also present serious risks to our democratic institutions and to the most vulnerable members of our societies. We are witnessing how AI can be used to spread disinformation... 23/06/2026 | 11:28:29 Madam Chair, Dear colleagues, The strength of any democracy rests upon the independence of its judiciary system, the vitality of its political opposition and the ability of citizens to express their views freely and without fear. Recent developments in Türkiye have given rise to serious concerns regarding the functioning of the judicial system, the prosecution of opposition figures, restrictions on the freedom of expression and the shrinking space for democratic debate. These concerns should... 23/04/2026 | 11:58:17 Madam President, dear colleagues, First of all, I wish to underline the urgent need for peace, stability, and respect for international law across our wider region. We must acknowledge the scale of devastation caused by the United States and Israeli military attacks across Iran, that effects extend far beyond the region. We must also speak honestly about the increasingly aggressive nature of the military escalation by Israel towards Palestine and Lebanon. Repeated airstrikes, the targeting of... 29/01/2026 | 11:43:20 Thank you, Madam President, Dear colleagues, First of all, I must emphasise that we are committed to stop using colonial language when referring to this region. I will therefore call each country by its proper name and refrain from using imposed identities. Secondly each country’s situation and challenges are different and must be addressed as such. The countries concerned in this debate are sovereign states. Iran, in particular, has a civilisation stretching back thousands of years and...

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