02/10/2026 | 10:25:08 Thank you, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her work and the Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities for tabling the motion. Safeguarding the principle of parliamentary autonomy has required centuries of struggle, leading to the development of parliamentary immunities and parliamentary discipline. Parliamentary discipline is not merely about measures. On the one hand, it safeguards the proper functioning of parliament; on the other, it... 01/10/2026 | 17:45:48 Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, People detained as part of operations carried out under the name "My Family is Safe" are asking a very simple question? Is my family not a family too? Because these operations have targeted not only LGBTI persons, but also families who have stood up for their rights. Academics, journalists, activists, feminists have been targeted and every day dozens of social media accounts are being blocked. Just yesterday, the independent news platform T24 was... 30/09/2026 | 11:24:12 Thank you, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, I may be one of the members here who feels most strongly about the importance of press freedom. I believe that the relationship between capital and press freedom should not be underestimated. If a media outlet’s financial independence depends on the government or certain companies, it is simply not possible to speak of genuine press freedom. If journalists do not earn enough to live with dignity and have no job security, they cannot be truly... 29/09/2026 | 20:01:20 Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank the co-rapporteurs for their comprehensive work. Greece has made significant progress in the ratification of instruments of the Council of Europe, including the Istanbul Convention. At the same time, I would like to draw attention to the protection of minority rights and the full implementation of the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, which are directly linked to the credibility of our organisation... 26/06/2026 | 10:39:05 Madam Chair, Dear Colleagues, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit will take place in Türkiye next month. Many journalists from different political views applied for accreditation to cover the summit. Only those who work for pro-government media were accredited. Everyone else received the same message. I quote, "I regret to say that your request for media accreditation cannot be granted this time. I cannot discuss the reasons for this decision, which is final." Many of those... 25/06/2026 | 16:14:24 Thank you. I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ms Aysu BANKOĞLU, for preparing such an important report in such a short period of time. Access to justice for women and girls remains one of the most urgent challenges facing all member states. Because access to justice determines whether rights are real or merely theoretical. Because, if women encounter gender bias, institutional failures, poor co-ordination, or ineffective investigations when seeking protection, then their rights, including... 24/06/2026 | 13:01:28 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) When the media landscape was limited to television, newspapers, magazines, and radio, it seemed possible to tackle the problem by establishing rules and setting ethical standards for those platforms. But just as with the fight against violence against women, we should have acted much earlier to confront gender stereotypes in the media. Problems that are not addressed early do not remain static. They become more complex, more entrenched, and... 23/06/2026 | 11:34:21 Dear Colleagues, Last month, the police entered the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters. Doors were broken down. People inside were exposed to tear gas. Then nine of our MPs were expelled from the party. Leaders of our local organisations, youth and women organisations, were removed from office. We hear that politicians from Mr Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN’s party are telling you that this is an internal party matter. Colleagues, Let’s talk about the facts. One month before the ruling, Mr... 24/04/2026 | 10:52:07 Dear Madam President, Dear colleagues, Today I would like to talk to you about two scandalous statements from the so-called "democratic" world. Firstly, two days ago we witnessed the European Union's (EU) ignorance of Türkiye. Ms Ursula VON DER LEYEN declared that she considered Türkiye to be a threat in the same way as Russia and China. Türkiye is a candidate country to the European Union. It is also a founding member of the Council of Europe. Yes, it is governed by an anti-democratic regime... 22/04/2026 | 10:55:18 I would like to thank dear Ms Zita GURMAI for her remarkable work in this organisation and for being a true inspiration for all of us. And I believe that the democratic maturity demonstrated by her party in Hungary should be truly appreciated. As for the report, when I looked at the amendments proposed, unfortunately, in the part concerning Türkiye, I saw that the issue has not been understood at all. Because it undermines the problem of withdrawal from the Convention and the value of Law No...