25/06/2025 | 19:20:13 Thank you, Mr President, for this opportunity. I am the elected representative of Turkish Cypriot people in this Parliament. Here we are talking about political culture of promoting inclusive debate in our countries. Also, fostering a relation of trust in our societies, equipping our law enforcement mechanism to prevent discrimination and maintain security, combatting all forms of profiting such as based on ethnicity. In the island of Cyprus, unfortunately, many practises run contrary to... 25/06/2025 | 11:34:06 I am speaking on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot young people, young athletes. I would like to thank the rapporteur Mr Kim VALENTIN for the title of this report, because it is protecting human rights in and through sports obligations and shared responsabilities. Unfortunately, we couldn't protect the Turkish Cypriot people sports rights through politics. We as Turkish Cypriot people, who had voted positively all the previous United Nations unification plans. Unfortunately, we are the one who... 09/04/2025 | 20:10:01 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) The issues related to the situation in Cyprus and the wordings used by the rapporteur are highly politicized. The rapporteur used the word invasion for describing Turkish intervention to the island in 1974. The PACE Resolution 573 adopted in 1974 states that Turkiye had exercised its right of intervention in accordance with the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee. The rapporteur uses selective language and does not even mention the Immovable Property... 01/10/2024 | 12:53:37 Secretary General, as you have rightly stated, democracy is a very valuable principle for the Council of Europe. However, the full democratic rights of Turkish Cypriot elected representatives are not respected in the Council. Equal representation rights of Turkish Cypriot elected representatives should be granted. Unfortunately, we are not entitled to vote. We are not entitled to table amendments in the Council. So this is a big issue in respect of democracy. Also, I would like to invite the... 23/01/2024 | 15:31:26 Thank you, Mister President. I am the elected representative of the Turkish Cypriot people. As Turkish Cypriots, isn't it unfair for the Turkish Cypriots to be isolated due to the rejection of all United Nation previous plans by your side? As you know, in 2004, we, as Turkish Cypriots, had approved of the unification plan, and you had rejected it. Now you are in the European Union, and we, Turkish Cypriots, are the one who are being penalised and under isolation and embargos. So, what is your...