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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)

  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 28/09/2026)
  • 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 (from 09/10/2023 to 27/09/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future (from 23/01/2024 to 27/09/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 12/10/2023 to 21/01/2024)

Interventions

Last speeches

01/10/2026 | 16:46:18 Thank you Mister Chair, Dear colleagues, Firstly I would like to thank our rapporteur for this important and well-balanced report. As someone who has spent many years in education, I particularly welcome this joint initiative in terms of education. Our young people must not simply learn how to use AI. They must understand it, question it and use it critically and responsibly. As AI transforms the labour market, our education system must also adapt. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation... 29/09/2026 | 20:06:15 Thank you, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report, but I would like to talk about the part of this report that raises a question at the heart of this Assembly’s work: whether people are free to express their own identity or not. Now the Treaty of Lausanne refers to the “Muslim minority” in Greece. That term includes people of Turks, Pomaks and Romas. Yet its wording cannot prevent a person from identifying as Turkish. Individuals and associations... 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...

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