21/06/2022 | 16:53:25 Thank you. Dear Madam Secretary General, Today we are discussing a very important report about security in Europe. As you may know, there are two significant recommendations on the basis of democratic security in the report. First, is to set up a democratic resilience initiative which will monitor democratic developments in the member States. Second, an early warning mechanism. In this regard, I would like to ask what is your approach to these two mechanisms? Could they provide concrete... 21/06/2022 | 11:00:22 Thank you, Chair. Dear President, Distinguished Members of the Assembly, Please allow me, first and foremost, to express my thanks and appreciation to rapporteur Mr Bogdan KLICH for the excellent reports he has prepared and presented. With the start of the unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, the international order has been shaken again. The recent crisis has challenged all the international institutions, including the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co... 27/04/2022 | 10:45:10 Thank you Chair. Dear President, Dear colleagues, To begin with, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Frank SCHWABE, for preparing a detailed report. Of course, our priority now is to support Ukraine and Ukrainian people by putting emphasis on their urgent needs stemming from this unlawful and devastating war. We hope that first a ceasefire, and then peace, can be achieved soon to prevent further bloodshed and destruction. In my speech, rather than focusing on Ukraine, I would like... 15/03/2022 | 11:21:41 Thank you, Chair. Dear colleagues, we are all deeply shocked and saddened by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine and I condemn this invasion which is a grave violation of international law and the UN Charter. This armed attacked is not just an attack on Ukraine. It is also an offence on every country's right to decide its own future. It poses a serious threat to international peace and security. We, member states, must take action to halt this war in order to save innocent people from... 27/01/2022 | 19:09:26 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to speak today about history teaching in Europe. I congratulate Mr. Bertrand BOUYX for his Report, which embraces the importance of history teaching in strengthening a sense of citizenship. I believe that the proposed model of history teaching in the Report will undoubtedly promote democratic culture and values, enhancing democratic citizenship. Obviously, there are coexisting narratives in... 26/01/2022 | 11:08:12 Thank you President, first of all, congratulations you on your election as the speaker of PACE. Dear Colleagues, I congratulate the rapporteur for his inclusive and incisive report. The report not only points to very important problems football faces today, but also offers constructive solutions for these problems. Football has gone beyond being a sport and has become a promising business. In the past, money was not that much important in football as today, but now football is among the well... 29/09/2021 | 16:49:38 Thank you President. Dear colleagues, A decent physical environment is a precondition for living a life of dignity and worth. As the climate crisis worsens, countries have had to rethink economic development and look for ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and pollution of the planet and recognise the right to a safe, healthy and sustainable environment as an indispensable human right. As a country suffering from the adverse effects of climate change such as the... 28/09/2021 | 17:51:15 Thank you President. Dear colleagues, I would like to thank the Rapporteur for her considerable effort in preparing this highly important and ambitious report. It presents concrete solutions for further promoting gender balance in the Assembly with an aim to achieve a minimum of 40% representation between four years and ultimately parity of women and men in the Assembly. It is a significant step to move forward for us and for this Assembly on the path to ensure a gender balance. Considering... 23/06/2021 | 19:29:45 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank Madam Rapporteur for her valuable report on the situation of Crimean Tatars. I personally appreciate her work as a parliamentarian representing Eskişehir where Crimean Tatars make up a sizable portion of the city’s population and an important part of its culture. Crimean Tatar Turks have been torn from their ancestral homeland and exiled under inhumane conditions for centuries, and it is... 23/06/2021 | 12:38:26 Dear Colleagues, As a member of parliament I'm in favour of the Istanbul Convention. But please remember it is a framework agreement, and the most important part is how countries take necessary measures and implement these measures and policies. Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention does not mean that Turkey backslides from its commitment to fight against violence against women and domestic violence. On the contrary, Turkey continues to fight against all forms of violence by...