22/06/2021 | 13:01:40 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, Numerous countries have started to issue Covid passes to facilitate travel and a return to pre-pandemic conditions. However, their social and legal implications need to be examined in-depth. I would like to thank the Rapporteur for scrutinizing the legal implications of these documents, which is of crucial importance for safeguarding the rights of our citizens. These documents have the potential to be a... 20/04/2021 | 15:56:16 Dear President, Dear colleagues, Dear Secretary General of the OECD, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his report on digital taxation, an issue which affects all member states significantly. I do support the assessments of the report on the need for a fair taxation of digital economy. Undoubtedly, we are under extraordinary economic and social circumstances triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the economic crisis in the last decade, the pandemic has also urged many... 28/01/2021 | 12:19:47 Dear President, Dear Colleagues, Ethnic profiling is a grim reality of our century and the European geography. Unfortunately, this issue is neither among the top priorities of the prominent political leaders nor on the agendas of the political parties. However, it needs special attention to be addressed properly in order to be heard and known, and to receive public attention. Since the racial profiling in state institutions is not even perceived as a serious problem, data on the cases of... 30/01/2020 | 20:06:23 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to both rapporteurs for their excellent works on these delicate and interconnected matters. While Mr. Coaker’s report successfully overviews the international instruments for combating human trafficking and underlines the state’s obligation to protect people from human trafficking, it also provides a comprehensive account on the situation of victims. Ms. Yaşar’s report... 30/01/2020 | 20:01:13 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President Dear Colleagues, The recent developments in Libya deserve our utmost attention, since Libya has a unique geopolitical position which makes it pivotal for both the Middle East and Europe. This is way this current affairs debate provides a timely and much-needed occasion for examining the worsening situation in Libya. Arab Spring has clearly demonstrated that military solutions to the crisis in the region brings more bloodshed... 27/06/2019 | 15:41:11 Dear President, dear colleagues. I would like to extend my gratitude to both rapporteurs for their reports. Sustainable Development Goals constitute a transformative and universal agenda with an imperative of leaving no one behind. They address specific forms of violence and harm towards children, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, the eradication of child labour, including the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The inclusion of ending violence against children as a... 25/06/2019 | 18:32:02 Dear President, dear colleagues, I am very glad that this topic of utmost importance is being attentively discussed in this pan-European platform. I strongly believe that this debate will pave the way for an enhanced awareness regarding prevention of gender-based discrimination and gender inequality. However, I do prefer using the term "gender justice" instead of "gender equality" as has been mentioned in UNDP’s agenda for sustainable development regarding peace in the scope of rule of law... 11/04/2019 | 19:03:36 The Turkey-Greece bilateral readmission protocol is part of a security agreement between Turkey and Greece. The protocol may be applied by us if the Greek side fulfils its obligations to combat terrorism between our countries. However, it is known that Greece grants asylum to members of FETÖ, the Fethullah Gülen terrorist organisation, which threatens the security of Turkey. When land crossings to Greece from Turkey were examined closely, it was understood that the majority of those people... 11/04/2019 | 18:26:19 I thank the rapporteur for her hard work in preparing this significant report, but I want to draw your attention to the unfortunate claim in the report that Turkish authorities are responsible for the situation on the Greek islands. Allow me to share some general information about the issue. The number of irregular migrants on the Greek islands was about 853 000 in 2015. That has decreased significantly due to the efforts of Turkey in the framework of the agreement of 18 March 2016. In 2016... 09/04/2019 | 13:03:00 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I thank both rapporteurs for their reports. The millennium development goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000 were revolutionary, as it achieved a global consensus on a number of goals ranging from ending poverty and hunger to achieving gender equality. With the expiration of the millennium development goals, the sustainable development goals adopted by the General Assembly in 2015 covered broader areas and were far more...