12/10/2022 | 19:11:50 Dear President and dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteurs for their exclusive works on two important matters for our continent. I would like to raise a couple of points on the report on pushbacks. Dear colleagues, In recent years, unfortunately we have been witnessing a great deal of global as well as regional problems, which jeopardise and threaten human lives all around the world. Apart from the bloody consequences of war and other atrocities, we can also see a dramatic... 12/10/2022 | 12:54:24 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, The Assembly’s monitoring procedure is of great importance as it gives an insight into the current situation in the relevant member country and reminds that country of its obligations and commitments. Therefore, to ensure that this process is carried out in the most healthy, transparent, and efficient way and in coordination, we have tried to provide the best contribution and support to the co-rapporteurs... 11/10/2022 | 20:33:07 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to start my speech with a very well-known saying simply paraphrased as “If the passenger is mistaken what is the mistake of path?” In other words, if a Muslim, Christian or Jew are mistaken, why we are tended to accuse the way they believe? So, it is unacceptable to close the Mosque due to the mistaken speech by a Selefi Imam. By the same token, due to the deeds of a seducing priest, we cannot... 10/10/2022 | 17:08:24 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I am glad to address you on this important topic. Recent armed clashes showed us that unless a peace agreement is signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia, stability in our region will remain fragile. However, we must not allow recent developments to hinder progress. We are happy that the two sides reached a rapid ceasefire after direct communications on September 14. As it stated in the UN Security Councils... 23/06/2022 | 19:03:22 Thank you Madam Chair, dear colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his report. As we are all aware, freedom of expression is one of the essential foundations of a “democratic society”. The online communication we are discussing today has revealed new opportunities to express ideas and to connect people with each other. These opportunities provide us with new ways to enjoy freedom of expression. Social media and the internet also have the potential to promote human rights and... 21/06/2022 | 17:08:36 Dear President and Colleagues, We all undoubtedly agree that democracy, human rights and rule of law are the core values of this Assembly. Moreover, these values can only be saved and perpetuated by mutual understanding, appreciation and respect. Bearing in mind such unwritten etiquette rule of actual democracy, I will not take this democratic right of speech to use as a kind of selfish opportunity to express populist, personal or national ideology, as, unfortunately, some colleagues have... 28/04/2022 | 11:49:03 Thank you Chair. Dear President, Dear distinguished colleagues, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Aleksander POCIEJ, for his remarkable work on such a short notice. I am devastated, like you, by the terrifying atrocities that took place across Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian aggression. In the two-month span, according to reports, thousands of civilians were killed and civilian infrastructures of Mariupol and other cities were completely destroyed. Unfortunately, Russian... 25/04/2022 | 17:34:47 I'm very disillusioned, honestly, you know, because we are having a very private session which is based on the Russian aggression on Ukraine. Unfortunately again, the tradition repeats itself when I listen to my Armenian colleague, Mr Vladimir VARDANYAN. He made an unsubstantiated accusation about a signal, about a symbol, which is done by every single Turkish citizen, wherever he or she lives. And why? Because I'm a professor of culture at the same time. I know most of cultural heritage is... 28/01/2022 | 10:41:53 Thank you President. Can you hear me now? Dear President, dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report, and the whole Committee for their diligent work over the past year. I believe that bringing about the changes mentioned in the report regarding the reference period of periodic monitoring reports, Committee memberships and rapporteur positions will contribute to both the functioning of the Committee and the monitoring process. Thus, the reports... 25/01/2022 | 19:44:03 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2 Dear President, Dear Colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her report. Since Covid-19 pandemic started, we are going through a strange period. This period showed us the media serves as an important emergency information system during a crisis. However, we also witnessed that media could also mislead people. It is crucial to provide accurate and reliable information for public in times of crisis. Since the media has a constant...