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National Assembly in October: Youth Issues Factsheet

Notes

This information note summarizes the prominent themes, discussions, and key data related to youth in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) for the month of October, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. Parliament resumed its sessions in October following the summer recess. During this month, youth-related topics were discussed a total of 21 times in the TBMM.

In October, MPs directed questions to ministers regarding youth issues on 7 occasions and received responses.

Key Themes

Youth Poverty/Unemployment: Youth poverty and unemployment were brought to the parliamentary agenda a total of 9 times during October. The MPs who raised the issue were:

  • Yüksel Selçuk Türkoğlu (İYİ Party)
  • Gizem Özcan (CHP – through a research proposal by the party group)
  • Mehmet Karaman (Felicity Party)
  • Perihan Koca (DEM Party)
  • Burak Akburak (İYİ Party)
  • Sezai Temelli (DEM Party – through a research proposal by the party group)
  • Veli Ağbaba (CHP)
  • Hüsmen Kırkpınar (İYİ Party)
  • Mehmet Buğra Kavuncu (İYİ Party)

Housing Problems of University Students: The housing crisis faced by students, including the insufficient capacity of public KYK dormitories, was brought to the parliamentary agenda a total of 6 times.

The following MPs addressed the issue:

  • Reşat Karagöz (CHP)
  • Mehmet Emin Ekmen (New Way Group – through a research proposal submitted by the party group)
  • Sadullah Kısacık (DEVA Party)
  • Yasin Öztürk (İYİ Party)
  • Perihan Koca (DEM Party)
  • Hikmet Yalım Halıcı (CHP)

Additionally:

  • Sevda Karaca Demir (EMEP) spoke about youth suicides
  • Süleyman Bülbül (CHP) discussed youth migration to metropolitan cities
  • Şaban Çopuroğlu (AK Party) addressed the challenges faced by young farmers
  • Gökçe Gökçen (CHP) spoke on the issue of detained youth
  • Levent Uysal (MHP) and Aylin Yaman (CHP) discussed the topic of student amnesty

Written Parliamentary Questions to Ministers and Responses

Seven questions related to youth were submitted by the following MPs:

  • Yüksel Taşkın (CHP – 2 times)
  • Gülcan Kış (CHP)
  • Tamer Osmanoğlu (MHP)
  • Aliye Timisi Ersever (CHP)
  • Barış Bektaş (CHP)
  • Seda Kaya Ösen (CHP)

These questions addressed various issues such as legal proceedings against young people, problems experienced in public appointments and interview processes, youth emigration, and drug addiction. Additionally, questions were posed to the relevant ministries regarding the university admission processes of detained students, the right to education, and the independence of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).

Notable Data

Youth-related topics were brought up 21 times in the Turkish Grand National Assembly during the month of October. By party:

  • CHP: 8 times
  • İYİ Party: 5 times
  • DEM Party: 2 times
  • Felicity (Saadet) Party: 2 times
  • AKP: 1 time
  • MHP: 1 time
  • EMEP: 1 time
  • DEVA Party: 1 time

Of the 7 written questions submitted to ministries concerning youth issues:

  • 6 were submitted by CHP MPs
  • 1 was submitted by an MHP MP

Conclusion

In October, the main focus of discussions on youth in the Turkish Grand National Assembly was youth poverty and the housing crisis. We will continue to examine youth-related issues in more detail in our upcoming work.

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