For the youth!
For the youth!
This information note summarizes the key youth-related discussions, speeches, and significant data in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) during January, based on published parliamentary transcripts. Through this regular series, we aim to track how youth issues are positioned in TBMM and reflect the perspectives of Members of Parliament (MPs) on youth-related matters. For this […]
The second training of the Empowering Young Politicians Program “Gender Norms” with Sinem Nazlı Demir took place on Monday, March 10 at IPA Entrepreneurship Center.
The first training of the Empowering Young Politicians Program “Youth Sociology” with Assoc. Prof. Hakan Yücel took place on Sunday, February 16th at IPA Entrepreneurship Center.
The launch event of the Empowering Young Politicians Program took place on Thursday, January 30th in Istanbul. Representatives from civil society, members of the press and politicians accompanied us at the event where we discussed the details of the program and our new term projects. For more information about the Empowering Young Politicians Program, click […]
This information note summarizes the prominent youth-related discussions, speeches, and significant data from the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) during December, based on published transcripts. Through this regularly published series, we aim to highlight where youth issues are positioned within TBMM and reflect parliamentarians’ perspectives on youth. Notably, December is the month of budget […]
We are excited to announce the launch of the Empowering Young Politicians Program, which we have initiated to support young politicians to strengthen their role in their parties and to take on more important positions. The program, designed for youth aged 18-30 who are actively engaged in political parties, will include 12 sessions covering diverse […]
As we move towards 2025, the Arayüz Campaign has reinforced its commitment to strengthening youth political representation and democratic participation. Building on the strides we have made in recent years to ensure recognition of youth rights and their active role in politics, we are fully aware that there is still much to be done for […]
Budget discussions are held every year in December in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). In this context, the budget of each ministry is discussed separately, revealing the financial framework for the upcoming year’s activities and organization. As Arayüz Campaign, we have reviewed the budget of the Ministry of Youth and Sports ahead of […]
We scrutinized the social media channels most heavily used by the youth to examine the promises and programs of parties related to youth. We scanned the official X (Twitter) accounts of all parties’ youth branches. Additionally, we included news from media organizations in our scan and reviewed the promises made at events and programs attended […]
In Türkiye, while the right to vote and be elected, possessed by every citizen who has reached the age of 18, seems to create an equal political understanding, the fact that this right cannot be used equally by everyone in practice shows that this issue is deeper. It is quite important for every individual’s representation […]