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 […]

The boundaries of the concept of “youth” are not fixed; it is a sociological construct. In the words of Pierre Bourdieu, “Youth is nothing but a word.” Therefore, the age range of youth may vary depending on the purpose and method of the study. As Arayüz Campaign, we define youth as the 18–30 age group […]

The Central Government Budget Bill is debated and adopted each year in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). This process determines which resources will finance—and how—the activities and projects that all public administrations and institutions will carry out in the following year. Transparent scrutiny of the budget and the public dissemination of findings are […]

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 July, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. During July, youth-related topics were discussed a total of 52 times in Parliament. A notable point in this report is that, although […]

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 June, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. During June, youth-related topics were discussed a total of 52 times in Parliament. A point of particular importance in this note is […]

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 May, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. A point of particular importance in this note is the three parliamentary motions for research that were discussed in May. These motions […]

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 April, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. During April, youth-related topics were discussed 49 times in Parliament. The main issue was youth activism, their demands, and subsequent arrests. Opposition […]

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 March, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. In March, the main youth-related issue in Parliament was the use of democratic rights by young people following the events of March […]

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 February, based on the officially published parliamentary transcripts. With this regular series, we aim to reflect how youth are positioned in parliamentary discourse and how Members of Parliament perceive 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 […]