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Turkish parliament speaker meets Council of Europe assembly president
Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met Petra Bayr, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, during her official visit to Türkiye.
They discussed closer ties between the Turkish parliament and the assembly.
Kurtulmuş said a law linked to Türkiye’s “Terror-Free Türkiye” goal passed parliament with 467 votes, and a parliamentary monitoring commission will be set up to follow the process.
He said the goal includes ending terrorism and making democratic development and social peace lasting.
Kurtulmuş urged action on Gaza and said he was following an assembly report on suspending Israel’s observer status; he also sought Bayr’s support for the Turkish delegation’s work on Gaza.
He said Türkiye supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and invited Bayr to the COP31 meeting.
The two leaders also visited areas of parliament bombed during the July 15 coup attempt and left carnations there.
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Petra Bayr during her official visit to Türkiye.
Kurtulmuş said the visit was important for developing relations between the Turkish parliament and the assembly.
He discussed Türkiye’s “Terror-Free Türkiye” process, the situation in Gaza and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Kurtulmuş invited Bayr to the COP31 meeting.
After their meeting, they visited areas of the Turkish parliament damaged in the 15 July coup attempt and left carnations.
- Who
- Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş and Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President Petra Bayr.
- What
- They met and discussed relations between their institutions and several regional and international issues.
- When
- 13 October 2026, according to the article’s publication date.
- Where
- Türkiye. They later visited the Turkish parliament building.
- Why
- To discuss parliamentary relations and issues including Türkiye’s political process, Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Kurtulmuş met Bayr during her official visit to Türkiye.
They visited areas of the Turkish parliament damaged during the 15 July coup attempt and left carnations.
- Turkish parliament speaker
- Numan Kurtulmuş
- Council of Europe assembly president
- Petra Bayr
- Official visit
- Türkiye
- COP31
- Kurtulmuş invited Bayr to attend
- Parliament visit
- They visited areas bombed during the 15 July coup attempt
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