Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, answered questions in the live broadcast of TRT Haber in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, where he was present on the occasion of the 15th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkish States (TURKPA).
After reminding that the 15th General Assembly of TURKPA included the messages of Gaza and Palestine as well as a Terror-free Turkey and a terrorist-free region, Kurtulmuş was asked for his evaluation of their contacts and stated that they, as Turkey, attach great importance to TURKPA and the Organization of Turkish States.
Kurtulmuş stated that TURKPA is an extremely valuable and unique platform for parliamentarians to work closely, determine the common agenda and develop common ideas against regional and global problems.
Expressing his hope that this assembly will become much stronger and stronger over the years and turn into one of the important parliamentary assemblies in the world, Kurtulmuş noted that Türkiye has extremely serious support for both structures.
Kurtulmuş also reminded that the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkish States will be held in Ankara on 29-30 October, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Stating that there was a busy agenda at the 15th General Assembly of TURKPA and that they held a successful meeting, Kurtulmuş stated that not only the member countries, but also observer countries such as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and observer international organizations took part in this meeting.
Stating that there have been unfair practices, isolations and very serious embargoes in the diplomatic field against the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus for years, Kurtulmuş said, "They would not even allow the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to breathe if they could. With such platforms, I think that Cyprus's constant bilateral contacts with these countries and contacts with organizations such as TURKPA are very valuable and meaningful. I also believe that, hopefully, the isolation of Cyprus will come to an end over the years." "They will have to somehow give up these embargoes against Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will continue its existence there as a truly powerful state." he said.
TERRORIST-FREE Türkiye PROCESS
Following the statement that the Terror-Free Türkiye process was also brought to the agenda at the TURKPA General Assembly, the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Kurtulmuş, responded to the question regarding the monitoring commission to be established in the Parliament and said:
"'Why did you talk about the terrorism-free Türkiye issue at the TURKPA General Assembly?' you can say. We also speak in other international locations. Because what we see is that there are negotiations between terrorist organizations and states in many places in the world, and these negotiations have taken many years. Even after shaking hands and deciding to act together, there are many years of experience. When you look at it from here, the activities we carry out under the name of Türkiye Without Terrorism, and especially the process developed through the commission in the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the law passed with the 'yes' vote of 467 deputies on August 10, 2026, are truly extremely important.
Türkiye is managing a unique process. In fact, this is a model that we can now explain all over the world as the Türkiye Model. It is a process that has become flesh and blood, the results of which we are slowly starting to see. I hope that the terrorist organization will be completely dissolved and disarmed as soon as possible. It is obvious that steps will be taken much faster from now on. Therefore, we are telling the world that the issue of Türkiye Without Terrorism is not a political phrase or a slogan, but that it is a process that makes great contributions to Türkiye and the region. Türkiye has taken a successful step in this process, especially in the eyes of those who closely follow the issue of conflict resolution. "We will continue to explain this on international platforms."
Stating that they constantly met with the parties within the scope of the process, Kurtulmuş said, "If the report in the commission was accepted with the votes of 47 of 50 deputies and the law was accepted with the great participation of 467 deputies, this undoubtedly means that there is an open ground for negotiation for the dialogue we carry out in this parliament. Of course, how will the ideas mature without mutual discussion? How can we take steps on such an important issue before the ideas mature? In fact, a commission will be established in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye in this process, and this will be done as soon as possible." We will complete it." he said.
"THE DETERMINATION OF OUR MR. PRESIDENT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT HERE"
Kurtulmuş, who was asked to evaluate the Bill on Certain Investment Funds That Have Been Decided to Liquidate, after being reminded that it would come to the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, stated that the Fund Coordination Board, chaired by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, should have some tools and arguments, and that this proposal should be enacted into law as soon as possible.
Stating that Türkiye has encountered some similar crises in the past, but this fund issue concerns everyone, whether they have money in the fund or not, and has become an issue about increasing confidence in the Turkish economy, Kurtulmuş continued his evaluation as follows:
"Here, our esteemed President's determination is extremely important. There is no room for any tolerance, there should be no tolerance, whoever it is going to, whoever it is reaching out to... Anyone who somehow unjustly pockets the people's money must be held accountable. It seems that some of them have done this systematically. In other words, they have done it within an organized structure. All institutions of the state need to reveal these. Those who did this need to be brought out of their noses. This is not a word spoken in anger, it is quite clear." I say calmly.
This is not and should not be an issue that should be tolerated in such a way. Hopefully, Türkiye will get rid of this funding issue as soon as possible. "Whoever is guilty of any crime, mistake, sin, or negligence must pay the price so that the trust in the economy in Türkiye can be strongly restored."
