The Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is established on the basis of the European Parliament's resolution of 14 May 1965 and the resolutions of the Turkish National Assembly and the Turkish Senate, adopted respectively on 22 June and 14 July 1965, and on the basis of the decision of the European Economic Community-Turkey Association Council of 27 July 1965.
General information The task of the Committee shall be to consider issues related to Turkey's accession process. Within this context, the Committee is entrusted to follow, analyse and evaluate issues related to all existing bilateral arrangements between Turkey and the EU starting with the Association Agreement signed in Ankara on 12 September 1963 between Turkey and the EEC, the decisions of the Association Council as well as the accession negotiations which started on 3 October 2005 at the Turkey-EU Intergovernmental Accession Conference. Furthermore, the Committee is entrusted with strengthening the relations between the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the European Parliament.
The Committee may also consider all issues within the context of the Turkey-EU relations in accordance with the mandate given by the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the European Parliament.
Organization of the JPC The Committee shall be composed, in equal numbers, of members appointed by the European Parliament and members appointed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The Bureau of the Committee shall be composed of the Chairperson of the delegation of the European Parliament, the Chairperson of the delegation of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, and several Vice-Chairpersons of each delegation.
Sessions of the JPC The Committee shall, in principle, meet three times a year. It shall be convened by the Chairperson-in-office, after consulting the other Chairperson. The notice of the meeting shall include a draft agenda drawn up by the Bureau and shall normally be sent to members a fortnight in advance. In principle, sessions shall be held by turns in Turkey and in one of the workplaces of the European Parliament.
Meetings of the Committee will be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise. Members of the Association Council, Members of the European Commission and of the Council of the European Union, and Members of the Government of Turkey as well as any person may, by decision of the Bureau, be invited to attend and speak at a meeting.
The official languages of the Committee shall be the official languages of the European Parliament and the Turkish.
Members of the delegation of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Member Political party Constituency areaİSMAİL EMRAH KARAYEL (President) Justice and Development Party (AKP)IstanbulJALE NUR SÜLLÜ (Vice-president) Republican People's Party (CHP)EskişehirKONUR ALP KOÇAK (Vice-president) Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)KonyaALİ ŞAHİN Justice and Development Party (AKP)GaziantepMESUT BOZATLI Justice and Development Party (AKP)GaziantepCANTÜRK ALAGÖZ Justice and Development Party (AKP)IğdırMÜŞERREF PERVİN TUBA DURGUT Justice and Development Party (AKP)IstanbulMURAT CAHİD CINGI Justice and Development Party (AKP)KayseriMERYEM GÖKA Justice and Development Party (AKP)KonyaABDURRAHMAN BABACAN Justice and Development Party (AKP)MalatyaAHMET MÜCAHİT ARINÇ Justice and Development Party (AKP)ManisaEMRE ÇALIŞKAN Justice and Development Party (AKP)NevşehirÇİĞDEM KARAASLAN Justice and Development Party (AKP)SamsunBURHAN KAYATÜRK Justice and Development Party (AKP)VanÖZGÜR ERDEM İNCESU Republican People's Party (CHP)ArdahanSERVET MULLAOĞLU Republican People's Party (CHP)HatayMEHMET SALİH UZUN Republican People's Party (CHP)İzmirYÜKSEL TAŞKIN Republican People's Party (CHP)İzmirFAHRİ ÖZKAN Republican People's Party (CHP)KırklareliZUHAL KARAKOÇ Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)KahramanmaraşCEYLAN AKÇA CUPOLO Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM)DiyarbakırOSMAN CENGİZ ÇANDAR Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM)DiyarbakırAYŞEGÜL DOĞAN Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM)ŞırnakLÜTFÜ TÜRKKAN Good Party (İYİ Parti)KocaeliMUSTAFA KAYA New Path (Yeni Yol)Istanbul
Members of the delegation of the European Parliament Member Political group CountryHélène FLAUTRE (President)The Greens–European Free Alliance (EFA/G)FranceMaria Eleni KOPPA (Vice-president)Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)GreeceGeorgios KOUMOUTSAKOS (Vice-president)European People's Party (EPP)GreecePhilippe BOULLANDEuropean People's Party (EPP)FranceAnna Maria CORAZZA BILDTEuropean People's Party (EPP)SwedenAndrew DUFFAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)United KingdomJames ELLESEuropean Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)United Kingdomİsmail ERTUĞProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)GermanyTakis HADJIGEORGIOUEuropean United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)CyprusRichard HOWITTProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)United KingdomSophia in 't VELDAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)NetherlandsCătălin Sorin IVANProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)RomaniaLiisa JAAKONSAARIProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)FinlandMetin KAZAKAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)BulgariaFranziska KELLERThe Greens–European Free Alliance (EFA/G)GermanyBarbara MATERAEuropean People's Party (EPP)ItalyMorten MESSERSCHMIDTEurope of Freedom and Democracy (EFD)DenmarkAntigoni PAPADOPOULOUProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)CyprusBirgit SCHNIEBER-JASTRAMEuropean People's Party (EPP)GermanyRenate SOMMEREuropean People's Party (EPP)GermanyLaurence J.A.J. STASSEN -NetherlandsEleni THEOCHAROUSEuropean People's Party (EPP)Cyprus Marianne THYSSENEuropean People's Party (EPP)BelgiumJarosław Leszek WAŁĘSAEuropean People's Party (EPP)PolandJan ZAHRADILEuropean Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)Czech Republic
The secretariat of the Committee The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the secretariat of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and of the European Parliament.
External links https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/ul_kom/kpk/genelbilgiler.htm Delegations – European Parliament Corporate Structure – Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs Key dates in Türkiye-EU relations – Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs General documents – European Parliament Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission – Turkish Ministry for EU Affairs The secretariat of the Turkish Grand National Assembly