Turkey APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To foster and promote relations between the UK and Turkey and to assist in raising awareness amongst parliamentarians and the public of the developments that have been taking place in Turkey.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Tahir Ali Portrait
Tahir Ali
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Joined: 20th November 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Jordan , Kashmir , Kuwait , Yemen
2 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Republic of Korea
Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 28th September 2017
4 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Libya
8 APPG Memberships
Autism , Beer , Belarus , Diabetes , Financial Education for Young People , Modern Conflict , Tennis , Uyghurs
Nesil Caliskan Portrait
Nesil Caliskan
Vice Chair
Labour - Barking
Joined: 20th November 2024
1 APPG Officer Position
Interfaith Dialogue
6 APPG Memberships
British Jews , Cyprus , London , Micromobility , Parks and Green Spaces , Tidy Britain
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Tahir Ali MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3000.

Email: tahir.ali.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Griff Simon, Office of Tahir Ali MP. Tel: 07826 853700

Email: griff.simon@parliament.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Turkey APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Turkey APPG

Former APPG Officers
Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
Khalid Mahmood Portrait
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Dykes Portrait
Lord Dykes
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Imran Hussain Portrait
Imran Hussain
Vice Chair
Labour - Bradford East
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Vice Chair
Labour - Slough
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait
Baroness Hussein-Ece
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 6th March 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

No other APPG Memberships

Crispin Blunt Portrait
Crispin Blunt
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 17th May 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Waverley Portrait
Viscount Waverley
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chelsea and Fulham
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th April 2023
1 APPG Officer Position
Egypt

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sheikh Portrait
Lord Sheikh
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning Portrait
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 23rd March 2022
2 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Syria

No other APPG Memberships

Ross Thomson Portrait
Ross Thomson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberdeen South
Joined: 8th May 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Jeffrey M Donaldson Portrait
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Morris Portrait
David Morris
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rosie Cooper Portrait
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for West Lancashire
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Paul Scully Portrait
Paul Scully
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Spellar Portrait
Lord Spellar
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 2nd May 2017
Lord Rogan Portrait
Lord Rogan
Vice Chair
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
1 APPG Officer Position
Taiwan

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Clement-Jones Portrait
Lord Clement-Jones
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
Lord Ahmed Portrait
Lord Ahmed
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Madeleine Moon Portrait
Madeleine Moon
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Bridgend
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fabian Hamilton Portrait
Fabian Hamilton
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Leeds North East
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 3rd February 2016
6 APPG Officer Positions
British Council and Soft Power , Cycling and Walking , Haiti , Human Rights , Latin America , Morocco

No other APPG Memberships