Turkey APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 12/01/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 12th January 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 23rd February 2026 and may be defunct.
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.
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Reticulating Splines
Former APPG Officers
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No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 12th January 2026
Commonwealth , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Digital Identity , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Türkiye , Women and Work , Yemen
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 12th January 2026
Tahir Ali
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 12th January 2026
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Greenland , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy
No other APPG Memberships
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Vice Chair
Labour - Slough
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hussein-Ece
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
No other APPG Memberships
Crispin Blunt
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 17th May 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Bahrain , British Muslims , Central Asia , Greater Manchester , Parks and Green Spaces
No other APPG Memberships
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Co-Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 17th May 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 5th April 2023
Greg Hands
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Chelsea and Fulham
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 5th April 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Sheikh
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 23rd March 2022
Ross Thomson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Aberdeen South
Joined: 8th May 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Chair & Registered Contact
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
David Morris
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Rosie Cooper
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for West Lancashire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Scully
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Thailand
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Rogan
Vice Chair
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Lord Clement-Jones
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Artificial Intelligence , Digital Inclusion , Intellectual Property , Internet, Communications and Technology
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Madeleine Moon
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Bridgend
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Fabian Hamilton
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Leeds North East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 3rd February 2016
British Council and Soft Power , Cycling and Walking , Human Rights , Latin America , Morocco
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Tahir Ali MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5351.
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