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The pool is surrounded by hot tubs on one side. There is also a bridge that leads to an "island." The island hosts mythic creatures that shoot water into the pool.

133rd IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 20, 2015. Panel discussion : parliamentary action in meeting international commitments to counter terrorism. ©IPU/Lucien Fortunati

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - APRIL 15: A participant wearing headphones listens during the 41st session of the Women Parliamentarians Forum held as part of the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly in Istanbul, Turkiye, on April 15, 2026. ( Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency )

133rd IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 19, 2015. Assembly. ©IPU/Lucien Fortunati

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - APRIL 17: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (GNAT) Numan Kurtulmus meets with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler (not seen) during the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Istanbul, Turkiye, on April 17, 2026. Also present at the meeting were AK Party Ankara MP and head of the IPU Turkish Group Asuman Erdogan, IPU Turkish Group members AK Party Afyonkarahisar MP Ali Ozkaya, AK Party Edirne MP Fatma Aksal, and DEM Party Diyarbakir MP Ceylan Akca Cupolo. ( Turkish Grand National Assembly - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - APRIL 15: Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Numan Kurtulmus gives a speech at the 41st Session of the Women Parliamentarians Forum as part of the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly, in Istanbul, Turkiye on April 15, 2026. ( Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency )

133rd IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 20, 2015. Side event and Children. ©IPU/Lucien Fortunati

151st IPU Assembly and related meetings

© IPU/Antoine Tardy

133rd IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 20, 2015. Side event and Children. ©IPU/Lucien Fortunati

133rd IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 19, 2015. Stand Publications. ©IPU/Lucien Fortunati

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - APRIL 17: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (GNAT) Numan Kurtulmus (R) meets with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg Claude Wiseler (L) during the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Istanbul, Turkiye, on April 17, 2026. Also present at the meeting were AK Party Ankara MP and head of the IPU Turkish Group Asuman Erdogan, IPU Turkish Group members AK Party Afyonkarahisar MP Ali Ozkaya, AK Party Edirne MP Fatma Aksal, and DEM Party Diyarbakir MP Ceylan Akca Cupolo. ( Turkish Grand National Assembly - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - APRIL 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Numan Kurtulmus (R) meets with the President of Niger’s Consultative Council for Reconstruction Mamoudou Haraouna Djingarey (L) who is in Istanbul for the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly, in Istanbul, Turkiye on April 14, 2026. ( Turkish Grand National Assembly - Anadolu Agency )

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Organized under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership Initiative, this side event was held in parallel to the IPU 2025 Parliamentary event at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in September 2025 under the theme "Beijing +30 – Parliaments leading the way."

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Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights during the 151st IPU Assembly and related meetings.

October 20, 2025.

Geneva, Switzerland.

© IPU/Pierre Albouy