Field of expertise: Foreign Affairs, European enlargement

Kyuchyuk is a Bulgarian politician, deputy chair of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and Co-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. He has been a member of the European Parliament for two terms from the Renew Europe group.  

In June 2021, Ilhan was confirmed as Co-President of the ALDE Party. From November 2014 until November 2017, he is a member of the Liberal International Human Rights Committee. During the period 2013-2014, he is a Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria. 

In October 2017, Kyuchyuk was awarded with a honorary sign for the municipality of Sevlievo because of his active public activity among the young people in the municipality. In March 2018, he received the award MEP of the Year in the category “Culture and Media”. 

In September 2022, he was awarded the honorary title "Doctor Honoris Causa" by the American University in Europe-FON. In November 2022, Ilhan Kyuchyuk was awarded with the Flame of Freedom Award in Bucharest, Romania. In January 2023, he receives the award "Progressive leader of the year" from Darik Radio. The award is presented to a person whom the media team considers to be an opinion leader in Bulgarian society.  

In April 2023, he was awarded the honorary title "Doctor Honoris Causa" by The University of Telecommunications and Post (UTP). The honorary title was awarded for his special contribution to the development of educational cooperation and the affirmation of European values in higher education. 

In November 2023, he was awarded the honorary title „Doctor Honoris Causa“ by the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 

In December 2023, he received the Human Rights Award for his tireless work in defence of the human rights and dignity particularly the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. 

In April 2024, he was awarded the international Giovanni Malagodi prize in the Italian Senate. The award was established by the Luigi Einaudi Foundation in the name of former President of the Senate Giovanni Malagodi, and was awarded to the Bulgarian MEP for his dedication in spreading the principles of freedom and responsibility in continuation of Giovanni Malagodi's doctrine.