US EditionErdoğan’s Far-Right Ally Says Releasing Kurdish Politician Demirtaş Would Be ‘Beneficial for Turkey’ - Turkish Minute
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Erdoğan’s far-right ally says releasing Kurdish politician Demirtaş would be ‘beneficial for Turkey’ - Turkish Minute
Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş would be “beneficial for Turkey,” in a striking shift from his long-standing hardline stance on Kurdish politics. Bahçeli’s unexpected remark came outside parliament following his party’s group meeting when asked by reporters about a European Cour…
Speaking at his party's parliamentary group meeting, CHP leader Özgür Özel said, “An application for release was filed today regarding Selahattin Demirtaş. Mr. Devlet Bahçeli’s statement, ‘His release will be beneficial for Turkey,’ is a positive statement. Let’s say positive things are positive. I ask those who brag about imprisoning Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ: If you’re saying this is the best thing today, don’t you owe an apology…
DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan thanked Devlet Bahçeli, who said, "Selahattin Demirtaş's release will be beneficial for Türkiye."
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