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Devlet Bahçeli's Discomfort with Mansur Yavaş: 'I Assigned a Friend to Deal with It'

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MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli denied claims that a villa was built for terrorist leader Öcalan in İmralı, stating, "A 250-square-meter residence was built. He is getting older. Let him hold his meetings and convey his messages there." Bahçeli also claimed that Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş was being given too much prominence on television channels and that he had therefore assigned someone to monitor his television broadcasts.

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MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli denied claims that a villa was built for terrorist leader Öcalan in İmralı, stating, "A 250-square-meter residence was built. He is getting older. Let him hold his meetings and convey his messages there." Bahçeli also claimed that Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş was being given too much prominence on television channels and that he had therefore assigned someone to monitor his television broadcasts.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli made a statement regarding the issue of a villa being built for terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan. Bahçeli said, "There is no such thing as a villa. A 250 square meter residence was built."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Pervin Buldan, a member of the DEM Party's Imrali delegation, commented on Öcalan's villa: "It's practically a part of the prison." EXCLUSIVE REPORT | Pervin Buldan's statement on Öcalan's villa: "It's practically a part of the prison" Medyascope

Speaking to journalist Ceyhun Bozkurt, MHP leader Bahçeli said that the Yaş-Erdoğan summit was “politically normal” and that he was disturbed by the frequent mention of Mansur Gavash's name on television. This circumstance brought to mind Bahçeli's “Black coated file” in 2024.

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli expressed his discomfort with television channels frequently mentioning Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş. In this context, Bahçeli shared that he has assigned someone to monitor how many times each channel mentions Yavaş.

MHP President Devlet Bahçeli clarified the comments that a “villa” was built in Imrali for Abdullah Ocalan. “There is no such thing as a villa. A 250 square meter residence was built,” Bahçeli said. Bahçeli stated that the housing is located inside the prison compound, and said that the building was prepared in order for Ocalan to hold talks and convey his messages. Bahçeli said, “You should also talk to the journalists when it comes to it. Thes…

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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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