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‘Is the US a friend or foe,’ asks Turkey’s nationalist party leader Bahçeli

‘Is the US a friend or foe,’ asks Turkey’s nationalist party leader Bahçeli

MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli has targeted the Peoples’ Democratic Party, which is currently facing a closure case before the Constitutional Court, and said that the party must be closed. Criticizing the US as well, he has asked, “Is it a friend of foe?”

11 October 2021

Bahçeli's 'terrorist kebab shops' rant leaves chefs, opposition puzzled

Bahçeli's 'terrorist kebab shops' rant leaves chefs, opposition puzzled

In response to Bahçeli's statements, İYİ Party leader Akşener gave the floor to a kebab shop owner at her party's parliamentary group today.

'If there are panzers where children play, there is a Kurdish question'

BABACAN TO ERDOĞAN, BAHÇELİ

'If there are panzers where children play, there is a Kurdish question'

Addressing Erdoğan and Bahçeli, DEVA Party Chair Babacan says, “If trustees are appointed to municipalities of Kurdish-majority cities, there is an issue. If the right of mother language is still debated, there is an issue. And it is called the Kurdish issue.”

27 September 2021

‘We will bring peace to this country,’ says main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu

‘We will bring peace to this country,’ says main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu

CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has responded to MHP Chair Bahçeli, who said, “There is no Kurdish issue”: “Yes, there is an issue. Where will this issue be resolved? At the Parliament. This is so loud and clear.”

22 September 2021

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

After President Erdoğan, his ally Bahçeli also stated that the election threshold will be lowered.

1 September 2021

Bahçeli says opposition living in a 'fantasy world' amid calls for snap election

Bahçeli says opposition living in a 'fantasy world' amid calls for snap election

The main opposition leader has said that "The Erdoğan era is over" while MHP leader Bahçeli has accused the opposition of acting in unison with "enemies of Turkey."

MHP leader Bahçeli targets top court over Gergerlioğlu ruling

MHP leader Bahçeli targets top court over Gergerlioğlu ruling

In the MHP Parliamentary group meeting, MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli has targeted the Constitutional Court, which has recently concluded that the rights of HDP’s dismissed and jailed MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu have been violated.

MHP leader Bahçeli expects more chaos for Turkey after UK report

MHP leader Bahçeli expects more chaos for Turkey after UK report

"The colonial apparatus of this new world is the proposition of democracy that is detached from its original meaning," Bahçeli has said.

'Bahçeli has now claimed the HDP attack'

'Bahçeli has now claimed the HDP attack'

Politicians, lawyers and rights advocates have reacted to the MHP leader's remarks on the deadly armed assault on the HDP.

MHP's Bahçeli calls killed HDP member 'a militia accomplice'

MHP's Bahçeli calls killed HDP member 'a militia accomplice'

The MHP leader has asserted that the armed assault was a "plot" and the killed person was working for the PKK.

MHP leader rules out HDP assailant's ties to his party after 'grey wolf' photos

MHP leader rules out HDP assailant's ties to his party after 'grey wolf' photos

After the assailant's social media photos with him displaying the "grey wolf" sign emerged, Bahçeli released a statement on Twitter, saying that "No one can implicate the MHP over a villain."

MP Ahmet Şık files a criminal complaint against MHP Chair Bahçeli

MP Ahmet Şık files a criminal complaint against MHP Chair Bahçeli

TİP İstanbul MP Şık has filed a criminal complaint against MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli. The petition of Şık’s attorneys has underlined that Bahçeli openly turned Şık into a target and threatened him with death.

Social media user fined 5,300 lira for calling MHP's Bahçeli a 'dotard'

Social media user fined 5,300 lira for calling MHP's Bahçeli a 'dotard'

The defendant has been fined for insulting a public official because of his duty. The court has deferred the pronouncement of the verdict.

2 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

MHP Chair Bahçeli: Snap election is not on Turkey’s agenda

MHP Chair Bahçeli: Snap election is not on Turkey’s agenda

Accusing main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu of “dancing to the tune of Biden and getting on his bloody boat”, MHP leader Bahçeli has said that “CHP’s demand for a snap election reflects its master’s voice.”

Sedat Peker's claims: As Erdoğan stays silent, MHP leader backs interior minister

Sedat Peker's claims: As Erdoğan stays silent, MHP leader backs interior minister

While Minister Soylu's party and President Erdoğan have been mostly silent about Peker's videos, Bahçeli has announced support for Minister Soylu.

Social media user faces a lawsuit, warrant for calling MHP Chair Bahçeli ‘senile’

Social media user faces a lawsuit, warrant for calling MHP Chair Bahçeli ‘senile’

A social media user who commented on a news story about MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli will stand trial on charge of “attacking honor, dignity or prestige” and will face up to 2 years, 4 months in prison on the offense charged.

24 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

MHP Chair Bahçeli: We know nothing about the mafia

MHP Chair Bahçeli: We know nothing about the mafia

Amid opposition parties’ demand for an investigation into the allegations of Sedat Peker, who is accused of leading a criminal organization, MHP Chair Bahçeli has targeted the opposition and said that his party “doesn’t care about the mafia.”

‘Politicians’ targeting of journalists is the ugly face of politics’

PRESS COUNCIL

‘Politicians’ targeting of journalists is the ugly face of politics’

The Press Council of Turkey has released a statement about MHP Vice Chair İzzet Ulvi Yönter’s verbal attack on Habertürk TV presenter Ebru Baki: “It is yet another zeal for ‘bringing the press into line’.”

MHP announces draft constitution

MHP announces draft constitution

The allies of the government have proposed a new constitution preserving the presidential system and the "irrevocable" articles of the current constitution.

Government ally Bahçeli says both HDP and Constitutional Court should be closed

TOP COURT RETURNS HDP INDICTMENT

Government ally Bahçeli says both HDP and Constitutional Court should be closed

The MHP leader lashed out at the top court after it returned an indictment seeking the closure of the HDP on procedural grounds.

MHP leader Bahçeli defends Erdoğan's move to ditch İstanbul Convention

MHP leader Bahçeli defends Erdoğan's move to ditch İstanbul Convention

"The İstanbul Convention has failed to meet expectations and has not been a remedy for hearts," Bahçeli has said.

Nationalist party leader targets HDP again: Closing it is a duty of honor

Nationalist party leader targets HDP again: Closing it is a duty of honor

Calling for the closure of the HDP for a long time now, MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli has reiterated his call to the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court, saying that “the HDP must be closed to never open again.”

MHP's Bahçeli slams high court decision preventing student oath

MHP's Bahçeli slams high court decision preventing student oath

The oath had been recited at schools until it was canceled by the AKP in 2013.

Bahçeli calls on top courts to take action to close down HDP

Bahçeli calls on top courts to take action to close down HDP

The MHP leader has been insistently calling for the HDP's closure over the past few months.

Gare killings: HDP demands transparency, responds to calls for its closure

Gare killings: HDP demands transparency, responds to calls for its closure

"We are facing a government that doesn't take responsibility. The government, which announces the good news when it succeeds, has the governor make a statement when it fails," Danış-Beştaş has said.

18 February 2021

Bahçeli targets Constitutional Court, HDP again

Bahçeli targets Constitutional Court, HDP again

The MHP leader has said that the top court should dissolve itself and his party will apply for the closure of the HDP.

17 February 2021

Twitter blocks MHP leader's tweet against Boğaziçi protesters

Twitter blocks MHP leader's tweet against Boğaziçi protesters

After the minister of interior, Bahçeli becomes the second senior politician whose tweets about the Boğaziçi University protests have been restricted by Twitter.

5 February 2021

Erdoğan, Bahçeli target Boğaziçi students, LGBTI+s again as protests intensify

Erdoğan, Bahçeli target Boğaziçi students, LGBTI+s again as protests intensify

As the protests against the new rector continue, the president and his ally Bahçeli have once again accused the students of "terrorism."

3 February 2021

4 suspects detained over attack on Future Party Vice Chair Özdağ

4 suspects detained over attack on Future Party Vice Chair Özdağ

As part of the investigation launched into the physical assault on Future Party Vice Chair Selçuk Özdağ, four suspects have been detained. Two people were previously arrested as part of the same investigation.

28 January 2021

Bahçeli denies his party's involvement in recent attacks on journalists

Bahçeli denies his party's involvement in recent attacks on journalists

"We don't hesitate to take the bull by the horns for the Turkish nation and bravely claim what we do," the MHP head has said.

26 January 2021

Rights defenders condemn MHP leader Bahçeli for targeting journalists

Rights defenders condemn MHP leader Bahçeli for targeting journalists

Six rights organizations, including the Union for Democracy (DİB), have released a joint statement and condemned the recent statements of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Devlet Bahçeli targeting critical journalists.

22 January 2021

Main opposition leader ‘expects Erdoğan to condemn violence’

ATTACKS, THREATS TARGETING OPPOSITION

Main opposition leader ‘expects Erdoğan to condemn violence’

Referring to the recent physical assaults and threats targeting opposition politicians and critical journalists, CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has reiterated that he expects President and AKP Chair Erdoğan and MHP Chair Bahçeli to condemn violence.

20 January 2021

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