21.12.2025 14:15
The final day of the budget marathon began in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Among the most notable moments before the discussions started was the handshake that did not occur between Tuncer Bakırhan, the Co-Chair of the DEM Party, and Devlet Bahçeli, the Chairman of the MHP. Bakırhan greeted Bahçeli from a distance.
The last day of budget discussions began in the General Assembly, chaired by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş. On the final day of the budget marathon, the last speeches will be made on the entire 2026 Budget Law Proposal and the 2024 Central Government Final Account Law Proposal, completing the budget discussions.
BAKIRHAN DID NOT SHAKE HANDS WITH BAHÇELİ
On the last day of the budget discussions, in addition to the members of parliament, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, and Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz attended.
When Dervişoğlu entered the General Assembly hall, he shook hands with Devlet Bahçeli, while DEM Party Co-Chair Bakırhan was noted for greeting Bahçeli from a distance and not shaking hands. CHP Chairman Özel followed the General Assembly after shaking hands with all political party leaders.