08.12.2025 14:56
In the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, discussions began on the Draft Law on the Central Government Budget for 2026 and the Draft Law on the Final Account of the Central Government for 2024. Notably, moments when MHP leader Bahçeli and CHP Chairman Özgür Özel shook hands and smiled during the budget discussions drew attention, especially after recent tensions due to the CHP not providing a representative for the commission going to İmralı.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey convened today under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the Assembly, Numan Kurtulmuş, to discuss the 2026 Central Government Budget Law Proposal and the 2024 Central Government Final Account Law Proposal.
BAHÇELİ WAS THE FIRST TO ENTER THE HALL
On the first day of the budget marathon that started at 12:00 today, there were striking images in the Assembly. The first leader to arrive in the General Assembly hall was the MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli. It was observed that AK Party deputies went to shake hands with Bahçeli.
DEM PARTY ENTERED THE HALL AFTER BAHÇELİ
After the MHP members, the DEM Party delegation entered the hall. DEM Party Co-Chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan shook hands with MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli. Then, AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Bahadır Yenişehirloğlu went to the DEM Party benches and shook hands with the delegation.
GREETING BY GOING TO THE SPECIAL MHP BENCHES
The third leader to enter the hall, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, was welcomed with applause from his party group. Özel went to greet the party leaders at the DEM Party, İYİ Party, and MHP benches.
STRIKING IMAGES AFTER THE IMRALI TENSION
It did not go unnoticed that Bahçeli, who harshly criticized the CHP for not sending a representative to the commission for the meeting with terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı, shook hands with CHP leader Özel and that smiles were exchanged during their brief conversation.