01.10.2025 15:17
The 28th Term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) began today with a special session. In the session, which was attended by other parties including the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and the Good Party (İYİ Party), the Republican People's Party (CHP), the Workers' Party of Turkey, and the Labor Party did not participate. The attending parties welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a standing ovation.
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A ceremony was held in front of the Atatürk Monument in the Parliament for the opening of the 28th Term 4th Legislative Year. After the President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, laid a wreath at the monument, a moment of silence was observed accompanied by a band, and the National Anthem was sung.
The ceremony was attended by Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin, Deputy Speakers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Celal Adan, Tekin Bingöl, and Pervin Buldan, AK Party Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, Secretary General of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Hüseyin Kürşat Kırbıyık, group vice-chairmen of political parties, members of parliament, and parliamentary bureaucrats.
ERDOĞAN WELCOMED WITH A CEREMONY IN THE PARLIAMENT
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was ceremoniously welcomed at the Parliament for the opening of the 28th Term 4th Legislative Year. Erdoğan was officially welcomed by Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Celal Adan upon his arrival at the Parliament. Numan Kurtulmuş, the President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, welcomed President Erdoğan, who saluted the Presidential Honor Guard, in front of the Honor Gate. The General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey convened under the chairmanship of President Kurtulmuş.
CHP DID NOT ATTEND THE SESSION
The leaders of the political parties with groups in the Parliament also attended the special session. However, the Turkey Workers' Party (TİP) and the Labor Party decided not to be present in the General Assembly along with the CHP Chairman Özgür Özel and his group.
DERVİŞOĞLU DID NOT GREET BAHÇELİ
MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli arrived at the Parliament before the reception. Bahçeli chatted with his aides in the backstage. Co-Chairs of the DEM Party Tuncer Bakırhan and Tülay Hatimoğulları, group vice-chairmen, and the Imralı delegation greeted Bahçeli. İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, however, sat down without greeting Bahçeli.
DEM PARTY AND İYİ PARTY WELCOMED ON THEIR FEET
The parties participating in the session, including the DEM Party and İYİ Party, welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on their feet.
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