15.11.2026 12:21
MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, in a statement to TÜRKGÜN newspaper, made assessments regarding the "Terror-Free Turkey" goal. Bahçeli said, "The time has come to invalidate efforts to divide Turkey into fronts on the basis of religion, belief, sect, and ethnic origin, and categorical definitions such as progressive, reactionary, secular, and pious." In the text containing the statement, the MHP's view of the process was listed in 50 items.
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a statement regarding the “Terror-Free Turkey” goal and social reconciliation. Bahçeli said that debates over values and identity are tiring the nation.
“ALL CONDITIONS HAVE MATURED”
Noting that the world is passing through a period in which crises are increasing in many areas, from security to politics and from the economy to social issues, Bahçeli stated that Turkey must evaluate in a multifaceted way the developments threatening its domestic peace, national unity, security and interests. Bahçeli noted that unresolved social problems have become impossible to postpone.
Emphasizing that a new mindset, a rational strategy, national conscience and political responsibility are needed, Bahçeli said:
“For a step that will thwart the political language that produces crises rather than solving problems, the conflictual understanding of politics, propaganda activities that feed social tensions, and expectations of dissolution and separation, all conditions have matured. In this chaotic period through which the world is passing, safely carrying Turkey to a bright future and building a future in which our noble nation will live in peace, prosperity and security is the common duty and responsibility of every patriotic individual.”
“MAKING OUR COMMON VALUES CONFLICT IS NOT A TOOL OF POLITICS”
Drawing attention to the importance of common values against social polarization, Bahçeli said, “The time has come to invalidate efforts to divide Turkey into fronts on the basis of religion, belief, sect and ethnic origin, and categorical definitions such as progressive, reactionary, secular and devout. Establishing front lines through our value systems, making our common values compete and conflict is not a tool of doing politics. These are our greatest sources of strength, our sacred values as a whole.”
Bahçeli said, “The day has dawned and the dawn has broken to establish the culture of living together under the same sky, the experience of social embrace and the conditions of social reconciliation, and to bring all our fundamental social issues to radical and permanent solutions.”
“OUR GUIDE IS COMMON REASON AND COMMON SENSE”
Stating that the developments impose a new historical responsibility on the MHP, Bahçeli emphasized that a thousand-year-old brotherhood is the greatest source of strength for the nation and the state. Saying that there is no problem that cannot be overcome with national unity and solidarity, Bahçeli continued as follows:
“Our guide is common reason and common sense, tolerance and mutual understanding. Abandoning entrenched prejudices, rallying around love of homeland and nation, and producing policies that will carry Turkey to a bright future with the spirit of national struggle is the fulfillment of what is moral, political and humane.”
Expressing that the goal of “Building the Turkish and Turkey Century” is an unavoidable necessity, Bahçeli said, “Terror-Free Turkey is exactly the embodiment of these ideas.”
“TERROR-FREE TURKEY” IN 50 ARTICLES
In the text containing Bahçeli’s statements, under the heading “Terror-Free Turkey in 50 Articles,” the MHP’s assessments regarding the process were listed. In the text, Terror-Free Turkey was defined as the will to end the terrorism problem that Turkey has faced for more than forty years. It was stated that the issue is not merely a security heading but a strategic state matter. It was also emphasized that the process is not the subject of any external imposition, bargaining, or arrangement that would limit Turkey’s national will.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE PROCESS
In the text, it was stated that the political ground of the process was shaped in the atmosphere formed when Bahçeli shook hands with DEM Party deputies at the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey’s new legislative year on October 1, 2024. It was noted that Bahçeli’s call at the MHP Group Meeting on October 22, 2024, ensured that Terror-Free Turkey was clearly put forward as a political goal.
In the text, the call to lay down arms and dissolve made on February 27, 2025, was mentioned as one of the turning points of the process. It was recorded that the PKK terrorist organization’s announcement on May 12, 2025, that it had dissolved itself and decided to lay down arms carried the process to a new stage. The laying down of arms by a group of PKK members on July 11, 2025, was evaluated as one of the first concrete images regarding the implementation of the decision in the field.
“NOT SURRENDER, CONCESSION OR BARGAINING”
In the text, it was stated that Terror-Free Turkey, within the framework set out by the MHP, is not seen as “an understanding of surrender, concession or bargaining with a terrorist organization,” but as the goal of eliminating terrorism and conducting politics on legitimate democratic ground. It was expressed that the process was defined by the MHP not as a repetition of past resolution processes but as a different political and strategic framework.
PARLIAMENT AND LEGAL REGULATION
In the text, it was recalled that negotiations were held with the participation of political parties on the report prepared by the National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission established within the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It was conveyed that the TBMM Presidency announced at the meeting dated February 18, 2026, that the draft report carried the goal of strengthening social peace and tranquility. It was stated that the “Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration” adopted in 2026 was a new stage in the legal dimension of the fight against terrorism.
REGIONAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSION
In the text, attention was drawn to the fact that US-China competition, the Russia-Ukraine war and conflicts in the Middle East are creating a new international environment. It was stated that Terror-Free Turkey is a strategic goal in terms of reducing the security risks created by proxy wars and terrorist organizations around Turkey. It was recalled that the Presidency also announced that the dissolution and laying down of arms by the organization could contribute to the peace and stability of Iraq and Syria.
In the text, which also touched on the economic dimension, it was stated that with the reduction of security expenditures and investment losses caused by terrorism, the country’s resources could be directed more to development.
EMPHASIS ON MARTYRS’ FAMILIES AND VETERANS
In the text, it was emphasized that the sensitivities of martyrs’ families and veterans are of special importance. It was stated that the aim of Terror-Free Turkey is not to make past sacrifices and pains forgotten, but to establish a permanent social order that will prevent the same pains from being experienced by new generations. The text ended with the assessment that Terror-Free Turkey is “the will to transform the pains of the past into the peace of the future.”