"Fatih Erbakan rejects Bahçeli's 'Öcalan' proposal."

06.11.2025 13:32

The General President of YRP, Fatih Erbakan, reacted to the proposal of MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli to send a commission to İmralı, saying, "If there is such a strong desire to go, then Mr. Bahçeli, who is very eager on this matter, should go himself."

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Fatih Erbakan, the Chairman of the New Welfare Party (YRP), reacted to the statements of MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli regarding the commission established in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) going to İmralı. Erbakan said, "If there is a strong desire to go, we have previously expressed that Mr. Bahçeli, who is very eager on this matter, should go to İmralı and hold a meeting."

Meeting with members of the press in Ankara before his party's 3rd Ordinary Grand Congress, Erbakan made evaluations on current issues. Referring to Bahçeli's statements that "the commission can go to İmralı," Erbakan stated, "We have previously expressed that it is not appropriate for the commission to go to İmralı. İmralı could not come to the Parliament, therefore the understanding of taking the Parliament to İmralı is not a correct approach."

DEMİRTAŞ'S RELEASE

Erbakan also addressed the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision regarding the release of former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, stating, "If it has been declared that ECHR decisions will be complied with as a state, we must adhere to the law. Therefore, it would be appropriate to carry out Demirtaş's release."

"WE WILL BE THE CANDIDATE OF THE NEW WELFARE PARTY"

Regarding the presidential elections, the YRP leader emphasized that his party will nominate its own candidate, stating, "We will be the candidate of the New Welfare Party. There is no question of withdrawing in favor of any name. We had previously withdrawn in favor of the President, but such a situation would not be politically or logically correct again."

THE ALLIANCE ISSUE

Addressing the allegations of a possible alliance with DEVA, Future, and Felicity Parties, Erbakan noted that the possibility of cooperation for the parliamentary elections could be evaluated, but stated that no concrete steps have been taken on this matter at the moment.