08.07.2025 11:01
The leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, reacted to Özgür Özel's call to the streets during a group meeting. Bahçeli said, "Come on, go out and walk the streets so we can see and measure your height. What’s going on, Mr. Özgür, are you thinking of a coup?" Bahçeli also expressed his support for Özel's request for corruption trials to be broadcast on TRT.
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Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli is speaking at his party's parliamentary group meeting.
Here are the highlights from Bahçeli's statements:
12 MARTYRS DUE TO METHANE GAS IN THE CAVE
"During a search and rescue operation conducted in a cave used by terrorists in the Pençe-Kilit Operation area, 12 of our heroic soldiers were martyred due to methane gas poisoning. We pray for the mercy of our martyrs, who have saddened us all, and extend our condolences to their grieving families, the Turkish Armed Forces, and our esteemed nation. We also wish a speedy recovery to our heroes who are still receiving treatment. While our Turkey is rapidly moving towards a path of peace and tranquility in the midst of a historic process, we do not ignore those who want to keep the climate of gossip warm. Important developments are taking place, and traps will be dismantled. We see the provocations of certain circles. It is shameless to exploit forest fires and attempt to create imaginary scenarios.
CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION
Municipalities governed by the CHP have sunk into a quagmire of bribery. The clean politics we have been advocating for a long time is an obligation that cannot be postponed. The political arena needs to be cleansed. In local administrations, the trust and will of the people have been disregarded. The corruption and bribery that have engulfed the municipalities under the CHP administration have trampled on the blessings of democracy and the trust of the nation, turning this party into almost an organized crime syndicate. Unethical and illegal relationships must be exposed one by one. The mayors of Adana and Adıyaman have been caught up in a corruption investigation. The İSKİ scandal has enveloped the current CHP administration many times over. Those who do not protect the trust should not speak of virtue. If the CHP has watered the tree, there is no need to feel anxiety or fear, but if it has watered the thorn, it must pay the price to the end. The mentality that steals, plunders, and empties the pockets of the nation and the treasury of the state should be treated as mere words written on water when it comes to justice and law.
"INDICTMENTS MUST BE PREPARED SWIFTLY"
Informants are again those wearing the CHP mask. Indictments must be prepared swiftly, and prosecutions should be completed effectively and as soon as possible. We have full confidence in the prosecutors, and it is evident that they work day and night. The potential outcome of judicial processes that lose their momentum is to feed political polarization. The prolongation of judicial processes is undesirable and unnecessary. With the start of the judicial year, let us pull this heavy burden from our country's agenda. The opposition had requested the live broadcasting of the hearings. We also expect this expectation to be evaluated reasonably and legitimately. Those at the center of the accusations should not forget that Turkey is a rule of law state.
SUPPORT FOR TRT CALL
The CHP Chairman had requested that the hearings be broadcast live on television screens. Since he insists on this request, and since he is in favor of the public's direct follow-up of everything, we hope that this expectation will be evaluated reasonably and legitimately, and that the white sheep and the black sheep will be distinguished in the court of public conscience.
BAHÇELİ TO ÖZGÜR ÖZEL: WALK THE STREETS AND LET'S SEE
You can dream on the street, go ahead, walk the streets and let’s measure your height. If this street curiosity leads you to crime, you will find the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish nation in front of you. What’s the matter, Mr. Özgür, are you thinking of a coup?"
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