03.03.2025 19:20
The HDP's Van MP and member of the Imralı delegation, Pervin Buldan, stated that MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli also called her on the phone. Buldan said, "I believe that what has happened since October 1 is valuable in the person of Mr. Bahçeli. It is important that he supports the process to this extent. Öcalan also finds this very valuable."
After the call for disarmament by PKK terrorist organization leader Abdullah Öcalan, significant developments occurred. MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli called the former HDP Chairman Selahattin Demirtaş, who is in prison, on the phone. DEM Party Van Deputy and Imralı delegation member Pervin Buldan stated that Bahçeli also called her on the phone.
BAHÇELİ CALLED PERVİN BULDAN
Speaking to Halk TV, Buldan conveyed that the MHP leader said, "I thank you for the effort you have put in. I was very pleased to hear you read the text. I will do my best."
"I WAS VERY PLEASED TO HEAR YOU READ THE TEXT"
Buldan continued her remarks as follows: "Bahçeli thanked me. He said, 'I thank you for the effort you have put in. I was also very pleased to hear you read the text.' I thanked him. I expressed that we need to support each other for the process to progress together. He said he would do his best. He called not only me but also Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Ahmet Türk, and Tuncer Bakırhan."
"ÖCALAN ALSO VALUES THIS HIGHLY"
We experienced our astonishment not now, but on October 1. That astonishment is not new. The handshake on October 1, the call he made at the group meeting on October 22, and what he said during our visit to him... I believe that what has happened since October 1 is valuable in the person of Mr. Bahçeli. It is important that he supports the process this much. Öcalan also values this highly."
THE PROCESS STARTED WITH BAHÇELİ'S CALL
With the call of MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, the DEM Party had a meeting with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı Prison on December 28, 2024. The party stated that the meeting took place in a sincere atmosphere and that the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) is the most suitable ground for solving the problem within the framework of democratic politics.
Following this meeting, contacts that began with TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş on January 3 were continued with the leaders and representatives of MHP, Future Party, AK Party, Felicity Party, CHP, DEVA Party, and New Welfare Party. After these meetings, the DEM Party delegation met with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı on December 28, 2024. The delegation expressed that the meetings were promising. The second meeting of the Imralı Delegation and PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan took place on January 22.