12.08.2026 09:01
While the echoes of the 'Framework Law,' adopted with broad consensus between the ruling and opposition parties in Parliament, continue, the situation of the imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has become the most debated topic of the day in politics. In the process inflamed by the statements of MHP Deputy Chairman Feti Yıldız, DEM Party circles are pointing to September for his release.
The framework law prepared within the scope of the “Türkiye Without Terrorism” process and adopted in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) General Assembly aims to reintegrate organization members who have not been involved in crimes into society, clarify their legal statuses, and establish return mechanisms on a solid legal basis. Immediately after the adoption of the regulation, how politicians in prison would be affected by this law became the number one agenda item for the public.
MHP'S FETİ YILDIZ: WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LAW
In this process, the clearest and most striking statement regarding the legal status of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the HDP, who is one of the most curious figures, came from the MHP side. The statements of MHP Deputy Chairman Feti Yıldız, saying, “Selahattin Demirtaş is within the scope of the law,” had a bombshell effect in Ankara's political circles.
'SEPTEMBER' EXPECTATION IN DEM PARTY CIRCLES
Following this critical move by MHP's Yıldız, which could change the course of the process, attention turned to Demirtaş's possible release schedule. The new legal ground brought by the framework law also caused mobility on the DEM Party front. According to information leaked from party circles; following the legal procedures to be initiated with the law entering into force, it has begun to be widely discussed that Selahattin Demirtaş is expected to be released no later than next September.