08.05.2026 20:51
İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu harshly criticized MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli's proposal that Abdullah Öcalan should serve as a "peace process coordinator," stating: "This is madness, sheer madness. Come to your senses. Don't make the world laugh at you. Aren't you ashamed? I am ashamed on your behalf. May Allah correct you, and may He do as He sees fit." Dervişoğlu's remarks were met with a standing ovation from his party group.
MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli spoke at his party's group meeting. Bahçeli proposed a status for Abdullah Öcalan, stating that this process should serve the interests of the Republic of Turkey.
Proposing the name Peace Process and Politicization Coordination, Bahçeli gave the message: "Discussing the issue of status for Abdullah Öcalan is important for us. It is not possible for the process to progress healthily by pretending this issue does not exist. If there is a status gap, it should be addressed. I am evaluating him being the coordinator of the peace process."
HARSH REACTION FROM DERVİŞOĞLU
While the echoes of these words, which hit the agenda like a bombshell, continued, a very harsh response came from İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu. In his speech at the party group, Dervişoğlu said: "In which part of the world, under which legal system, under which legal order, can an official area of authority be granted to a convict as in the Republic of Turkey? This is madness, madness, come to your senses. Don't make the world laugh at you. Aren't you ashamed? I am ashamed on your behalf. May God reform you, and may He do as He knows best."