President Erdoğan responds to Bahçeli's call for "status for Imralı."

25.02.2026 14:11

During his group meeting yesterday, Devlet Bahçeli's call, "How will the status gap of Imralı be closed?" was asked to President Erdoğan. Erdoğan replied, "Imralı is currently operated by the Ministry of Justice."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered journalists' questions after his party's group meeting.

Erdoğan was asked about Bahçeli's call during yesterday's group meeting, "How will the status gap of İmralı, which serves a terror-free Turkey, be closed?" Erdoğan responded to this question, "İmralı is currently operated by the Ministry of Justice."

WHAT DID BAHÇELİ SAY?

MHP leader Bahçeli stated in his announcement yesterday, "Since the call of February 27 is a democratic threshold that encourages peaceful pursuits; then how will the status issue of the PKK's founding leadership be addressed for the planned initiatives and regulations to take place from now on? If such a problem exists, which we believe it does, how will its solution be achieved? How will the status gap of İmralı, which serves a terror-free Turkey, be closed? This discussion should be conducted sincerely to reach a reasonable conclusion that aligns with reason and conscience."

President Erdoğan responds to Bahçeli's call for "status for Imralı."

During his group meeting yesterday, Devlet Bahçeli's call, "How will the status gap of Imralı be closed?" was asked to President Erdoğan. Erdoğan replied, "Imralı is currently operated by the Ministry of Justice."

WHAT DID BAHÇELİ SAY?

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