Response from Dervişoğlu to Bahçeli's call regarding military hospitals: Morning has come in Üsküdar

01.07.2026 16:21

Responding to Bahçeli's proposal that 'Military hospitals should be reopened' during his party's group meeting, Müsavat Dervişoğlu said, 'As the İYİ Party, we submitted motions numerous times in both the 27th and 28th terms. We pointed out the drawbacks of closing military hospitals. We prepared bills for the reopening of the hospitals. These were either rejected by the current government or not brought to the parliamentary agenda. You cannot receive applause by correcting your own mistake. They call this a morning-after situation. It's dawn in Üsküdar.'

İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu made statements regarding the agenda at the party's group meeting.

Dervişoğlu stated that they witnessed the nation's will at the rally they organized in Tandoğan Square last weekend, and spoke as follows:

"In Tandoğan, there was the Turkish nation protecting its rights, law, and future; protecting its flag, its homeland, and its republic. From Edirne to Ardahan, from Trabzon to Hatay, from the Aegean to Central Anatolia, from the Black Sea to the Southeast, our people from every region, every age, and every walk of life took to the roads, gathered in Tandoğan, and united in a single will. That will's cry was this: The Turkish nation is here, on its feet, and aware of everything. Tandoğan showed us this; the memory of the Turkish nation has not been erased. The heart of the Turkish nation has not cooled. The Turkish nation's passion for independence has not been exhausted. Let no one mistake this nation's patience for helplessness. Let no one mistake this nation's calm for submission. The voice rising in that square is not a flash in the pan, but a shepherd's fire. From this podium today, I extend my sincerest thanks to every citizen who walked with us in Tandoğan, who did not let go of their flag, who nurtured hope, and who did not consent to injustice."

Thanking the party members as well, Dervişoğlu said, "Good that you exist. You exist, so the horizon of this country will not darken. You exist, so Turkey cannot be taken over. You exist, so the Turkish nation will surely win."

DERVİŞOĞLU'S REACTION TO MINISTER TEKİN

Reminding that the academic year has ended, Dervişoğlu continued as follows:

"But after a report card day, we must also look at the real report card of this country. The question is this; what kind of future are we preparing for these children?"

It is not enough to hand a child a report card. That child must also be given hope. It is not enough to pass a child in a course. They must be prepared for life. It is not enough to give a child a diploma. They must be given character and self-confidence. Their talents must be strengthened, and they must be guided for free enterprise. In short, our children and young people need freedom.

"NATIONAL EDUCATION IS NOT TEACHING SUPERSTITION AS HISTORY"

Today, education in Turkey is not just a matter of curriculum. It is a child going to school hungry. It is a teacher not being able to enter the classroom in peace. It is the family's inability to bear the burden of education. National education is not just a syllabus. National education is the nation's will to carry itself into the future. It is raising generations who speak Turkish correctly, write correctly, and think correctly. National education is not teaching superstition as history. It is raising young people who know their history, understand the destiny of their nation, are open to the world but loyal to their homeland. It is giving our children not just knowledge, but also etiquette, responsibility, dignity, and reasoning. In this case, the duty of the Minister of National Education is not to signal to the palace, but to protect the children of the Republic. It is not to discredit teachers, but to stand by them. The ministry's duty is not to leave schools to foundation and association networks, but to strengthen state schools. But under this government, there is neither such a will, nor such a vision, nor such a national perspective. One of the reasons for the nation's objection and flag-waving in Tandoğan is precisely this non-national understanding of education. It is against this crony system. It is against this policy of turning people into rootless individuals. It is against this pedagogical poverty. In short, it is against not only this government's terrorism sympathy but also its education policy."

"I WILL NOT LET EVEN A SINGLE YOUNG PERSON, LET ALONE A GENERATION, BE SACRIFICED TO THESE DIRTY PLOTS"

Stating that they want a youth with free minds, free consciences, and free wisdom who love their homeland, Dervişoğlu continued his words as follows:

"What they expect is a generation of subservience that stands at attention, does not criticize, does not object. What they do is deny scholarships and dormitories to those they dislike. It is eliminating them in interview queues. It is ruthlessly imprisoning without question those who joke, tweet, or object. It is blacklisting, intimidating, and suppressing. Look at what we have been experiencing recently. There are those who create various excuses for division and conflict. They are trying to make a generation enemies of each other like this. I will not let even a single one of our young people, let alone a generation, be sacrificed to these dirty plots. I will not allow passage to the dirty plots that try to turn our young people, the owners of this sacred land, against each other. Enough is enough. I will never allow this great nation, which has been able to say 'we' for thousands of years, to be divided any further. I will not let the children of this nation be sacrificed for your warm seat calculations and interest scenarios. You made our generation go through this. I will not allow you to make them go through it. I will not stop, I will not give you peace until each of our children says 'we' again. Let go of the youth, let go now. Stop sowing seeds of discord among our brilliant young people, whose potential we know when they stand shoulder to shoulder. Let go of their collars. Let them speak freely. Do not poison their lives because of a social media post. Do not fear young ideas, do not intimidate. Enough is enough. Turkish youth deserve not oppression, but freedom, justice, and equality."

"PEOPLE ARE FACED WITH BANS AND DETENTIONS"

Müsavat Dervişoğlu noted the following regarding the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, which will take place on July 7-8:

"Turkey, with its historical and geopolitical position, is a state capable of hosting such a summit. There is nothing surprising about this. Turkey is a great state. But the issue is this; being a great state is not just about hosting big meetings. Being a great state is about preparing for those meetings with institutional seriousness and national honor. We look at the scene in Ankara today. Roads are closed. The city is disrupted from its normal order. Universities and public institutions are closed. Daily life is strained under the pretext of security measures. Journalists' accreditations are subject to debate. People are faced with bans and detentions. What is this panic? What is this opportunism?"

As the İYİ Party Parliamentary Group, we submitted a bill. Our aim is to remove the economic burden arising from these measures from the shoulders of our tradesmen. I call on the government, do not collect income tax withholding on the rent payments of businesses operating throughout Ankara between July 1 and July 31, 2026. During the same period, cover the employer's share of insurance premiums for private sector employers operating in Ankara, and the disability, old-age, and death insurance and general health insurance premiums of insured individuals under Bağ-Kur who are income taxpayers in Ankara or registered in the tradesmen and artisans registry, from the Treasury. Since you know how to surround Ankara with tin cans like a Brazilian favela, do not create another victimization, another shame and scandal.

"TURKEY'S REPUTATION IS NOT MEASURED BY PAINTED WALLS, CLOSED ROADS, OR SILENCED JOURNALISTS"

Turkey is not obliged to treat its own citizens as foreigners just because it is hosting the NATO Summit.

This government has caused the Turkish state to experience a complete drift in foreign policy. First, they fell for an emotional and ideological tale of 'strategic depth.'

They piled all the crises of the Middle East at Turkey's doorstep. Millions of refugees came to our country. The ground was laid for the PKK to gain ground in Syria. ISIS terror claimed lives in our cities. Then, the same government turned the helm toward Moscow. For the sake of a few propaganda materials to use in domestic politics, they dragged Turkey into new dependencies. In Idlib, 33 of our soldiers were martyred. But this government, while commemorating our martyrs, even hesitated to say who martyred them. Then the S-400s were purchased. They were purchased but could not be used. They were placed in a warehouse, and the door was locked. In return, Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in which it was an investor. The cost of billions of dollars was again loaded onto our nation. Now, to compensate for all these drifts, they are trying to set up another display window. If Turkey's foreign policy changes direction based on one person's mood, the calculation of an election, or a propaganda slogan, the nation pays the price. One day you said 'strategic depth,' our border security paid the price. One day you said 'my friend Putin,' our soldiers paid the price. One day you said S-400, our air defense capability paid the price. One day you made an embarrassed return to NATO, the price was billions of dollars of the Turkish nation.

RESPONSE TO BAHÇELİ'S PROPOSAL \"MILITARY HOSPITALS SHOULD BE REOPENED\"

Since we are talking about NATO, let us clearly tell our nation our place within NATO countries. Dreams are tin-painted panels lined up along the road, and realities are the shantytowns behind those panels. Turkey has the second largest army in NATO. But it is the only country among NATO members that does not have military hospitals. The culprit for this is this government. Now the small partner of the coalition comes out and says, 'Closing military hospitals was a mistake; they should be reopened.' As the İYİ Party, we submitted motions many times in both the 27th and 28th terms. We pointed out the drawbacks of closing military hospitals. We prepared legal proposals to reopen the hospitals. They were either rejected by this government or not brought to the parliamentary agenda. You cannot receive applause by correcting your own mistake. This is called 'good morning.' It is morning in Üsküdar. We also say, may your blessed mornings be good, may evils be gone, and may good things be conquered.

\"WHEN IT COMES TO LOYALISTS, THE 'PROTECTION-MATIC' SYSTEM WORKS\"

Dervişoğlu, reminding that the hunger threshold has exceeded 35 thousand lira and the poverty threshold has exceeded 114 thousand lira, said, \"Despite this, what does the government say? It says, 'There is an automatically functioning system.' Should you laugh or cry? An automatically functioning system. Yes, there is an automatically functioning system in this country. The citizen automatically pays taxes. The retiree automatically becomes poor. The minimum wage earner is automatically crushed. The farmer automatically goes into debt. The industrialist automatically falls into an interest burden. The young person is automatically condemned to anxiety about the future. When it comes to the people, the automatic system works; when it comes to the loyalists and the government, the protection-matic system works. There is special attention for them. There is priority for them. There are privileges, tenders, and guarantees for them. There is rent for them. We do not accept this. The flag raised by the nation in Tandoğan was an objection to this order and a noble rebellion. For those who understand, a mosquito is enough; for those who don't, a drum and zurna are too little,\" he said.

Stating that food sovereignty is a matter of national security, Dervişoğlu said, \"A country that does not sustain its own farmers cannot secure its own table. A state that does not protect its own producers condemns its citizens' bread, meat, and milk to both poor quality and high cost. Then the government comes out and says, 'We are fighting inflation.' Fighting inflation is not cutting the throat of the low-income. Fighting inflation is not turning the wage earner, the retiree, the farmer, the tradesman, and the industrialist into the paying party. Fighting inflation is increasing production, strengthening supply, making competition fair, cutting waste, ending favoritism, and re-establishing law and predictability. The voice rising from Tandoğan is also an objection to this incompetence,\" he said.

Dervişoğlu spoke as follows:

\"The nation endured. The nation waited. The nation made sacrifices. The nation shouldered the crises. The nation experienced fires, earthquakes, inflation, unemployment, injustice, and lack of merit. But now the nation also sees and knows this: This order will not fix itself. This order will not work in favor of the nation. This order will not solve the citizen's problems. The flag raised by the nation hand in hand in Tandoğan has also declared this truth. The government's large, small, and medium-sized partners have made their choice. We are also making our choice. They chose favoritism. We choose merit. They chose showiness. We choose service. They wanted a silent society. We defend the right to object. They chose to share without producing, to get through the day with debt, to cover the deficit with imports. We defend production, planning, competitiveness, and fair distribution. They turned foreign policy into a personal adventure field. We defend state seriousness, institutional loyalty, and national interest. They left the nation alone. We are with the nation. They chose betrayal, and we are raising the flag against betrayal and heedlessness together with the Turkish nation.\"

\"THE TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS NOT AN INSTITUTION THAT PASSES LAWS IN ADVANCE TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF ANY ARMED GROUP\"

Müsavat Dervişoğlu used the following statements regarding the \"Terror-Free Turkey\" process:

\"I have repeatedly stated that we are facing a great deception regarding the new initiative process that has been on the agenda for about two years, and I pointed out the game being played. As always, we were right. Ömer Çelik's latest statement effectively changes the basic framework presented to the public so far in the 'Terror-Free Turkey' process. What was said until yesterday was this: first, the terrorist organization would lay down its arms without advancing any conditions, and then, if necessary, legal arrangements would be evaluated. Today, it is said, 'A legal ground needs to be created for the terrorist organization to lay down its arms.' This sentence reverses the logic of the process that the government has explained so far. First, a law will be passed, then arms will be laid down. This is not merely a change in method.\"

}This is a political statement showing that the center of gravity of the negotiations has also changed.

The Turkish Grand National Assembly is not an institution that passes laws in advance to meet the expectations of any armed organization or structure. Everyone must come to their senses.  This murderous organization has not laid down its arms. It has not abandoned its hostility towards the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish nation. Moreover, I am not the only one saying this; so is the National Security Council. Their concern is not about a solution at all. Their concern is to grant status to the Imrali murderer, the baby killer, and to provide legal privileges and freedoms to terrorists. The Turkish nation will never allow this. I warn you from here: do not take steps that will darken Turkey's future. Do not rely on your current position and make decisions for which you cannot account. Also, never forget that treason has no statute of limitations.

"COME, LET US UNITE UNDER THE ROOF OF THE REPUBLIC"

Amid all these negativities, one thing shines. I saw it at Tandoğan. I saw it on the faces in that square. I saw it in the hands holding the flag. I saw it in our citizens who have not lost the determination in their eyes. The Turkish nation has not given up. The Turkish nation has not dispersed. The Turkish nation has not lost its hope. If this nation has willpower, let everyone know well that this order will change. That is what we saw at Tandoğan. The will we saw at Tandoğan is not just an objection for today, but a preparation for power tomorrow. We are continuing this preparation with seriousness, program, cadre, and love for the nation. We, as the İYİ Party, are here for this. We are here for Turkey. The voice we raised together at Tandoğan is the voice coming from the history of this nation. That voice is the voice of those who object to injustice. That voice is the voice of those who say, 'This homeland is not ownerless.' I call out to all patriots: Come, let us unite in our children's school. Let us unite in the honor of our teacher. Let us unite at the table of our retiree. Let us unite in the field of our farmer, in the sweat of our worker, in the imagination of our artist, in the goals of our youth. Let us unite on the scales of justice. Let us unite under the roof of the Republic. Our fight is against injustice. Our fight is against poverty. Our fight is against lack of merit. Our fight is against nepotism. Our fight is against the mindset that sees this nation as helpless. You are not alone, whether seeking your rights or building your future. We are a nation. We are here for you. We will work for you. We will fight for you until the end. Because the future belongs not to the fearful, but to the brave. The future belongs not to those who remain silent, but to those who object. The future belongs not to those who abandon the nation, but to those who walk with the nation. The future is ours. The future belongs to the İYİs. The future belongs to the Turkish nation.