04.11.2025 17:07
The co-chair of the DEM Party, Tuncer Bakırhan, expressed support for MHP leader Bahçeli's statement that "the release of Selahattin Demirtaş will be a harbinger of good things." Bakırhan said, "We thank Mr. Bahçeli. He is absolutely right; the European Court of Human Rights has ruled three times. Without wasting a single second, all our friends, especially our co-chairs, who are being tried in the Kobani conspiracy case, should be released."
MHP General Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a statement regarding the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) decision on Selahattin Demirtaş after his party's group meeting today. Bahçeli stated, "Legal avenues have reached a conclusion, and his release will be beneficial for Turkey."
Bahçeli's remarks about Selahattin Demirtaş have resonated widely in the public, and support for this statement from the DEM Party was not delayed.
BAKIRHAN: OUR CO-CHAIRS MUST BE FREED
After his party's group meeting, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan responded to reporters' questions regarding the issue, saying, "We thank Mr. Bahçeli. He has spoken very correctly. Not a day, not an hour, not a minute, not a second should be wasted; the freedom of all our friends, especially our Co-Chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, who are being tried in the Kobani conspiracy case, needs to be ensured, and they must be released."
ECHR'S DECISION ON SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ
The application of Turkey, which appealed the ECHR's decision regarding the violation and release of Selahattin Demirtaş in October, has been concluded. The ECHR rejected Turkey's application.