04.11.2025 16:58
The words of MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli regarding Selahattin Demirtaş, "His release will be a harbinger of good things," have become the number one topic in the political world. CHP (Republican People's Party) Chairman Özgür Özel commented on these words, saying, "Mr. Bahçeli's statement is a very positive one; do you not owe an apology?"
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MHP General Chairman Devlet Bahçeli stated regarding Selahattin Demirtaş, for whom the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has decided "should be released" and Turkey's request for reconsideration has been rejected, "Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş has reached a result through legal means. His release will be beneficial for Turkey."
FIRST COMMENT ON BAHÇELİ'S 'DEMİRTAŞ' STATEMENT
There was also a reaction from CHP Chairman Özgür Özel to the words that have become the number one agenda of politics. Özel said, "Now some are trying to say, 'Let's do this for a 'terror-free Turkey', let's set aside the demands for democracy. In the country, there is a 'terror-free Turkey' to be walked towards, and currently, there are trustees in 13 municipalities. Erdoğan has stated, 'From now on, trustees will become the exception.' Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş and Ms. Figen Yüksekdağ should be released. Mr. Bahçeli's statement that 'His release will be beneficial' is a very positive statement. But I ask those who boasted about imprisoning Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ yesterday: If you say 'this is for the best' today, don't you owe an apology? To be clear, we owe one too. As the current party leader, I apologize to all of Turkey for that day. The ones who have turned into the 'pure as milk' are the ones who hold 99% of the fault. Demirtaş was the enemy of the regime that day, today it is İmamoğlu."
ECHR REJECTED DEMİRTAŞ'S APPEAL
Selahattin Demirtaş has been detained in Edirne F Type Prison since 2016. Most recently, the ECHR rejected Turkey's appeal for the reconsideration of the release decision given for Selahattin Demirtaş.
FIRST COMMENT FROM DEMİRTAŞ AFTER THE DECISION
Former HDP Chairman Selahattin Demirtaş issued a statement following the ECHR decision. The statement made in his own handwriting on Demirtaş's social media account is as follows: "Hello, the ECHR decision is certainly important and legally binding. However, not only from our perspective but also from the perspective of our 86 million citizens, the 'brotherhood law' among us is more valuable than anything else. The brotherhood law is strengthened by making and taking social, economic, and legal steps that will reinforce our living together equally, freely, justly, and peacefully. Issues should be addressed not through the concepts of defeating, being defeated, hatred, and revenge, but through the concepts of a common future and common sense. Wishing that every step taken serves peace, tranquility, and prosperity, hoping to meet in free days, I send my greetings and love."
HIS LAWYERS FILED A RELEASE REQUEST
After the ECHR rejected Turkey's appeal for the reconsideration of the release decision given for Selahattin Demirtaş, a noteworthy development occurred. Demirtaş's lawyers filed a release request.
BAHÇELİ: HIS RELEASE WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR TURKEY
Following these developments, Bahçeli stated, "Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş has reached a result through legal means. His release will be beneficial for Turkey."
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