Speaking at the group meeting of his party, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a statement regarding PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan that will be widely discussed. Bahçeli said, "Let him come to the TBMM and join the DEM ranks to declare that he has laid down his arms, and proclaim that terrorism has completely ended and the organization has been dissolved." ÖCALAN: MY FIRST MEMBERSHIP IS WITH ÜLKÜ OCAKLARIFollowing Bahçeli's statement, the words Abdullah Öcalan said during his interrogation years ago after being captured came back to the agenda. In the mentioned footage, Öcalan stated, "My first membership is with Ülkü Ocakları. I also went to Ülkü Ocakları." BAHÇELİ: LET THE TERRORIST LEADER COME AND DECLARE IN THE TBMM THAT HE HAS LAID DOWN HIS ARMSBahçeli said the following at the group meeting: "The terrorist leader who said he is ready for all kinds of service when brought to Turkey should come and declare that terrorism has ended. There were those who did not understand this call and tried to distort it. Let him come to the TBMM and join the DEM ranks to declare that he has laid down his arms, and proclaim that terrorism has completely ended and the organization has been dissolved. If he shows this determination, the way for the legal regulation regarding the use of the right to hope will be opened wide. We are determined and faithful to take every step. Let’s empty our baggage on the basis of a new century and a new life and achieve national goals together.
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