A ceremony was held in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) for the late former Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister Nahit Menteşe, who passed away in Ankara. The ceremony was attended by Menteşe's family and relatives, as well as TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş, TBMM Deputy Chairman Celal Adan, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, Democrat Party Chairman Gültekin Uysal, CHP Group Deputy Chairman Murat Emir, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin, former Parliament Speakers Bülent Arınç and Cemil Çiçek, former Prime Minister Tansu Çiller, members of parliament, and assembly staff. BAHÇELİ AND DERVİŞOĞLU DID NOT GREET EACH OTHERDervişoğlu greeted TBMM President Numan Kurtulmuş after conveying his condolences to the Menteşe family. It was noteworthy that Bahçeli and Dervişoğlu, who faced each other at that moment, did not greet each other. "SAYING 'LET HIM COME AND SPEAK AT THIS PODIUM...'Dervişoğlu stated regarding Bahçeli's call to the Parliament for Öcalan, "Saying 'let him come and speak at this podium' means wanting Abdullah Öcalan to be released. He has done many similar things until now and blocked the discussion of the issue in the right areas. Otherwise, I have not exhibited a violent opposition solely based on nationalist reflexes. Inviting someone who is under isolation in İmralı to the Parliament podium is contrary to the nature of the matter. Based on the thought of what purpose could be behind this, society was led to think."
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