15.12.2025 14:55
During the discussions of the 2026 budget in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, a heated debate occurred between the İYİ Party and the DEM Party. İYİ Party Member of Parliament Ayyüce Türkeş Taş reacted to calls for the release of Öcalan, stating, "Murderer, murderer, murderer. He will die as a murderer." A break was taken in the session to lower the tension.
During the discussions of the 2026 budgets of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, tensions rose. There were heated debates between the İYİ Party and the DEM Party members of parliament.
"HE WILL DIE AS A KILLER"
During the discussions, a polemic that started between İYİ Party Adana Deputy Ayyüce Türkeş Taş and DEM Party Ağrı Deputy Sırrı Sakık quickly escalated. Ayyüce Türkeş Taş reacted to calls for the release of terrorist organization PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, stating in the General Assembly, "Killer, killer, killer. He will die as a killer."
THE SESSION WAS ADJOURNED
Following these remarks, tensions increased in the Assembly, and there were mutual exchanges of words among the deputies. As a measure to lower the tension in the session, a break was taken, and the budget discussions continued after the debates.