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Devlet Bahçeli Reiterated His Call for PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan to Benefit From the "Right to Hope, Saying, "I Say the Same Thing Again
Selahattin Demirtaş should return home, the Ahmet's to their duties, and Öcalan to the right to hope. Speaking to Millet News Agency Editor-in-Chief Sinan Burhan after signing the framework law proposal for the new resolution process, Bahçeli said the signature "once again confirmed a thousand years of brotherhood. He also responded to comments that MHP had not spoken about the process in recent parliamentary group meetings, saying they "respect state etiquette" and that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş are closely following the process, adding, "It is not right to get ahead of their work. Asked about former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, Bahçeli said, I have not visited him, but I regularly communicate through his lawyers and ask about his well-being.
Asked about former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, Bahçeli said, "I have not visited him, but I regularly communicate through his lawyers and ask about his well-being. He sends his regards. We have good relations; we worked together in Parliament.
On February 3, Bahçeli had called for "right to hope for Öcalan and freedom for Demirtaş. The process began with Bahçeli's October 2024 remarks and led to PKK's dissolution announcement on May 12. The right to hope concerns prisoners serving life sentences without parole; some aggravated life prisoners in Turkey can benefit. DEM Party submitted a bill in July 2024 for parole consideration after 25 years.
Fuente: BBC Türkçe