Müsavat Dervişoğlu reacts to Bahçeli applauding DEM: He also explained the reason for that look

İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu made statements regarding the photograph taken of MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli applauding Tuncer Bakırhan in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The İYİ Party leader Dervişoğlu said, "I may have appeared angry, but we know who he is better than anyone else."

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Müsavat Dervişoğlu reacts to Bahçeli applauding DEM: He also explained the reason for that look

During the budget negotiations in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the applause from MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli following the speech by DEM Party Co-Chairman Tuncer Bakırhan, and a photograph taken at that moment, became a trending topic on social media.

In the photograph, it was seen that İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu and İYİ Party Group Deputy Chairman Turhan Çömez were casting a striking look at Bahçeli.

'I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THIS SITUATION'

In his statement regarding this image, Dervişoğlu claimed that Bahçeli's applause for Bakırhan was a planned situation. Dervişoğlu stated, "It was known in advance that Mr. Bahçeli would applaud, and journalists had also been notified. As soon as Bakırhan finished his speech, the cameras turned to Bahçeli. I was not surprised by this situation, but I may have given an angry look," he said.