Friendly pose from DEM Party's Cengiz Çandar and Devlet Bahçeli: The note he added to the photo drew attention
DEM Party's Cengiz Çandar, during a night of intense work on the 2026 budget, shared a friendly photo taken with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli in Parliament, sending a message of "positive signals for the process."
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MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli personally attended the 2026 budget negotiations that began yesterday in the Parliament General Assembly. Bahçeli, who shook hands with CHP Chairman Özgür Özel as well as DEM Party Co-Chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan in the General Assembly, congratulated Bakırhan on his speech and invited him for tea.
SESSION LASTING UNTIL MIDNIGHT
The first day of the budget negotiations concluded after midnight following intense debates and long speeches.
A FRIENDLY POSE FROM ÇANDAR AND BAHÇELİ
DEM Party MP Cengiz Çandar also shared a photo on his social media account showing him side-by-side with Bahçeli during the negotiations. Çandar used the following expressions alongside the photo:
"Good signals regarding the process. A break during the budget negotiations. A short and warm chat with Mr. Bahçeli, Mehmet Emin Ekmen, and Kani Torun."