Cold winds between MHP and DEM: Bahçeli shakes hands with Dervişoğlu, greets Bakırhan 'from a distance'

Certain scenes during the final day of budget negotiations at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) drew attention. One of the notable moments before the session was that DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan and MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli did not shake hands.

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Cold winds between MHP and DEM: Bahçeli shakes hands with Dervişoğlu, greets Bakırhan 'from a distance'

The General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey convened for the final day of budget negotiations under the chairmanship of Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş.

At the conclusion of the budget process, final evaluations will be made on the 2026 Budget Law Proposal and the 2024 Central Government Final Account Law Proposal, and the negotiations will be completed.

DERVİŞOĞLU AND BAHÇELİ SHAKE HANDS

In addition to numerous members of parliament, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, and Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz attended the final day of the budget negotiations.

İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu shook hands with MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli upon entering the General Assembly hall.

BAKIRHAN AND BAHÇELİ DO NOT SHAKE HANDS

It was observed that DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan greeted Devlet Bahçeli from a distance but did not shake his hand. This situation was among the notable moments in the General Assembly.

It was noted that CHP Chairman Özgür Özel watched the General Assembly proceedings after shaking hands with all the political party leaders in the hall.

News Source: 12punto