MHP Leader Warns of ‘July 15-Style’ Response to Ongoing Demonstrations

MHP Leader Warns of ‘July 15-Style’ Response to Ongoing Demonstrations

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has warned that ongoing street protests across Turkey could lead to violent confrontations with government supporters. In a statement published Monday by the pro-MHP newspaper Türkgün, Bahçeli said continued demonstrations could spark a counter-response from loyalist groups, potentially escalating into nationwide clashes. “If those urged to take…

On the day when MHP Leader Bahçeli made a comparison to July 15 and intimidated the protesters, it was revealed that the MHP Elazığ Provincial Chairman also threatened both the protesting students and CHP member Ali Mahir Başarır.

Targeting the protests that started with the detention of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor İmamoğlu, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli, reminding us of the night of chaos and conspiracy on July 15, said, “If others stand against those who are invited to the streets like they did on July 15, how will the inevitable conflict be prevented? Those who engage in undemocratic pursuits should also be prepared to pay the price.” MHP Chairman Devlet Bah…

Devlet Bahçeli spoke about the street calls that began following investigations into the IBB. Bahceli said, 'Street calls are never sincere and innocent. The CHP has complained about Turkey to the outside and asked for help from foreign countries.”

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made threatening remarks against the protests held after the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, reminding us of the July 15 coup attempt.

MHP leader State Bahçeli made statements on the agenda. Responding harshly to Özgür Özgül's street call, Bahçeli said, “Criticism is a democratic right. The CHP is in trouble to wreak havoc. Street calls threaten social peace.”