11th Nationalist Movement Party Ordinary Congress

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has made a public call for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to continue his political journey, countering recent remarks by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader suggesting that upcoming elections would mark the "finale" for his career.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called for the establishment of a "calm line" extending up to 60 kilometers along Türkiye's border with Iraq in the wake of the recent PKK attacks in the region that claimed the lives of 12 Turkish troops.

Devlet Bahçeli, the chair of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has announced that he will run for the party's leadership at the MHP's general convention in March.

President Erdoğan (R) and MHP chair Devlet Bahçeli. File photo

MHP leader Bahçeli (L) and President Erdoğan.

MHP Deputy Chair Semih Yalçın

An amnesty for prisoners is not on the government's agenda, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 13, after Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli asked for the release of some prisoners.

Turkey will hold a snap election on June 24, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced according to media reports.

Erdogan reportedly announced the decision Wednesday after talks with the leader of the country's opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli.
 

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Feb. 27 accused the president of neighboring Armenia of playing a role in a 1992 massacre of Azerbaijani citizens.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli discussed “Operation Olive Branch” over the phone on Jan. 21, a presidential source said.