Erdoğan and MHP chief Bahçeli convene to review security and constitutional reforms

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Nationalist Movement Party chair Devlet Bahçeli at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Tuesday, beginning at 2 p.m. local time. Their discussion centered on the "terror-free Türkiye" initiative, which seeks to end decades of PKK violence after Öcalan’s February 2025 appeal for the group to lay down arms. The pair also reviewed progress on drafting a new constitution and considered regional issues such as the Turkey-Libya maritime boundary agreement recently endorsed by the Libyan House of Representatives.

Topics on the docket included the anticipated Mecca motion before parliament and the Badr Memorandum. This encounter marked their fourth dialogue this year, following meetings on Jan. 21, Apr. 30 and Aug. 26. The talks signal continued coordination between the ruling party and its nationalist ally on security and legislative reforms.