MHP’S BAHCELI: "I’M ASHAMED OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE APOLOGY INITIATIVE"

Turkish Press
Dec 19 2008

Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli
yesterday he was ashamed of the scholars who started an initiative
to apologize for the 1915 killings of Armenians at the hands of the
Ottomans. Speaking with reporters, Bahceli said that Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement that he wouldn’t let Turkey be
divided shows that even after his 2005 visit to Diyarbakir, Erdogan
sees the plots threatening Turkey. He said the premier’s statement also
shows his agreement with the MHP’s ideas, calling this an "important
step." These issues should be solved in Parliament, not on the streets,
he added. Bahceli also criticized an initiative by the main opposition
Republican People’s Party (CHP) to welcome members who wear chadors,
saying that Baykal should clarify his stance on the issue.