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İmralı delegation meets AKP deputy chairman

İmralı delegation meets AKP deputy chairman

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Members of the DEM Party's İmralı delegation met with AKP Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala at the Turkish Parliament.
  • The meeting reportedly discussed the current stage of a process and the possibility of passing a framework law before the parliament recesses.
  • Sources from the DEM Party confirmed the meeting, but details regarding its location and specific content were not disclosed.

A meeting took place between members of the DEM Party's İmralı delegation and Efkan Ala, the Deputy Chairman of the ruling AKP party, at the Turkish Parliament. The delegation included DEM Party Van Deputy Pervin Buldan and Şanlıurfa Deputy Mithat Sancar. The encounter occurred in the evening after both parties attended commemoration programs for July 15 at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).

Sources indicate that the discussion focused on the current progress of an ongoing process and the potential for enacting a framework law before the parliament adjourns for its recess at the end of the month. While DEM Party sources confirmed the meeting, they refrained from providing specific details about where it was held or its precise agenda.

This meeting follows recent statements from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who indicated that a relevant regulation would be presented to the parliament for consideration. AKP Deputy Chairman Ala had also previously stated that a legal arrangement concerning "Terror-Free Turkey" was planned for discussion in the TBMM before the legislative session concludes.

Earlier, DEM Party İmralı Delegation Member and TBMM Deputy Speaker Pervin Buldan had commented on reports of upcoming meetings with AKP officials. "We are waiting for news. We are here; we will go whenever they invite us," she had said, indicating the party's readiness for dialogue.

We are waiting for news. We are here; we will go whenever they invite us.

— Pervin BuldanDEM Party İmralı Delegation Member and TBMM Deputy Speaker Pervin Buldan commented on the prospect of meetings with AKP officials.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.