EU should eliminate prejudices regarding Türkiye: Bahçeli

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called on the European Union to drop its prejudices against Türkiye and pursue a more strategic partnership, particularly in key areas like energy security and defense.

Bahçeli evaluated the results of last week’s NATO summit during a weekly parliamentary meeting with his lawmakers on July 14.

“Following the Ankara Summit, one of the most important topics that will need to be revisited in European capitals is Türkiye’s EU negotiation process. Europe’s strategic future must be reevaluated and a fair future must be created,” Bahçeli said.

Describing this period as a turning point for Europe, Bahçeli noted that the EU is currently facing multiple challenges, including energy security, migration, demographic decline and defense industry capacity.