Bahçeli first to sign bill tied to anti-terror initiative

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has become the first political figure to sign a long-awaited bill forming part of the government’s “terror-free Türkiye” initiative.

Titled “Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration,” the bill is expected to be formally introduced to parliament on Aug. 5.

In addition to Bahçeli, the draft was signed by MHP’s Celal Adan, Erkan Akçay, Filiz Kılıç and Feti Yıldız.

The legislation was finalized following consultations between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş and political parties, with officials seeking broad political consensus before its submission.