Erdoğan, Bahçeli to mark Manzikert anniversary
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli visited the Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery to mark the 954th anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert last year.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ally, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, are set to attend ceremonies in the Ahlat district of eastern Bitlis province on Aug. 25 marking the 955th anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert.
Erdoğan is expected to use his address to stress national unity and the government-led “terror-free Türkiye” initiative.
Parliament on Aug. 10 adopted a 12-article law setting out legal procedures tied to the PKK’s dissolution and surrender of weapons, with 467 lawmakers voting in favor.
