{"id":54090,"date":"2026-05-02T15:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/54090\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:39:28","slug":"president-erdogan-bahceli-discuss-terror-free-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/54090\/","title":{"rendered":"President Erdo\u011fan, Bah\u00e7eli discuss \u2018terror-free T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan met with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bah\u00e7eli in Ankara on Thursday, with talks focusing on T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s \u201cterror-free\u201d initiative and rising regional tensions linked to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan hosted Bah\u00e7eli at the Presidential Complex in Be\u015ftepe for a meeting that lasted approximately 50 minutes, according to official sources.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders discussed steps to advance T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s \u201cterror-free\u201d initiative, including potential legislative measures expected to be brought before Parliament. The talks covered efforts aimed at strengthening national security and eliminating terrorist threats.<\/p>\n<p>Regional developments also featured prominently on the agenda, particularly escalating tensions in the Middle East and risks related to a possible Iran-linked conflict. Erdo\u011fan and Bah\u00e7eli assessed the potential impact of regional instability on T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s border security and reviewed possible national measures to address emerging threats.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting underscored continued coordination within the People\u2019s Alliance on both domestic and foreign policy issues.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775807901_582_JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<br \/>\n                    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.\n                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan met with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bah\u00e7eli in Ankara on Thursday, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16467],"tags":[16807,33129,7098,27566,17764],"class_list":{"0":"post-54090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-recep-tayyip-erdogan","8":"tag-devlet-bahceli","9":"tag-peoples-alliance","10":"tag-recep-tayyip-erdogan","11":"tag-terror-free-turkiye","12":"tag-turkish-politics"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116505737149116386","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}