'Azerbaijan' statement from Devlet Bahçeli: 'Each country's own domestic law should be respected'

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli reacted to the recent comments about Azerbaijan based on the 'headscarf ban' agenda.

In his statement on the occasion of the "Term Presidency of the Organization of Turkish States and Turkey", Bahçeli emphasized that the basis of relations within the organization is the principle of respect for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and domestic law of each member state.

In his statement, the MHP leader said, "Our aim is to deepen our cooperation on the basis of mutual respect for the sovereignty and independence of the Turkish republics, without allowing any seeds of discord to be planted between us that would damage the law of brotherhood and the bond of love between the Turkish world, especially Azerbaijan, and to build our common future with the awareness of the responsibility our history imposes on us, and to bring together the goal of the Turkish and Turkish Century with the rise of the Turkish world."

Some parts of Bahçeli's statement are as follows:

"In a period when political, economic and geopolitical developments in the world are gaining momentum, the level reached by the Organization of Turkish States is of great importance for the future of the Turkish world. The Organization of Turkish States has become the institutional basis of our common history, culture and common future vision. A new era is taking shape in the wide Turkish world extending from the Adriatic to the Great Wall of China, where political will is strengthened, economic and commercial relations are developed, transportation and energy connections are expanded. Defense industry, technology, education, The increase in cooperation opportunities in many fields, especially science and culture, shows that the relations between Turkish states have gained a multidimensional structure.

However, the basis of the relations within the Organization of Turkish States is the principle of respect for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and domestic law of each member state. Each Turkish Republic is an independent and sovereign state within itself. Cooperation between Turkish states is based on this understanding of sovereignty; It develops on the basis of mutual respect, equality and common interests.

The potential of the Turkish world is greater than the sum of the current possibilities of our states. Transforming this potential into a real power; It is possible with common sense, strong coordination, mutual respect, respect for sovereignty and a long-term perspective.

Turkey's term presidency should also be a period in which this understanding is transformed into concrete results. Our direction is clear: to deepen our cooperation on the basis of mutual respect for the sovereignty and independence of the Turkish republics, without allowing any seeds of discord to be planted among us that would damage the law of brotherhood and the bond of love between the Turkish world, especially Azerbaijan, and to build our common future with the awareness of the responsibility our history imposes on us, and to bring together the goal of the Turkish and Turkish Century with the rise of the Turkish world.

"During the term presidency of the Organization of Turkic States, Türkiye will continue to contribute to the goals of unity, solidarity and rise of the Turkish world with the strength it draws from its history, state experience and future vision."