MHP leader Bahçeli uses war rhetoric on Sept 9, targets critics of Turkish presence in Anatolia

MHP chairman Devlet Bahçeli, in a statement for September 9, employed nationalist and war-related imagery, referencing the 'martyrdom' of Turkish soldiers and criticizing those who 'wanted Anatolia without Turks.' The rhetoric is consistent with his established nationalist discourse, but the timing and intensity may signal an escalation ahead of elections. The statement is domestic political posturing with no immediate market impact.