Kurtulmuş makes party rounds over stalled monitoring commission
The monitoring commission that was supposed to form as soon as parliament reopened still doesn't exist 40 days later. Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş starts a round of party visits today with the CHP and wraps up Thursday with the MHP, discussing the commission's structure and working principles. His meeting with the DEM Party is set for tomorrow.
RastinewsParliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş begins his round of visits to political parties' parliamentary groups today. According to a statement from the Speaker's office, Kurtulmuş will visit the CHP group at 2:00 p.m. and the Yeni Yol Party group at 3:00 p.m.
Kurtulmuş will continue the visits tomorrow with the DEM Party and the AK Party. The Speaker will meet with the DEM Party group at 1:30 p.m. and the AK Party parliamentary group at 2:30 p.m. The visits to political party groups will continue on Thursday, November 12, with the MHP. Kurtulmuş's visit to the MHP is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
Monitoring commission on the agenda
Under the new process, a monitoring commission is expected to be established in parliament.
Kurtulmuş's visits are understood to be tied to this commission. He is expected to discuss the commission's structure and working principles with representatives of the political parties.
DEM Party İmralı delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar had previously held talks on this matter with AK Party officials, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş.
Kurtulmuş had earlier stated that the monitoring commission would be established quickly once parliament reopened.