
MHP leader Devlet Bahceli and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a map of the «Turkic world». File photoANKARA, May 2. The leader of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky's reproaches to Turkey regarding the reception of Russian tourists, said that Zelensky should use a very respectful tone towards Turkey and the Turkish people.Earlier in an interview with the Greek public television ERT, Zelensky accused Turkey of double standards, saying that he considered it unacceptable to receive Russian tourists. Zelensky, who condemned Turkey for receiving Russian tourists «When he (Vladimir Zelensky) takes into account the attitude and positions of the countries of the world in the Ukrainian-Russian war, Zelensky must use a very respectful tone towards the Turkish people, the Turkish state and the government of the Republic of Turkey,» — cites Bahceli's words to the NTV channel. Saying that Turkey is «the only country that wanted to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war through the Istanbul Peace Project,» Bahceli said Erdogan wants to achieve this through his contacts with more than 40 leaders. «I believe he will achieve this soon. It would be better if Zelensky trusted not Greece, but the Turkish people,» Bahçeli emphasized. tourists

