Opposing those who are proposing amendments to the Constitution and Judicial Records Code to enable Hatip Dicle to maintain his mandate, Parliament President Mehmet Ali Þahin stated that the "Election Board has made a decision which is the definitive judgment".

Evaluating the exclusion of Hatip Dicle by the Election Board (YSK), the President of the Parliament, Mehmet Ali Þahin, has come out against those who reacted at the decision. Indicating that the right place where to find a solution is the Parliament, Þahin said: "I do not think that the Election Board decision should be up for discussion. Reacting against it will not help because the YSK, whether we like it or criticize it, has made a final decision. Politics should definitely be made on the basis of the rules of the Parliament and the problems in the political area should be solved in the parliament. Looking for a solution in different places and assuming certain reactions is in fact to send the problem into a deadlock." (B.O.)