If Gürsel Tekin does what he says, there will be chaos today: Our Istanbul provincial building is in Sarıyer.

09.09.2025 08:01

Gursel Tekin, the trustee who entered the CHP provincial building with hundreds of police, stated regarding the relocation of the party headquarters to Bahçelievler, "If the Chairman is going to visit Bahçelievler, we will respond to the visit. But our Istanbul provincial headquarters is in Sarıyer. Legally, Istanbul province is entrusted to us." Tekin also said, "When I heard what our friends were saying, I was left speechless; I thought, 'They must have smoked bonzai.'"

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Gürsel Tekin, who was appointed as the trustee of the CHP Istanbul Provincial Presidency, spoke about the entrance to the party building under the control of hundreds of police and the tensions that occurred yesterday.

"IF I THINK OF GIVING UP, I WILL SWITCH TO THE SECOND BAR"

In statements to TGRT News, Gürsel Tekin said; "I would have liked to see our friends' extraordinary resistance when the trustee came to Şişli. You couldn't do it to them, despite my peaceful calls, there were such threats and ugliness towards me, my family, and my friends in the council that... This is not the kind of thing that Turkish citizens would do. Our friends are trying to identify these. Bot accounts were obtained from India and the Arab world. I think services were purchased from companies abroad and there was guidance with these social media accounts. I do not think of giving up. If I were to think of giving up, I would switch to the second bar. I don't know if our friends desire it, but I won't allow it.

"I WILL GO TO LAY A WREATH AT THE MONUMENT, I WILL GREET THE CHAIRMAN"

What concerns does he have about his friends who hold various positions in the party? I had no knowledge of this matter.. I have no contact with the government, with this or that. Do such events suit the CHP? Why has this file come to this point? I spoke with CHP administrators about the solution, all 40 of them said I was right, but we couldn't get results. I will visit Ankara next week. I would like to visit both Özgür Özel and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. I will go to lay a wreath at the monument. Isn't it customary to greet the Chairman? I will greet him... Tomorrow morning at 10, we will lay a wreath due to the anniversary of our party's founding and then we will greet him.

"IF HE IS GOING TO BAHÇELİEVLER, WE WILL RESPOND"

I was their elder brother, their sibling, what happened that I suddenly became a monster? I am a person who does not want any dust to be placed on the identity of the CHP. None of the real CHP members were there today. That building is enough for all of us. I want to embrace both Mr. Özgür [Çelik] and our friends as soon as possible.

[The relocation of the building to Bahçelievler] Wherever our esteemed Chairman goes, we will certainly behave respectfully towards them. If the Chairman is going to visit Bahçelievler, we will respond to the visit. But our Istanbul provincial building is in Sarıyer.

"IN THE UPCOMING PROCESS..."

The Istanbul province is legally entrusted to us. I was shocked by what my friends said about me, I said, 'they are most likely under the influence of bonzai.' Today, a friend criticized me on a television. I struggled to hold myself back. You will sit with Aziz İhsan and be friendly, then you will sit and criticize Gürsel Tekin. If I were to be friends with Aziz İhsan Aktaş, I wouldn't open my mouth, I wouldn't come out. Despite everything, we have a greeting, I would like them to speak carefully while talking.

We will succeed against the odds. We must get rid of the panic as soon as possible. In an environment where we need to integrate rather than separate, if there is a judicial decision, we must seriously fight over whether that decision is correct and turn it in our favor. Internal conflict and the old-new struggle will harm the CHP and Turkey. If there are issues with both Özel and the former Chairman, we should solve these together. It is easy to say, 'He did this, he did that.'

Turkish politics is in a blocked state. The political parties law must be changed. You have no chance of sustaining politics with an appointed, designated system. You cannot decide in Ankara who the local administrator will be in Ardahan. As long as we do not change this system, these issues will always be a topic of discussion. In the upcoming process, you will see significant efforts to eliminate these problems.