14.08.2025 04:52
The leader of the CHP, Özgür Özel, stated, "Tayyip Erdoğan, who cannot defeat the CHP candidate, is playing word games by saying 'How many enlightened people are there for tomorrow?' Is this what bravery looks like?" In response, AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik reacted strongly, saying, "What Özgür Özel is doing is not politics. He has become a focal point that poisons politics."
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The claim that Özlem Çerçioğlu, the CHP mayor of Aydın, will switch to the AK Party was confirmed by the statement of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel. Using striking expressions, Özel claimed, "They told Çerçioğlu, 'Either you get imprisoned or you join the AK Party'."
ÖZEL'S REACTION TO ERDOĞAN ON "ÇERÇİOĞLU"
In his speech, Özel also targeted President Erdoğan. Reacting to Erdoğan's words during today's event, "There will be joinings to our party tomorrow. We will continue our path with strength. How many enlightened people are here, let me see. I want to see an enlightened person," Özel made statements that would spark controversy.
"IS THIS COURAGE?"
Özel said: "With the formula 'Either get imprisoned or join the AK Party,' Özlem Çerçioğlu will supposedly enlighten the AK Party tomorrow; may that kind of enlightenment not happen. Tayyip Erdoğan, who has failed to defeat the Republican People's Party candidate three times, is playing word games to take Aydın by saying, 'How many enlightened people are there for tomorrow?' We defeated you for the third and fourth time. If taking Aydın means saying 'either get imprisoned or join my party' through Aziz İhsan Aktaş, what can I say to you? Is this courage?"
AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK: ÖZEL HAS BECOME A CENTER THAT POISONS POLITICS
Özel received a sharp response from the AK Party. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated in a post on social media: "We strongly condemn the low-level words of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel directed at our President. What Özgür Özel is doing is not politics. He has become a center that poisons politics."
"HE IS IN A STATE OF POWERLESSNESS"
Özgür Özel is in a state of powerlessness in the face of the situation his party has fallen into. Therefore, he produces political aggression and lies every day. We will respond to this level of impoverished politics with all our political power. Protecting our President's rights is one of the fundamental values of our politics.
"WE DO NOT ALLOW LIES IN POLITICS"
We do not allow any attack or lies in politics. In discussions about our President, political etiquette must be followed. We will never hesitate to remind those who do not act accordingly of their limits in the political arena."
VICE PRESIDENT YILMAZ'S REACTION TO ÖZEL
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz also reacted to Özel with the following words: "Before content comes procedure and style. We strongly condemn the insulting words directed at our President, who is the representative of the national will in the executive branch, uttered by the CHP Chairman.
The main opposition party continues to pursue polemics and tension politics, forgetting its responsibility to the nation and reflecting its internal party conflicts onto the broader political landscape."
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