A striking moment at the CHP's March 8 event! He tore up his speech paper.

08.03.2025 14:50

During the International Women's Day event organized by the CHP, earthquake survivor Pınar Arslan tore up her speech paper and thanked CHP leader Özgür Özel. Stating that she has switched from the AK Party to the CHP, Arslan said, "Whoever is by my side, I am by their side. I am a woman affected by the earthquake. I am both a mother and a father. I come from a very painful place. I want to be the voice of all women."

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CHP organized an event titled "Where There Are Women, There Is Life" on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8. The event was attended by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, party women, and members of parliament. Before Özgür Özel took the stage, women who spoke left a mark on the event, especially the speech of earthquake survivor Pınar Arslan.

"WHOEVER IS BY MY SIDE, I AM BY THEIR SIDE"

Pınar Arslan tore the paper in her hand before her speech. Thanking Özgür Özel and CHP Women's Branch President Asu Kaya, Arslan said, "Today, with this headscarf, I am a CHP member. I switched from the AK Party to the CHP. Whoever is by my side, I am by their side. I am Pınar Arslan, an earthquake survivor woman. I am both a mother and a father. I came from a very painful place. I want to be the voice of all women." she stated.

"I AM HERE TO BE THE VOICE OF ALL WOMEN"

Arslan's full speech is as follows: "Dear Leader of the Republican People's Party Özgür Özel, Dear Member of Parliament Asu Kaya. I am proud of you. Today, with this headscarf, I am a CHP member. I switched from the AK Party to the CHP. Whoever is by my side, I am by their side. I am Pınar Arslan, an earthquake survivor woman. I am both a mother and a father. I came from a very painful place. I want to be the voice of all women. Should I shout? I am a mother and a father, and if Asu Kaya hadn't recognized me, I might not have been able to speak here today.

I became the voice. I would like to thank our mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere of Adıyaman. In November, he became the voice of women. Because he loves us very much. He is our friend. And after 23 years, the CHP won in Adıyaman. I am proud. Because during the earthquake, everyone was in distress, and they talked about politics. On that painful day. And everyone determined their direction. Thank God. Alhamdulillah. We, 19 women, came together to express the pains we experienced during the earthquake, thanks to our mayor.

Thanks to him, we became the voice. He provided us with all kinds of material and moral support. She was open with her headscarf. She didn't listen to this. I carried the camera with this outfit. I am in love with the camera. I carried the camera and captured all our pains. In a very painful way. Every time I filmed, I did it with my tears. And during the earthquake at 04:17, our clock stopped. It remained as a representation. And our name became the name of our film. And at that moment, I apologize. I get very excited. I heard about a project on Instagram. The title was women and it was a documentary. I immediately said, Pınar, get up and go. And I got up, and I went. I am glad I went. I thought we would be filmed.

It turned out that we would do everything, the camerawork, the editing. Why not? I said I would do it for my hometown, and I did. Right now, our documentary is being broadcast in İzmir, and I am here to be the voice of all women. I want to be part of the team again. I am here to make our voices heard. And I am the camerawoman, presenter, and social media person in the documentary. With this outfit. I wanted to speak spontaneously about everything. Because I didn't want to be bound to these pieces of paper. And as Atatürk said, I love Atatürk very much. I don't know how they know that religious figures are atheists; I don't know, but they don't love him because he is an atheist. I have never cared about that. I am very happy and proud of him for leaving us such a beautiful legacy, a beautiful Turkey.

He became the voice of women. I am not concerned with which religion he was involved with. If we are secular, and with this outfit, I am sincerely saying that everyone has been very nice to me since yesterday. Thank you very much. I love you all very much. I bow respectfully. Happy Women's Day to us. The Hope Flower on our lapel was woven by everyone stitch by stitch."