04.09.2026 01:00
After leaving CHP, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, who came to the fore with claims that he would join the AK Party, welcomed AK Party General Secretary Eyyüp Kadir İnan at the door at the opening of the Folkart Nâzım Hikmet Exhibition. The meeting of the two at the exhibition drew attention.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay and AK Party General Secretary and Izmir Deputy Eyyüp Kadir İnan came together at the opening of the Folkart Nâzım Hikmet Exhibition.
HE PERSONALLY GREETED HIM AT THE DOOR
It was noteworthy that Tugay personally greeted İnan at the exhibition entrance. The meeting, which took place at a time when claims that Tugay, who left the CHP, would switch to the AK Party were on the agenda, was among the images that drew attention in political circles.
"IF NÂZIM WERE ALIVE TODAY, HE WOULD SAY 'FREE GAZA, FREE PALESTINE'"
Speaking at the opening of the exhibition, Eyyüp Kadir İnan made assessments regarding Nâzım Hikmet's literary legacy.
Arguing that Nâzım Hikmet should not be confined within the boundaries of a specific political group, İnan said, "Claiming that only a certain group can mention him is to reduce Nâzım from being a world poet to a 'faction mascot'."
İnan also touched upon Nâzım Hikmet's removal from Turkish citizenship in 1951, reminding that his citizenship was reinstated in 2009 with the signature of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In his speech, İnan also mentioned the children who lost their lives in Gaza, arguing that if Nâzım Hikmet were alive today, he would say "Free Gaza, Free Palestine!"