CHP member Sezgin Tanrıkulu: We did not oppose going to İmralı.

CHP member Sezgin Tanrıkulu: We did not oppose going to İmralı.

22.11.2025 01:01

CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu commented on his party's decision not to participate in the voting of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission and not to send a member to the delegation going to İmralı. Tanrıkulu stated, "The CHP did not oppose going to İmralı, but it expressed that it would not send a member to the delegation." He also noted that his party's decision is an important turning point, saying, "However, this is not the end of the process. The table remains; the CHP is at the table."

CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu evaluated his party's stance regarding the decision of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Commission, established within the scope of the 'Terror-Free Turkey' process, to visit İmralı.

"CHP DID NOT OPPOSE GOING TO İMRALI"

Tanrıkulu stated regarding CHP's decision not to participate in the vote in the commission and not to provide a member for the delegation going to İmralı, "CHP did not oppose going to İmralı, but it expressed that it would not provide a member for the delegation; it also suggested another method."

CHP's Sezgin Tanrıkulu: CHP did not oppose going to İmralı
CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu

VIDEO CONFERENCE SUGGESTION

Tanrıkulu noted: "No steps have been taken by the government regarding the production of consent on issues that involve or do not require parliament. If you have set the resolution of the conflict as a goal, you must also consider the rights and political environment of the interlocutors at the table.

CHP did not oppose going to İmralı, but it expressed that it would not provide a member for the delegation; it also suggested another method. The suggestion was this: as of today, a connection should be established with the environment where there are 51 members, including the commission chairman, through video conference or other technical means. Opinions should be expressed through this connection. In other words, not only the representatives of the five political parties going to İmralı but also the questions of all political party members should be conveyed.

CHP's Sezgin Tanrıkulu: CHP did not oppose going to İmralı

"THE TABLE IS STILL THERE; CHP IS AT THE TABLE"

This is an important turning point, but it is not the end of the process. The table is still there; CHP is at the table. It has expressed its stance in favor of a solution today as well. I do not find it right to prioritize this above everything else. As someone who prioritizes the resolution of Turkey's Kurdish issue, I want to express this.

Therefore, considering the next stages of the problem that has been ongoing for so many years, I believe that it is necessary to proceed with more constructive and appropriate dialogues in light of the reports to be prepared in parliament and the studies to be conducted."

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