21.07.2026 18:21
CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Gürsel Tekin, who was a guest at Haberler.com studios, made striking evaluations. Stating that most of the mayors in Istanbul will remain under the CHP umbrella, Tekin said, "What everyone is very curious about, I will express for the first time here; Beylikdüzü Municipality will remain in its party, for example. Also Üsküdar, Kartal, Sarıyer, Beşiktaş, Beyoğlu… So almost all of our municipalities will continue on their path in the Republican People's Party's home."
CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Gürsel Tekin, who was a guest of News Director Olgun Kızıltepe and presenter Melis Yaşar in the Haberler.com studio, stated that most of the mayors in Istanbul will continue under the CHP umbrella.
"ÜSKÜDAR, KARTAL, SARIYER, BEŞİKTAŞ, BEYOĞLU..."
"Everyone is very curious, I will express it here for the first time," said Tekin, "For example, Beylikdüzü Municipality will stay in its party. For instance, again Üsküdar, Kartal, Sarıyer, Beşiktaş, Beyoğlu… That is, almost all of our municipalities will continue on their path in the father's home of the Republican People's Party."
"YOU WILL REGRET THE DAY YOU LEAVE"
Making an assessment regarding the deputies as well, Tekin said, "I don't know much about Ankara's stance, but if my deputy colleagues accept me as a comrade, a brother, a sibling… As someone who has witnessed many periods of parties being founded, closed, and merged over these 43 years, I say: Do not ever leave the father's home. You will regret the day you leave."
SURVEY STUDIES CONDUCTED
Responding to Olgun Kızıltepe's remarks, "Some surveys are being conducted. While the vote rate of the newly founded party is shown at 30-35 percent levels, the result emerges that the CHP's vote rate drops to as low as 5 percent or even 4 percent," Tekin said, "Of course, you create a wind of lies; especially three major television channels, nearly 30 news sites, many journalists in MASAK reports… Not only journalists who position themselves on the left or close to the CHP, but also journalists who appear to be from the AK Party. I’m not saying it. That is also in the MASAK reports. Now, when you look at this entire organization, various news will certainly affect those who watch television with goodwill in the evenings. But this is a temporary situation. In the coming days, we will all see together what an empty storm this wind of lies creates. The Republican People's Party will henceforth deal with Turkey's real agenda. Turkey's real agenda includes poverty, misery, and drugs. There are gang formations involving very young children, aged 13-15. We will deal with these. Let our friends do whatever they will do from now on. We will no longer spend our time on them."
"NO ONE CAN SILENCE US FROM NOW ON"
Emphasizing that their attitude towards Özgür Özel and his team will also change, Gürsel Tekin stated, "Since the day we started, despite all kinds of lies, all kinds of slander, and all kinds of insults, we have remained silent to prevent damage to the institutional identity of the Republican People's Party, saying 'it is the Republican People's Party'. But from now on, no one can silence us. Not a single one of the news they have said or done about me so far is true. But I have never shared the real news I have with the public."