Özgür Özel said "Dishonorable" to Cemil Tugay.

Özgür Özel said

13.10.2026 14:00

New Party leader Özgür Özel, making statements in the party group, said to Cemil Tugay, the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality who joined the ranks of the AK Party: "They say, will you engage in self-criticism? What is self-criticism? I'm burning inside, I'm burning inside. If this hand signed the final signature for Cemil Tugay, if only this hand had been broken, if only this head had been broken, if only he had not seen today, and if only he had not nominated that dishonorable person."

New Party Chairman Özgür Özel made harsh statements about İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, who joined the AK Party. In his speech, Özel used the phrase "dishonorable" for Tugay. 

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