Hikmet Çetin: We said let's gather around Özel, but Mr. Kemal did not accept.

18.09.2025 10:33

Former CHP Chairman Hikmet Çetin stated, "We, three former Chairpersons, issued a statement saying that we should all gather around Özgür Özel. Unfortunately, Mr. Kemal did not accept it; if he had, none of this would have happened."

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Recently, former CHP Chairman Hikmet Çetin, who has been in the spotlight with his statements about Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, made another claim that will create a stir.

Çetin stated in a program that they called for gathering around CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, but Kılıçdaroğlu did not accept this.

"WE ISSUED A STATEMENT AS 3 FORMER CHAIRMEN"

Hikmet Çetin's words were as follows; "We, three former chairmen; Mr. Altan, myself, and Murat Karayalçın, issued a statement. We said that we all need to gather around our chairman Özgür Özel.

"IF HE HAD ACCEPTED, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED"

'He is both brave and very hardworking, he could take us to power,' we said. But unfortunately, it didn't happen. Because Mr. Kemal did not accept that event. If that event had happened, none of this would have occurred."

HE HAD APOLOGIZED TO KILIÇDAROĞLU

While the court case that will resolve the deadlock in the CHP continues, former Chairman Hikmet Çetin made a striking statement, saying, "I believe Mr. Kemal is in contact with the highest levels for 'absolute nullity.' He said 'yes' to the lifting of immunities, and Selahattin Demirtaş is still inside because of him."

The case regarding the cancellation of the CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress held on November 4-5, 2023, and the 21st Extraordinary Congress on April 6, 2025, was postponed to Friday, October 24, after the parties were heard. Following this development, Çetin called Kılıçdaroğlu and apologized to him. Çetin stated that Kılıçdaroğlu said, "Your call and words are valuable," and added, "Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu also expressed that he is against the 'normalization' process after the local elections."