14.04.2025 16:31
The Minister of National Education, Yusuf Tekin, reacted strongly to Özgür Özel's remarks, calling him a "liar" and "shameless." Despite President Erdoğan's suggestion to respond "within the framework of the law," Tekin spoke with difficulty, stating, "Mr. Özel is sitting in a chair occupied by a person who bought delegates at the CHP congress with money obtained through theft."
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CHP leader Özgür Özel recently reacted to National Education Minister Yusuf Tekin in a statement he made. Regarding the detained students, Özel said, "We want freedom for the youth. We want them to take their exams. They are picking up people who have never held a stone and participated in protests from their homes, and then they say they are 'armed with axes.' The students didn't even have a stick in their hands, let alone an axe. What axe? A liar! A shameless man! What axe?"
"HE IS PLAYING WITH THE BALL IN THE SLANDER PROCESS"
CHP leader Özgür Özel's remarks directed at him were met with a very harsh response from National Education Minister Yusuf Tekin.
Tekin stated, "CHP Chairman Özgür Özel is in a very interesting manipulation process. At least after the warnings I made last week, he is not entering topics he is unaware of. He is not delving into the history of coups in Turkey, etc. Where is he playing with the ball? In the slander process he knows. He accuses us of shamelessness and lying. Our President constantly advises us: We will respond within the framework of the law. I don't want to say anything about the expression 'I will mess with his forehead.' We will use the legal process. The chairman of a political party comes out and uses the expression 'to seize.' I don't even feel the need to respond to that."
"HE SHOULD RESPOND TO THE DEBATES ABOUT HIS CHAIR"
Speaking with difficulty, Minister Tekin said, "He used the concepts of shamelessness and lying. Now I am addressing Özgür Özel. Do you know what shamelessness and lying are? The votes of the delegates at the CHP congress were bought with money. This is my first proposition. My second proposition is that the person who carried out this buying and bribery process is the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. He did it by stealing the money of the people of Istanbul. Mr. Özel is sitting in a chair occupied by a person who bought delegates at the CHP congress with money obtained through theft. Özgür Özel should first respond to these criticisms. Özgür Özel is entering manipulative statements to escape the discussions about his own chair."
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