05.07.2025 19:01
AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik responded to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's remarks directed at President Erdoğan, stating, "If you don't put a ballot box on November 2, I will put a ballot box in November" and "I know the day I will call the people to the streets; do not make me call this nation to the streets." In his statement, Çelik said, "Özgür Özel's words threatening the legitimate democratic space are null and void."
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AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik responded to Özgür Özel by saying, "Özgür Özel's words that threaten the legitimate democratic space are null and void."
After the detention of 3 mayors from the CHP, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel made a strong speech in front of the cameras, saying, "No problem then. Bring it on, November 2nd, Sunday. Since you are the first party, come. You can also be a candidate. We will cast our vote. We will get the decision for early elections in the Parliament."
SHARP WORDS FROM ÖZEL
Özel, addressing Erdoğan, also stated, "I am now inviting the public to democracy actions in squares where we have previously announced to make a demonstration, and security measures have been taken. I know the day I will call the people to the streets. But do not make me invite this nation to the streets."
HARSH RESPONSE FROM AK PARTY
The response to Özgür Özel's words came from the AK Party front, from Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik. In a statement on his social media account, Çelik said, "The disrespectful tone of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, saying that our President is afraid of the ballot box, has reached the peak of political ignorance. The ignorance represented by Özgür Özel has now become a political identity in terms of how to do opposition."
"ÖZEL'S WORDS ARE NULL AND VOID"
Çelik further stated: "All of our President's political victories have been achieved through the ballot box. The political tradition to which Özgür Özel belongs has become a brand of aggression towards the ballot box in our multi-party life. In our President's political life, the 'ballot box' is the most valuable companion. The political tradition that Özgür Özel is part of has historically treated the ballot box as an enemy.
Özgür Özel's words that threaten the legitimate democratic space are null and void. Democratic processes in Turkey do not operate with the logic of the CHP's congress. Understanding that the logic of the CHP's congress is not the same as democracy will be the greatest good he can do for himself."
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