16.02.2025 17:01
Ömer Çelik reacted strongly to Özgür Özel's statement, "Tayyip Erdoğan continues the coup tradition that Kenan Evren started by removing Terzi Fikri in Fatsa." Çelik said, "He has made another statement that will go down in the 'history of political ineptitude.' Özel's comparison of our President with the coup plotter Kenan Evren shows that he is not even aware of the alphabet of democracy."
AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik responded sharply to the statements of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel directed at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through a post on his official social media account.
"NOT EVEN AWARE OF THE ALPHABET OF DEMOCRACY"
In his post, Ömer Çelik stated: "CHP Chairman Özgür Özel has made a statement that will again go down in the 'history of political ineptitude.' The fact that Özgür Özel equates our President, who has come to every position in his political life through democratic will, with the coup plotter Kenan Evren shows that he is not even aware of the alphabet of democracy."
"THE BEST EXPRESSION THAT DESCRIBES CHP'S POLITICAL ACTIONS AGAINST DEMOCRACY: THE YASSIADA MENTALITY"
Since we transitioned to a multi-party life, the best expression that describes CHP's political actions against democracy and the will of the nation is the 'Yassıada mentality.' The statements and cruel practices of the coup plotter Kenan Evren are a copy of the 'Yassıada mentality.' Therefore, if Özgür Özel is looking for information about the political tradition that supports those who coup against democracy, he should look at the political history of his own party. Our President has repeatedly given historical lessons in democracy to this coup-supporting political tradition. If Özgür Özel wants to learn how to fight against the coup-supporting political tradition, he should focus on better understanding our President's political struggle.
"HE WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME SITUATION HE FELL INTO REGARDING POETRY READING"
Özgür Özel also claimed that our government has 'fallen out of the people's favor.' It is impossible for Özgür Özel to manage the factional conflicts within the CHP and focus on the voice of our nation at the same time. Therefore, it is certain that he will experience the same situation he fell into regarding 'poetry reading' in this matter as well. Özgür Özel has become trapped in the election process among the factions within the CHP by constantly calling for 'early elections.' While the CHP is dealing with factional conflicts, our government, under the leadership of our President, is managing all the important issues of Turkish and world politics with determination and is progressing towards its goals with the will of our nation.
WHAT DID ÖZGÜR ÖZEL SAY?
Özgür Özel stated, "The ruling party has distanced 11 elected mayors from their duties in 11 months with the trustee it appointed to the Van Metropolitan Municipality. For the third time in a row, the will of the people of Van has been trampled, and Abdullah Zeydan has been unlawfully prevented from serving the city he won the elections in. Tayyip Erdoğan continues the coup tradition that Kenan Evren started by removing Terzi Fikri from duty in Fatsa. No democrat should remain silent about this. We will continue to stand by elected officials at every level and the will of the people. Once again, we remind you that our bill proposing the removal of the regulation that grants the Interior Ministry the authority to appoint trustees is pending in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The solution is to put the early election ballot in front of our nation and to defeat this government, which has lost the favor of our people and tramples on democracy, law, and freedoms, at the ballot box."