Özel promised at Baykal's grave: We will be in power within 2 years.

11.02.2025 14:21

The leader of the CHP, Özgür Özel, spoke at the memorial ceremony held on the second anniversary of the passing of former Chairman Deniz Baykal. Özel promised at Baykal's graveside that the CHP would come to power within two years.

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Former CHP Chairman Deniz Baykal was commemorated with a memorial ceremony held at the State Cemetery on the second anniversary of his passing. The ceremony was attended by CHP leader Özgür Özel, as well as Baykal's family and relatives, CHP deputy chairpersons, members of parliament, mayors, and party members.

"WE WILL BE IN POWER" HE PROMISED

Speaking at the ceremony, Özgür Özel stated that he entered politics with a phone call from Baykal, saying, "We are here with the happiness of winning the city entrusted to us by Mr. Deniz with 6% of the votes, 20 years later with 60% of the votes. Today, 47 years after 1978, when he lived and CHP was the first, we are here with the pride of making his party the first party. In the next election, we will make his party the first party, we will bring it to power, and with the belief that we will make many young people feel the sensation he experienced at the age of 36 and bring CHP ministers at that age to this country, we are here."

HE EVEN GAVE A TIMEFRAME: IT WILL HAPPEN IN 2 YEARS

Continuing his remarks, Özel stated that he would visit Deniz Baykal's grave again after coming to power within two years, saying, "I hope next year, if not the year after, we will all come here together in health, happiness, and pride, saying, 'Mr. Chairman, your party is in power this time as well. CHP is in power. A CHP member is at the head of the state. Young ministers are fulfilling the duties you performed. Mr. Chairman, we will be here once again to say that 'those mines, which are plundered from behind, are still the property of the state' despite the Constitution. Until that day, it falls upon all of us to work hard, to unite, to stand in solidarity, and to be aware that defending the rights and law of CHP is to defend the rights and law of the country," he said.

HE DID NOT FORGET ECEVIT EITHER

After laying a wreath at Baykal's grave and observing a moment of silence, a prayer was recited. Following this, Özel also laid a carnation at the grave of former CHP Chairman Bülent Ecevit.