"Özel responds to criticisms of the 'big surprise' regarding the red card."

CHP General Chairman Özgür Özel announced that he would make a big surprise statement at the mass opening ceremony of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality yesterday. While citizens focused on the rally to see what this surprise was, Özel said, "I invite retirees, minimum wage earners, and the oppressed in Turkey to show a red card to this government. From now on, retirees, are we ready to keep a red card in your pocket and show these red cards to them as we see this increase, this oppression?"

AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK: THIS IS THE POLITICAL JOKE OF THE DAY

The fact that the development announced by Özel as a "big surprise" was merely about the "red card" surprised everyone, including party members, while AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik shared, "This is the political joke of the day. The CHP Chairman has once again kicked the ball out of play."

ÖZEL'S RESPONSE TO RED CARD CRITICISMS

After the criticisms, CHP General Chairman Özgür Özel broke his silence to Şaban Sevinç, the editor-in-chief of Bizim TV. Sevinç shared the details of his conversation with Özel on his social media account, using the following statements;

"He is surprised by the trivialization of the Red Card issue by some circles:

- We will distribute a red card to all retirees. We will spread this action like a wave. Some people are taking this lightly, but we have started a campaign to bring the ballot box in 2025. The main theme of all rallies will be the red card.

- On the back of the Red Cards we will distribute, there will be a comparison of the purchasing power of retirement salaries before and after Erdoğan."