09.04.2025 23:40
In a speech at the rally organized by the CHP in Şişli, the party's leader Özgür Özel targeted the ministers. Özel said, "They can only be like the ministers appointed by Trump in America, and their title is 'secretary.' You are also secretaries. From now on, we will treat the foreign minister and other names appointed by Erdoğan as secretaries."
CHP launched its first rally in Şişli with the slogan 'Defending the Will of the Nation'.
ÖZEL TARGETED THE MINISTERS
Speaking at the rally held in front of the Şişli Municipality, where a trustee was appointed, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel targeted the ministers in the Presidential Cabinet. Özel argued that they cannot be called 'ministers' because they were appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying, "They can only be like the ministers appointed by Trump in America, and their title is 'secretary'. You are also secretaries."
"ERDOĞAN'S 'MINISTERS' ARE NOT MINISTERS, THEY ARE 'SECRETARIES', WE WILL TREAT THEM AS SECRETARIES"
The relevant part of Özel's speech is as follows: "There are people appointed by Erdoğan. In Turkey, there is a tradition from the parliamentary system that calls them 'ministers'. However, a minister is someone who is elected and looks after the people's affairs. A person appointed by a decision from Erdoğan's fountain pen cannot be a minister or anything else. They can only be like the ministers appointed by Trump in America, and their title is 'secretary'. You are also secretaries. From now on, we will treat the foreign affairs secretary and other names appointed by Erdoğan as secretaries."