16.09.2025 13:21
After the postponement decision in the lawsuit filed against the CHP regarding the party congress, President Erdoğan spoke for the first time, stating, "We are not present in any part of this case as the AK Party." Referring to the resignations within the CHP, Erdoğan added, "I believe that there will continue to be more resignations in the future. People prefer the AK Party as a strong and stable party."
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned home after the Extraordinary Joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League held in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
On the plane, Erdoğan answered questions directed at him, and for the first time speaking about the postponed CHP congress case, he stated that they were not present as the AK Party at any point in the case.
"THE PROCESS HAS BEEN POSTPONED WITH THE INTERIM DECISION"
In response to a question about the postponed congress, Erdoğan said, "Right now, the judiciary is the sole authority here. Has it made its decision? It has. Therefore, with this interim decision, the process has been postponed. With this postponement, the expected re-trial after this interim decision will take place. Let's see what kind of decision will come out there. We will see this clearly and distinctly. We are not present as the AK Party at any point in this case. Those who complain and those who are being prosecuted are wandering in the corridors of the CHP. That is the difference between us. To suppress their internal discussions, they first need to stop attacking us." he said.
"ARE WE GOING TO ASK 'WHY ARE YOU COMING?'"
Speaking about the mayors who transferred to the AK Party, Erdoğan said, "What is it? Some mayors and council members from the CHP have joined our party. Are we going to ask those who want to join, 'why are you coming?' Our door is open. We say 'congratulations' and we welcome them among us. Indeed, the last to join us was Beykoz Mayor Özlem Vural Gürzel, after the Mayor of Aydın, and they came to us along with council members, and we are currently continuing on the road with them. Although this fight is taking place within the CHP, it is very important that it affects everyone. Bribery, extortion, corruption, fraud, embezzlement, and delegate bargaining are all part of this.
First, you need to clean up these negativities within yourself. Don't throw mud around without cleaning this up. No one can ignore this aspect of the issue. There is a CHP administration that cannot speak without permission from its superiors. Can there be politics like this? There is nothing like this within the AK Party. We keep our microphones open for all our friends who want to speak. We never close their microphones.
Every sentence constructed by CHP executives is either whispered in their ears or handed to them. There is such a structure. This path is not a path. Therefore, we will see the decision that the judiciary will make after the interim decision, whether it will be an absolute nullity or some other kind of decision, all after the decision of the judiciary." he stated.
ERDOĞAN: I BELIEVE PARTICIPATIONS WILL CONTINUE
Responding to a question about the mayors and council members who transferred to the AK Party after the local elections, Erdoğan stated that he hopes the participations will continue in the upcoming process:
"Those who went to the CHP went with good intentions to the main opposition party. But later they saw that there was bribery, corruption, and embezzlement in the party. When all these happened, they said, 'we have come to the wrong address' and decided to break away. Such a situation has not occurred and is not occurring within the AK Party for years. CHP executives who see this reality have started to make accusations like 'pressure is being applied, they are being threatened' to stop this exodus.
Dear friends, this is a reaction to those who have turned a 100-year-old party into a gang of thieves. This is the current picture. I am a President who has served as a mayor. I am a President who has served as a Prime Minister. I am a person who has been continuing the presidency since 2014. In short, I am a politician. Throughout my political life, I have never faced such things, thank God. Our brothers who have joined us from parties outside the CHP are coming to our party because they believe that the address of serving this nation is the AK Party. This makes us happy in a way.
I believe that participations will continue in the upcoming process. People prefer the AK Party as a strong and stable party. We are a party that has gained the favor of the public in its 24-year history and has demonstrated its experience in state governance.
In the upcoming process, with the steps we will take, we will continue on our way by winning the affection of our people, inshallah. Therefore, for those coming from the opposition, joining the AK Party means meeting with clean politics and cadres dedicated to serving the nation, beyond just changing parties. These participations have once again shown that the AK Party and the People's Alliance will continue to strengthen on its path."
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