06.04.2025 22:00
President's Chief Advisor Mehmet Uçum reacted to the remarks made by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who referred to President Erdoğan as a "coup supporter." In his statement, Uçum said, "President Erdoğan is the greatest enemy of coup-making and has etched himself in the hearts and minds of the people as the greatest democratic leader in the history of our democracy."
The words of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, referring to President Erdoğan as a 'coup plotter', continue to be debated. While many politicians reacted to Özel, there was also a response from Presidential Chief Advisor Mehmet Uçum.
"AN ABSURD CLAIM"
In a statement on his social media account, Uçum said, "The baseless accusation made by Özgür Özel against our President Erdoğan is still evidence that they have not yet digested democracy.
To label President Erdoğan, who is the most powerful and repeatedly elected leader in our democratic history, as a coup leader is not only fundamentally contrary to reality but also an absurd claim," he stated.
"ERDOĞAN IS THE 21ST CENTURY LEADER OF TURKEY"
Uçum wrote, "Everyone involved in politics in this country should know that learning and understanding President Erdoğan's political style, political experience, and leadership practice will add a lot to them." He reminded, "As Mr. Bahçeli said, 'Get to know, understand, and explain Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.' Let us also remind: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become the architect of a revolutionary transformation on the path he embarked on to achieve the goal of a Fully Independent Turkey set by our founding leader Atatürk and to ensure the complete meeting of the nation and the state."
President Erdoğan is the leader who realizes the democratic and development leap with an anti-imperialist approach, based on a national and social perspective, with common sense, common will, and common conscience. With his great leadership spanning over twenty years at the national level, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is now the Country Leader of Turkey in the twenty-first century," he added.
"ERDOĞAN HAS RADICALLY CHANGED THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP"
Uçum continued his statements: "President Erdoğan has achieved a radical change in the style of politics by implementing people-based direct politics instead of representative politics in Turkey. One of the most important results of this is the emphasis on 'demand democracy' instead of 'thesis democracy.'
Thesis democracy has developed as a process where what is good for the people is developed by political elites, turned into a thesis, and presented to the public to gain their support. As a result, it relies on an elitist style of politics. Demand democracy is based on the influence of theses produced through the demands and needs of the people on the political system. Ultimately, it necessitates a sociological style of politics.
In this context, President Erdoğan has fundamentally changed the type of leadership because he leads not as a representative leader but as a direct voice and even an organ of the people. Positively, President Erdoğan's leadership is 'Direct and Organic Political Leadership,' and this is a new type of leadership. This leadership practice has a uniqueness that cannot be fully explained by previously classified political leaderships.
Of course, one of the most important results of direct leadership in relation to the masses is the feeling of 'complete trust in the leader,' which greatly strengthens the belief in the leader's perspective. In this respect, another characteristic of President Erdoğan's leadership stands out, which is 'transformative leadership.'
One dimension that strengthens Turkish democracy is this change that emerges in the style of politics and leadership practice.
"ERDOĞAN'S LEADERSHIP HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN DEEPENING DEMOCRACY"
The only politics that can gain high legitimacy in Turkey from now on is politics based directly on the people. It is about transforming the demands and needs of the people into democratic politics. The greatest strength of democracies is having a political system and the means to practice politics that will ensure the realization of the principle of national sovereignty with the will of the people.
In this context, President Erdoğan's style of politics and leadership has played a role in deepening democracy in our country. Again, with the 15-16 July National Democratic People's Revolution, the objective conditions for the strong construction of a democratic system, where national sovereignty belongs to the people, have been fully established in our country."
"ERDOĞAN IS THE GREATEST ENEMY OF COUP PLOTTING"
Uçum concluded his statements: "Those who do not see this truth about President Erdoğan, who deny it, and do not take it as an example will never gain respect in the eyes of the people and will not succeed.
Therefore, no matter what anyone says, 'the wind takes dust from the rock' because President Erdoğan is the greatest enemy of coup plotting and has been engraved in the hearts and minds of the people as the greatest democratic leader in the history of our democracy."