23.06.2026 15:10
The ties broke after CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stated "I am not regretful" for supporting the lifting of Selahattin Demirtaş's immunity. Following the announcement by Kılıçdaroğlu's deputy Necdet Saraç that a visit to Edirne Prison would take place in the coming days, it was learned that former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been detained for about 10 years, will reject this meeting request and will not receive Kılıçdaroğlu.
After the absolute nullity decision, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who returned to the helm of the CHP, was rumored to visit Selahattin Demirtaş in Edirne Prison, but it was learned that Demirtaş would not accept this meeting. Kılıçdaroğlu had stated in a live broadcast he recently attended that he did not regret supporting the lifting of Demirtaş's immunity.
NECDET SARAÇ ANNOUNCED THE VISIT
The spark of the debate was ignited when Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, in a live broadcast, clearly expressed that he did not regret voting "yes" in the past for the lifting of Selahattin Demirtaş's immunity. Just one day after this statement, Kılıçdaroğlu's aide Necdet Saraç made a surprising move during a HaberTürk broadcast, sharing this inside information: "In the coming days, Mr. Kemal will visit Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş in Edirne Prison. After the visit to Demirtaş, we will all listen to Mr. Kemal's statement..."
DEMİRTAŞ'S REJECTION DECISION
According to information obtained by Halk TV; it was learned that Selahattin Demirtaş would not accept a meeting with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after Saraç's statements.
IN PRISON SINCE 2016
Selahattin Demirtaş was arrested in 2016 as part of the investigations against him following the adoption of the constitutional amendment lifting parliamentary immunity. The regulation that paved the way for Demirtaş's trial process, who has been in prison for nearly 10 years, was passed by the Parliament with the support of Kılıçdaroğlu's vote.