Shocking words from Muharrem İnce: I'm staying in CHP, if you're going to found a party with halal money...

31.08.2026 11:51

Speaking at the CHP Balıkesir Provincial Headquarters, Muharrem İnce harshly criticized those who joined the new party and Cemal Enginyurt, announcing that he would remain in the CHP. Targeting those who switched parties, İnce drew attention with his remarks: 'I didn't resign from the CHP and go to another party; I founded my own party. Founding a party is not like making pickles; it's a difficult task if you're going to do it with honest money.'

While the number of politicians who resigned from CHP and joined the New Party is increasing, it was being followed with curiosity how those whose stance has not yet become clear would proceed. The expected statement on the matter came from Muharrem İnce, who attended the program at the CHP Balıkesir Provincial Directorate.

HARSH REACTION TO ENGINYURT

İnce, who founded the Memleket Party after his presidential candidacy in 2018 and returned to CHP last year, targeted New Party member Cemal Enginyurt, who had taken a swipe at him. Reminding Enginyurt of his political past, İnce used the following words: "He took a jab at me. Cemal, didn't you tour the squares in 2018 so that Tayyip Erdoğan would win? Shameless man. You became a Democrat Party member, you became a CHP member, you became a New Party member. You've fit into every mold."

"I RAN AWAY FROM HOME ONCE, I CAME BACK"

Emphasizing that he has maintained his political line and will continue to remain in CHP, Muharrem İnce put an end to the claims that he would switch to the New Party with these words: "I have been a CHP member all my life. I ran away from home once, then I came back. I won't go anywhere else anymore. That's it."

"FOUNDING A PARTY WITH HONEST MONEY IS A HARD JOB"

In the rest of his statement, İnce concluded his words by referring to the New Party and inter-party transitions without naming them: "In that too, I didn't resign from CHP and go to another party; I founded my own party myself. Founding a party is not like making pickles; it's a hard job. If you're going to found it with honest money, it's a hard job."