The first response from the AK Party to Özgür Özel's red card campaign: He has kicked the ball out of play.

The first response from the AK Party came to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's announcement of "showing a red card to the government" as a big surprise. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik shared a post on social media regarding Özel's statement.

"KICKED THE BALL OUT OF PLAY"

In his post, Çelik made a football reference to Özel. Writing "This is the political joke of the day," Çelik stated, "The CHP Chairman has kicked the ball out of play again."

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, in a statement he made this morning, pointed to 15:00 and said, "I will have big surprises," and when the clock showed 15:00, Özel, speaking at the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mass Opening Ceremony, announced that his big surprise was to call for a "red card" to the government.