The response from the AK Party to the CHP spokesperson's "clown" statement was very harsh.

President Erdoğan harshly criticized the CHP at the AK Party Muğla 8th Ordinary Provincial Congress held the other day. Erdoğan stated, "We know and see that a significant portion of those who support the CHP, which has become the clown of global powers, are also disturbed by this picture."

CHP SPOKESPERSON YÜCEL: WHEN YOU INSIST ON REPUBLICAN VALUES, CHP WILL BE IN FRONT OF YOU

A response came from the CHP to Erdoğan. CHP Spokesperson Deniz Yücel stated on his social media account: "When you insist on republican values, CHP will be in front of you... When you try to erase the revolutions of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, CHP will be in front of you... When you try to eliminate a contemporary and secular education system based on reason and science, CHP will be in front of you... When you suspend democracy, abolish press and freedom of expression, and arrest journalists, CHP will be in front of you...

"YOU ARE THE REAL CLOWN OF GLOBAL POWERS"

When you should turn your face to the civilized world, forgetting the principle of "Peace at Home, Peace in the World," and turning your face to the Middle East, CHP will be in front of you. The real clown of global powers is the AKP government, which claims to be national and local while filling the country with millions of refugees and illegal immigrants, walking hand in hand with the treacherous terrorist organization FETÖ when it suits them, and sitting at the table with the separatist terrorist organization PKK when it suits them.

Oh, keep this in mind, Mr. Erdoğan! Our Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel will go down in history as the Chairman who ended the 22-year AKP rule and one-man governance, and he will write in the guestbook at Anıtkabir addressed to our founding leader and first Chairman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, "Dear Chairman, your party is in power again after 100 years. We kept our promise to you. Our next goal is to reach and surpass the level of contemporary civilizations."

AK PARTY SPOKESPERSON ÇELİK: WE HAVE HEARD THIS LANGUAGE FROM BAATH PARTY SPOKESPERSONS

From the AK Party, a series of venomous responses came to the CHP. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated that the language used by Deniz Yücel is very ugly, and in his statement, he said: "The so-called political language used by CHP Spokesperson Deniz Yücel is even uglier than the language used by the mentality of Yassıada and February 28 in our history. The language he used against our President is something we have heard more from Baath Party spokespersons in various countries.

"THEY SHOULD FACE THEIR FASCIST PRACTICES"

A person who has no knowledge even at the alphabet level on the most basic political issues is merely translating the mentality of Yassıada and Baath at the keyboard. If he is looking for political activities that serve the interests of global powers, he should look at his companions who call the Blue Homeland a fairy tale, oppose cross-border operations, support those against Turkey in Libya, and are disturbed by Turkey walking shoulder to shoulder with Azerbaijan. They should confront their fascist practices that have tried to suffocate everything done for the nation with the mentality of Yassıada since we entered multi-party life. They think that an "organized ignorance" that knows nothing about Turkish political history and has no knowledge of foreign policy is politics.

It is alarming that the leaders of a political party are so far from democracy and disconnected from the realities of foreign policy. They are doing everything they can to stand on the wrong side of history. They are also acting contrary to the national stance of our citizens who support the CHP.

"THANKS TO OUR PRESIDENT, THE BAATH MENTALITY HAS DISAPPEARED"

It has been seen once again that our President has led the way in standing on the right side of history for humanity in recent events. Thanks to our President's struggle, both the fascist mentality of February 28 and the Baath mentality threatening our country have disappeared. Our President's struggle for democracy, from the recent peace mediation between Ethiopia and Somalia to his exceptional stance in the events in Syria standing on the right side of history, has been witnessed by our nation and the international community.

We leave those who use Baath language on behalf of the main opposition party alone with their dark worlds. We express that it is our debt to our nation and democracy to fight against this mentality, which is a remnant of February 28 and Baath."

FAHRETTİN ALTUN: YOU HAVE WRITTEN IN A GREAT DELUSION

Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, who made a statement on his Twitter account, reacted to the CHP Spokesperson with the following words: "Deniz Yücel... Apparently, you have expressed your discomfort with the great gains Turkey has achieved in the international arena recently in the most awkward way, as usual. It seems that you have also written these nonsense in a great delusion and forgetfulness. Therefore, a few reminders are necessary.

The nation is well aware of who plays with the values, achievements, unity, and integrity of the Republic for daily political interests when it suits them. The 2023 elections, in which our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emerged with a decisive victory and your party faced a heavy defeat, have been the most important example of this awareness possessed by the noble Turkish nation, which delighted the oppressed and saddened the oppressors. We remind you!

"WE KNOW VERY WELL WHAT YOU DID WHEN YOU SAID SUSPEND DEMOCRACY"

We also know very well what you mean by the "contemporary" education you describe. When we combine education with your mentality, it only comes to mind that you take away people's most basic right to education by calling them bearded, turbaned, or headscarfed. We remind you! We also know very well what you did when you said suspend democracy. This nation, on July 15, rallied around Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, stood firm against the coup plotters, while we have not forgotten how your deposed chairman slipped away from the tanks of those coup plotters to sip his coffee in Bakırköy. We remind you!

"WE HAVE SEEN TIME AND AGAIN THAT YOU HAVE NO WORDS TO SAY"

We have seen time and again that your mentality, which salutes terrorist organizations at every critical turn Turkey tries to take, goes to foreign powers to complain about its own country, and is constantly stuck in a rut due to the paranoia of "does this benefit the government?" understands nothing about foreign policy and has no words to say.

We remind you! We wish you success – though I doubt it – with your narrow vision that perceives Atatürk's saying "Peace at Home, Peace in the World" as merely a perspective of looking to the West. The Turkish nation will never surrender the future of its country to a darkness that can empty even the meaning of such an important saying. We remind you!

"IT IS NOT YOUR PLACE TO CALL THE NATIONAL WILL A CLOWN"

The Turkish Nation is noble. It entrusts its will to those who can best reflect and represent this nobility. It is not your place to call the government led by our strong Turkey's leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a clown. We inform those who do not know. We remind you!"

DENİZ YÜCEL: WE LEARNED DIPLOMACY 100 YEARS AGO

Responding to the series of reactions from the AK Party with a new statement, CHP member Deniz Yücel said: "Let us remind you, Fahrettin Altun, Ömer Çelik. Those who think the AKP stands firm in foreign policy learned the truth years ago with the phrase 'don't sweep it under the rug, use it.' The process of the motion, the burlap sacks placed on our soldiers' heads, photos with baseball bats, letters with messages saying 'don't be stupid,' and many other scandals were signed during this process.

Now you are making nonsensical remarks about the party founded by the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who achieved the greatest victory against imperialism. Get out of here. We learned standing firm, diplomacy, and defending the homeland 100 years ago. A political structure that belittles Turkishness, hates modernity, and tries to hand over the region to jihadist groups with a desire for Arabization cannot teach us foreign policy.

Especially not the AKP, which looks into the mouth of global capital! Erdoğan received 38% of the votes in the elections, and the first party in Turkey, the CHP, will be called a "clown," and when we respond and say the same to the AKP, it is not our place, is it? What happened? Did your glitter fall off? Don't worry. The expression "clown" used by Erdoğan for our party that founded the Republic will also be answered by our people at the ballot box!"