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Visit from DEM Party to CHP: Statement from Özgür Özel about the Erdoğan meeting
Özgür Özel welcomed Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan at the Headquarters.
Özgür Özel was accompanied by CHP Secretary General Selin Sayek Böke and CHP Deputy Chairman Gamze Taşcıer.
After the meeting, Özgür Özel, Tuncer Bakırhan and Tülay Hatimoğulları made statements to the press.
Özel thanked the Co-Chairs for the visit. Özel stated that they evaluated the local election results during the meeting and said, “It is important for all politicians and all political parties to correctly read the messages in the letter they wrote, so to speak, for the new policies they will make and put forward based on the election results.”
Providing information about the meeting, Özel said, “In this sense, the local election results, their effects on the general election, the problems we are experiencing in Turkey’s democracy, the crises and the agendas that have been talked about a lot in the current week. The visits of our esteemed Parliament Speaker to both parties and other parties, the meetings between the esteemed President and me yesterday.” “We had the opportunity to evaluate the meeting,” he said.
BAKIRHAN: WE WILL COME TOGETHER MORE
Tuncer Bakırhan said, “Today, we evaluated the election results. It was a productive meeting. We congratulated them for the results they got in the local elections. Until today, walls had been built between the political institution, there was polarization. The political institution could not discuss freely and in a comfortable environment. On March 31, the people, “He gave a very important message to the political establishment,” he said.
Stating that there are serious problems in the country, Bakıran said, “This is also one of the duties of the main opposition party. We will come together as the opposition more in the coming days.”
Stating that the constitutional debates are also being evaluated, Bakırhan said, “There is a need for sincerity. Considering the current climate, there is a problem of sincerity. There is a need for normalization and cleaning of the road in this regard.”
CONGRATULATIONS FROM HATİMOĞULLARI TO ÖZEL
Tülay Hatimoğulları said, “We requested a meeting to evaluate both the success of the CHP in the March 31 elections and the political processes in Turkey and the region in the following elections. Mr. President, we congratulate you and wish you continued success.”
VAN MESSAGE FROM ÖZEL
Özel said, “I congratulate the mayors of the DEM Party who won the elections. After the previous local elections, Turkish democracy suffered a serious injury with the appointment of trustees. In this election, the situation in Van first emerged. A very important solidarity was displayed there by all segments of society. And “The mistake of giving the certificate of election to the second person was reversed. I would like to express my cautious satisfaction that there has been no trustee application so far,” he said.
ERDOĞAN MEETING
Özgür Özel and DEM Party Co-Chairmen answered the questions of the press members after the statements.
To a question about the ’empty seat’ in his meeting with AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Özel responded as follows: “It is not meaningful to talk about the crises again. After the picture that emerged there and the meeting between us, Mr. Erdoğan’s request for a visit to the CHP “With his communication, it was resolved in the best way possible. I don’t think it would be appropriate to make a further evaluation.”
Giving information about his meeting with Erdoğan, Özel said, “We had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Erdogan about everything that was on the public’s agenda. He listened, and the friends in his delegation took notes. We also listened to Mr. Erdogan’s evaluations. Yesterday’s meeting was an important milestone for Turkey’s democracy.” “I think it’s a stone.”
NAMIK TAN’S PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETING
When asked who suggested CHP Istanbul Deputy Namık Tan to take part in the meeting, Özel said the following:
“Before visiting the esteemed President, I paid a visit to the last elected neutral President, Ahmet Necdet Sezer. My visit was to get his suggestions and ask for help with some of my questions before meeting with a president. His warning was as follows; the President’s private secretary and They stated that the protocol directorate is an ambassador, so it would be right for the ambassador to carry out this protocol flow, appointment and continuation by appointing an ambassador who is also in my party. I also assigned our Istanbul Deputy Namık Tan, who works in our party.
EARTHQUAKE MINISTRY RECOMMENDATION
Asked during the meeting whether Erdoğan “made a proposal for the Ministry of Earthquake”, Özel gave the following answer:
“I don’t know whether it will be directly named as the Ministry of Earthquake or the Ministry of Combating Natural Disasters and Earthquake Preparedness, but I suggested the establishment of a ministry. I suggested more. If each political party that has a group in the Parliament requests a deputy minister, I will appoint a deputy minister from my party.” “I made evaluations about the importance of handling the earthquake issue in a non-political manner. Mr. President followed it carefully, took notes and had me take notes. I do not know what step Mr. President will take.”
SOLIDARITY THANKS FROM HATİMOĞULLARI
Responding to the allegations that flags and symbols were targeted in DEM Party municipalities, Hatimoğulları said, “As DEM Party, we have no problem with flags and symbols.”
Hatimoğulları said, “Mr. Özgür also stated regarding the trustee issue; we thank all the political parties and democratic forces in Turkey who showed solidarity with us on the Van issue.”
