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Ankara witnessed a critical meeting after 8 years.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Özgür Özel at the AK Party Headquarters.
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The summit, which was the first meeting between the AK Party and CHP leaders after 2016, started at 16.04.
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CHP leader Özel was welcomed by the party’s deputy chairman, Mustafa Elitaş, in front of the AK Party Headquarters.
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After the welcome, the private and his entourage went inside.
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The meeting, which took place in the chairman’s office on the 8th floor of the headquarters, started at 16.04.
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STATEMENT FROM CHP SOURCES
The meeting between the two lasted 1.5 hours.
While Özel did not make a statement after the visit, he went to CHP Headquarters after his meeting.
CHP sources made a statement that the Erdoğan-Özel meeting was positive and productive.
Sources reported that it seems that progress can be made in solving the problems.
According to the information obtained, the leaders also gave gifts to each other.
Erdoğan gave Özel a cup set from the National Palaces, as well as tea and honey, and Özel gave President Erdoğan an object called “Fire of the Republic”.
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ELİTAŞ AND TAN ALSO AT THE MEETING
CHP Istanbul Deputy Namık Tan and AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Mustafa Elitaş also took part in the meeting.
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THE PROCESS STARTED WITH THE HOLIDAY CONGRATULATIONS
The process that will bring President Erdoğan and Özel together started with the holiday congratulatory phone call made by the CHP Chairman to Erdoğan.
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Erdoğan and Özel had a short meeting at the April 23 reception held for the 104th opening anniversary of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. At that meeting, it was decided to come together.
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AGENDA NEW CONSTITUTION
The main agenda item of the meeting, which started at 16.00 at the AK Party Headquarters, is the new constitution. In his statement to journalists upon his return from Iraq, Erdoğan said, “I believe that CHP can also support change.” He used the following expressions.
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Apart from the constitution, Özgür Özel’s bag included increasing the income sources of local governments that are experiencing difficulties due to their debts.
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Municipalities’ projects awaiting approval from the central government, cost of living, pensions and teachers awaiting appointment were other topics on the agenda.
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Before the critical meeting, Özel talked to former CHP chairmen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Altan Öymen, Hikmet Çetin and Murat Karayalçın on the phone and received their opinions and suggestions regarding the meeting with Erdoğan.
