AKP Zonguldak district chairman resigns

Sezer Köroğlu announced his resignation as chairman of the AKP’s central district branch in Zonguldak after a meeting of the district executive board.

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There is neither resentment nor estrangement behind this decision. I have some responsibilities in my life that I think I have neglected. Now it is time to fulfil them.

Köroğlu said the decision had not been easy, but stressed that it did not reflect resentment or a dispute. “There is neither resentment nor estrangement behind this decision. I have some responsibilities in my life that I think I have neglected. Now it is time to fulfil them,” he said.

He thanked party members who had worked alongside him throughout his tenure, naming Zonguldak lawmakers Ahmet Çolakoğlu, Muammer Avcı and Saffet Bozkurt, as well as executive board members, municipal and provincial council leaders, neighborhood and village organizations, and the party’s women’s and youth branches. He also thanked his wife, children and wider family for their patience and sacrifice.

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I am leaving my position, not my cause.

Köroğlu presented the resignation as a departure from office rather than from the party’s cause. “I am leaving my position, not my cause,” he said, adding that his belief in and commitment to the movement led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remained unchanged. “We set out not for positions, but for the nation.”

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We set out not for positions, but for the nation.

He concluded by saying, “The duty ends, but the cause does not; positions change, but friendships do not.” Party members applauded him as he left the room.

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The duty ends, but the cause does not; positions change, but friendships do not.