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Banaz Residents Force CHP Delegation to Leave Pir Sultan Abdal Memorial Event
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Banaz Residents Force CHP Delegation to Leave Pir Sultan Abdal Memorial Event

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • CHP Sivas officials attempted to enter the 37th Pir Sultan Abdal memorial event in Banaz with a vehicle displaying Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s photograph.
  • Residents’ protests prompted gendarmerie to intervene and escort the officials and vehicle away from the event area.
  • A video captured residents condemning the delegation’s presence at the gathering.

A vehicle carrying Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s photograph became the focus of a confrontation at the 37th Pir Sultan Abdal memorial event in Banaz village, Sivas.

The CHP Sivas provincial chair and party management sought to enter the event area on August 29 and 30, 2026. Residents responded with strong protests, and the resulting tension prompted gendarmerie to take security measures and try to calm the crowd.

How can they come here without shame? If they are not ashamed, we will shame them.

— Unidentified residentA resident made the remark in a video recorded during the confrontation at the memorial event.

The officials and the vehicle ultimately left the village after residents objected to their presence. Gendarmerie escorted them away as the tension continued, according to the account.

Videos recorded by residents captured the reaction. One person was heard saying, “How can they come here without shame? If they are not ashamed, we will shame them.” Others asked, “What are they doing here? Have they no shame at all?”

What are they doing here? Have they no shame at all?

— ResidentsResidents continued protesting the CHP delegation’s presence at the event.
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