CHP Istanbul leader: Attempts to cover up national issues by focusing on party convention

CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik announced that 833 delegates have signed a petition demanding an extraordinary party convention. A delegation, including provincial chairmen and delegates from seven regions, submitted the signatures to the CHP headquarters. Çelik expressed anticipation for the announcement of a convention timeline, emphasizing that the party's bylaws mandate a convention if sufficient delegates sign. He stated, "We are waiting for the announcement of the convention decision as soon as possible."

Çelik criticized what he described as efforts to obscure pressing national issues by focusing excessively on internal CHP matters like delegate counts, conventions, bylaws, and expulsions. He argued that this focus on internal party affairs distracts from critical problems facing the country. "There are those who are trying to cover up the real agendas of the public by discussing the country's very serious problems," Çelik said.

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We are waiting for the announcement of the convention decision as soon as possible.

He detailed the severe economic hardships faced by citizens, noting that pensioners live on 20,000 Turkish lira while the minimum wage is 28,000 lira. The current poverty line for a four-person household is 115,000 lira, with a kitchen-only cost of 35,000 lira. Çelik also pointed to a significant security crisis and a general state of crisis in Turkey, affecting both domestic and foreign policy. He stressed that the provincial chairmen's agenda includes discussing the problems of their respective cities with the party leader, not just internal party matters.

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There are those who are trying to cover up the real agendas of the public by discussing the country's very serious problems.