CHP lawmaker Salıcı: I don't believe Kılıçdaroğlu aids ruling party

CHP Istanbul lawmaker Oğuz Kaan Salıcı has publicly stated his belief that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is not a traitor, collaborator, or aiding the ruling party's agenda. Salıcı asserted that Kılıçdaroğlu is an honorable member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and that slogans against him are misguided.

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I do not believe that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is a traitor, a collaborator, or someone who carries water to the mill of the ruling party. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is an honorable Republican People's Party member. The slogans directed at him are wrong.

Salıcı also voiced his confidence that party leader Özgür Özel would not intentionally harm the party. He suggested that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) would seek to divide the CHP, fostering internal conflict. "The AKP government, would it want the CHP to do well? It wouldn't. If possible, it would want to divide it, have a two-headed situation, have a sibling fight," Salıcı stated.

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I also know that Özgür Özel is not someone who would knowingly and intentionally harm the party.

Expressing deep personal distress over the party's current state, Salıcı said, "I am very unhappy about this. My heart aches." He reiterated his long-held stance that a party congress is necessary. Salıcı explained his decision not to sign a recent call for an extraordinary congress, preferring to issue his own statement to clearly define his position. "My side is the side of the Republican People's Party," he declared.

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The AKP government, would it want the CHP to do well? It wouldn't. If possible, it would want to divide it, have a two-headed situation, have a sibling fight.

Salıcı stressed the importance of CHP's unity for all opposition voters, not just party members. He stated, "The unity and integrity of the Republican People's Party, the continuation of its struggle, is much more valuable not only for CHP voters but for all opposition segments."

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I am very unhappy about this. My heart aches.