CHP members protest removal of elected officials in Aydın

A protest march took place in Didim, Aydın, as supporters rallied against the recent removal of elected provincial and district officials within the Republican People's Party (CHP). The demonstrations are part of ongoing support for party members dismissed through decisions deemed 'absolute nullity' by the party's Central Executive Board.

Numerous citizens gathered in Didim to express their discontent with the dismissals and the controversial decisions. The march saw the participation of CHP Aydın deputies Evrim Karakoz and Bülent Tezcan, Didim Mayor Hatice Gençay, and the dismissed CHP Aydın Provincial Chairman Hikmet Saatçi, along with the former Didim District Chairman Dilaver Demir.

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We are elected individuals who believe in democracy and trust the power of the ballot box. The district chairman removed today will never be taken from our hearts by different decisions. Everyone who sides with democracy, regardless of political views, is here today. We will continue our struggle for democracy with the strength and faith you give us.

Didim Mayor Hatice Gençay affirmed their support for the elected officials. "We are elected individuals who believe in democracy and trust the power of the ballot box," Gençay stated. "The district chairman removed today will never be taken from our hearts by different decisions. Everyone who sides with democracy, regardless of political views, is here today. We will continue our struggle for democracy with the strength and faith you give us."

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We cannot accept these appointments. We accept neither the absolute nullity decision nor the appointed individuals. Our goal is to come to power. As our Chairman Özgür Özel said, 'Either we will find a way or we will make a way.' I invite you all to make that way together.

Hikmet Saatçi, the dismissed CHP Aydın Provincial Chairman, announced that the district organizations in Didim, Kuşadası, and Nazilli were also removed. "We cannot accept these appointments. We accept neither the absolute nullity decision nor the appointed individuals," Saatçi declared. "Our goal is to come to power. As our Chairman Özgür Özel said, 'Either we will find a way or we will make a way.' I invite you all to make that way together."

Dilaver Demir, the former CHP Didim District Chairman, emphasized that the issue extended beyond his personal situation. "Today, I stand here not as a dismissed district chairman, but as a Republican People's Party member defending the will of the organization," Demir said. "What is sought to be dismissed today is not just Dilaver Demir and his administration, but the will of the Didim organization. No power is above the will of the organization."

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Today, I stand here not as a dismissed district chairman, but as a Republican People's Party member defending the will of the organization. What is sought to be dismissed today is not just Dilaver Demir and his administration, but the will of the Didim organization. No power is above the will of the organization.

CHP Aydın Deputy Evrim Karakoz also voiced her opposition, calling it a "dark day" but also a source of growing hope. She criticized the removal of elected provincial and district chairpersons, as well as women's and youth branches, across Turkey under the 'absolute nullity' process.

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We are living one of the dark days, but we are also growing our hope.