CHP's Tanal Denies Vacation Claims With Documents, Cites Road Travel

CHP lawmaker Mahmut Tanal has vehemently denied accusations that he was vacationing in Greece during a turbulent period for his party, which saw its headquarters evacuated by police following a court decision regarding its congress. Tanal, a lawmaker from Şanlıurfa, stated that allegations of his Greek holiday were an attempt to manipulate public perception.

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I was not in Turkey during the period when the judicial process regarding the Republican People's Party (CHP) Congress and the subsequent developments were planned.

"I was not in Turkey during the period when the judicial process regarding the Republican People's Party (CHP) Congress and the subsequent developments were planned," Tanal wrote on social media. He explained that his vehicle was in Albania while he was traveling by road through the Balkans. He cut short his journey to return to Ankara for a Group Deputy Chairman election, providing Esenboğa Airport records as proof of his arrival and departure.

After the election and the intervention at the party headquarters, Tanal returned to Tirana, Albania, to retrieve his vehicle and is now driving back to Turkey. He presented his passport entry-exit records, flight details, and other official documents as evidence of his movements, emphasizing that nothing was hidden. "All official documents are clear. There is nothing secret," he asserted.

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My vehicle was in Albania and I was traveling by road in the Balkans.

Tanal criticized the focus on his brief rest in a hotel, calling it an "information operation." He detailed a visit to the house of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Thessaloniki during a stopover on his long drive, noting meetings with Culture Ministry officials and consulates. "Everything is clear. Everything is transparent. Everything is recorded," he stated.

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Esenboğa Airport records clearly show this.

He questioned why his need for rest after a long journey was being magnified, asking if people expected him to risk a traffic accident by driving while fatigued. "Traffic rules mandate resting when necessary. This is not a choice, but a responsibility," he argued, highlighting his lifelong respect for law and order. Tanal concluded by condemning the politicization of basic human needs like rest, stating that such tactics reveal a desperation that offers nothing to the nation.

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All official documents are clear. There is nothing secret.