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CHP trustee Tekin calls on Kılıçdaroğlu to commit to party purification
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CHP trustee Tekin calls on Kılıçdaroğlu to commit to party purification

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Gürsel Tekin, appointed as the trustee for the CHP Istanbul Provincial Directorate, addressed the party's upcoming congress.
  • Tekin called on Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to commit to the party's purification process and not to withdraw from the leadership race arbitrarily.
  • He warned that any career planning during this critical period would be a betrayal of the party.

Gürsel Tekin, who was appointed as the trustee for the Republican People's Party's (CHP) Istanbul Provincial Directorate, has issued a strong call to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu regarding the party's upcoming congress and leadership. Speaking at a ceremony where he received his party pin, Tekin emphasized the democratic nature of the congress but urged Kılıçdaroğlu to remain committed.

Of course, everyone can be a candidate in the democratic mechanism of the upcoming congress process. There is no hesitation about that. All mechanisms will operate regarding his candidacy. But our friend Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu does not have the option to say 'I am not running' on a whim.

— Gürsel TekinAddressing Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's potential candidacy and the party's congress.

"Of course, everyone can be a candidate in the democratic mechanism of the upcoming congress process. There is no hesitation about that. All mechanisms will operate regarding his candidacy," Tekin stated. However, he added a pointed warning: "But our friend Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu does not have the option to say 'I am not running' on a whim."

Tekin stressed the importance of accountability and commitment, particularly concerning the party's internal purification. "If we are to be purified, we will purify and entrust it to a safe harbor. You will stand by this word," he asserted. He framed the current moment as a critical juncture for the party, where personal ambitions should be set aside.

If we are to be purified, we will purify and entrust it to a safe harbor. You will stand by this word.

— Gürsel TekinEmphasizing the need for party purification and commitment.

"Sometimes, our friends naturally have career plans in internal party discussions. But none of us can have a career plan in such a critical process," Tekin declared. He concluded with a stark warning: "Whoever has career plans during this period will have committed the same betrayal that the past administrations did to this party."

Sometimes, our friends naturally have career plans in internal party discussions. But none of us can have a career plan in such a critical process. Whoever has career plans during this period will have committed the same betrayal that the past administrations did to this party.

— Gürsel TekinWarning against personal ambition during the critical party period.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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