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Former CHP Lawmaker Claims Intelligence Controlled Ex-Leader Kılıçdaroğlu

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A former CHP lawmaker alleges that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey's main opposition party, was controlled by intelligence services.
  • The lawmaker claims Kılıçdaroğlu acted on directives from the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), influencing party decisions and candidate selections.
  • Specific incidents are cited, including alleged pressure on a lawmaker regarding Syrian policy and the creation of a list of MPs to be excluded from future candidacies.

A former lawmaker from Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) has made explosive claims that former party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was under the control of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). The allegations suggest that MİT dictated key party decisions and influenced the party's direction.

Kılıçdaroğlu was acting under intelligence control.

· Hüseyin AygünThe former CHP lawmaker stated that Kılıçdaroğlu's actions were dictated by intelligence services.

Hüseyin Aygün, a former CHP MP, stated on social media that Kılıçdaroğlu acted according to MİT's directives, leading to the party's "redesign" based on these alleged intelligence connections. Aygün pointed to specific instances as evidence, including an alleged warning given to a CHP Hatay provincial lawmaker, Refik Eryılmaz, regarding his stance on Syrian policy.

Aygün claims that MİT expressed discomfort with Eryılmaz's public statements on Syria, prompting Kılıçdaroğlu to allegedly intimidate the lawmaker. Furthermore, Aygün alleges that a list of CHP members deemed undesirable for future parliamentary candidacies was created based on "state" decisions, implying MİT's involvement.

CHP was redesigned on this basis.

· Hüseyin AygünThe lawmaker claimed that the party's structure and decisions were influenced by intelligence connections.

These accusations come in the wake of recent internal turmoil within the CHP, following a decision regarding its leadership. Aygün's claims suggest a deeper, more clandestine influence on the party's operations and its electoral strategies, particularly concerning the 2015 and 2028 elections.

Some MPs were decided by the 'state' that they should not be in the CHP next term.

· Hüseyin AygünAygün alleged that a list of parliamentarians to be excluded from future candidacies was determined by state authorities.
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