İYİ Party slams Erdoğan advisor's remarks, warns of 'abyss'

İYİ Party Spokesperson Buğra Kavuncu sharply criticized recent remarks by Presidential Advisor Mehmet Uçum, who suggested that while President Erdoğan does not need to be re-elected, Turkey needs him.

Speaking after a Presidential Council meeting, Kavuncu stated, "When we heard this, the words that came from our lips were, 'His Majesty has deigned to rule Turkey.' The fate of a single man has begun to be seen as more important than the fate of the country. We are facing such an understanding. Such arrogance has never been seen in the country's history. Someone is expressing a desire to rule Turkey as if by favor."

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His Majesty has deigned to rule Turkey. The fate of a single man has begun to be seen as more important than the fate of the country. We are facing such an understanding. Such arrogance has never been seen in the country's history. Someone is expressing a desire to rule Turkey as if by favor.

Kavuncu also reacted to Uçum's comment that if the Grand National Assembly decides to renew elections, they would be held on Sunday, April 16, 2028, as per the law. "What does Turkey need, Mr. Uçum? Let us tell you from here. Does it need inflation not to fall below 30% for four and a half years? Does it need to pay 1 trillion 263 billion lira in interest in the first 5 months? Companies being seized as if they are collapsing? All kinds of political and legal pressure on the opposition? The right to protest being trampled underfoot? Mistreatment, blackmail, police batons? Does Turkey need theft, plunder, favoritism? Or does Turkey need terrorists welcomed with drums and zurnas; the leader of a terrorist organization being sanctified as a hero and opinion leader?"

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What does Turkey need, Mr. Uçum? Let us tell you from here. Does it need inflation not to fall below 30% for four and a half years? Does it need to pay 1 trillion 263 billion lira in interest in the first 5 months? Companies being seized as if they are collapsing? All kinds of political and legal pressure on the opposition? The right to protest being trampled underfoot? Mistreatment, blackmail, police batons? Does Turkey need theft, plunder, favoritism? Or does Turkey need terrorists welcomed with drums and zurnas; the leader of a terrorist organization being sanctified as a hero and opinion leader?

"If Turkey needs these things, then what you say is correct; the address is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. All of these and more have happened under the management of Mr. President. He is directly responsible for all of them. Turkey cannot be governed with this mindset. This mindset is one that will bring Turkey to the brink of an abyss. Circumventing this law is to disregard the spirit of the law," Kavuncu asserted.

The İYİ Party spokesperson also announced that the party will hold a rally on Saturday, June 27, at Tandoğan Square. He described the gathering as a response to the deadlock facing the Turkish nation, stating, "We are going through a process where all our values regarding the Republic and our national identity are being targeted. Not only with the solution and division process, but in every field, the values that make our country a country, our nation a nation, and our state a state are being destroyed. We invite our nation to this struggle, in which İYİ Party, with the Turkish flag, will be at the forefront."

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Turkey cannot be governed with this mindset. This mindset is one that will bring Turkey to the brink of an abyss. Circumventing this law is to disregard the spirit of the law.