Kılıçdaroğlu's MYK member Yıldırım Kaya faces backlash from founding union Eğitim Sen: 'We condemn his position!'

Turkey's Education and Science Union (Eğitim Sen) has publicly criticized one of its founding members, Yıldırım Kaya, for his current political role. Kaya, who co-founded the union and previously served as its general president, is now part of the executive body of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's Republican People's Party (CHP). The union specifically condemned his position as Deputy Chairman responsible for Educational Policies within Kılıçdaroğlu's administration.

Eğitim Sen announced that Kaya will not be invited to an upcoming press statement regarding the performance of the Minister of National Education, Yusuf Tekin. The union stated, "We are not inviting our former general president. We condemn his position." Instead, the union invited Suat Özçağdaş, a CHP Istanbul Deputy and former head of the CHP's National Education Policy Board prior to the court's decision regarding Kılıçdaroğlu's leadership.

The union's decision highlights a clear division and disapproval of Kaya's alignment with Kılıçdaroğlu's political faction. The context for the press statement is the three-year tenure of Minister Yusuf Tekin, during which Eğitim Sen plans to outline his actions and inactions in the education sector.

This internal union conflict underscores the sensitive political landscape surrounding education policy in Turkey and the strong stances taken by professional organizations. Kaya's dual role as a union founder and a political appointee has placed him at the center of this controversy.

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We are not inviting our former general president. We condemn his position.