New CHP İzmir Chairman Enters HQ Amid Altercation; Removes Predecessor's Photos

Utku Gümrükçü, newly appointed as the Republican People's Party (CHP) İzmir Provincial Chairman, arrived at the party's provincial headquarters with a group of supporters, leading to a physical altercation. This followed the Central Executive Board's decision last week to dismiss the previous chairman, Çağatay Güç, and his administration.

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This party grows with effort. It grows with sweat. It grows with struggle. Left-wing parties grow with comradeship. It grows with law. We have come to unite this party, not to divide it.

Following the scuffle, Gümrükçü entered the chairman's office and made a statement emphasizing unity and respect for party members' contributions. "Everyone who has sweat and effort in this party is our pride. Deniz Yücel is the chairman of this party. He is the chairman who took this building, who built this building. He has effort in every centimeter of it. We respect his effort," Gümrükçü said, adding that parties grow through hard work, struggle, comradeship, and law.

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I am sad because these things happened. Utku Gümrükçü is my brother, my friend, my comrade. However, I am sad that he came here with an appointment based on a court decision.

Former CHP İzmir Provincial Chairman Deniz Yücel expressed his sorrow over the incident. "I am sad because these things happened," Yücel stated. "Utku Gümrükçü is my brother, my friend, my comrade. However, I am sad that he came here with an appointment based on a court decision." He urged party members not to hurt each other and to overcome these difficult times together.

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Everyone knows who Utku Gümrükçü is... We invite everyone to walk in CHP's lane under Utku Gümrükçü's chairmanship.

CHP İzmir Deputy Mahir Polat called for calm and urged all party members to rally behind Gümrükçü. "Everyone knows who Utku Gümrükçü is... We invite everyone to walk in CHP's lane under Utku Gümrükçü's chairmanship," Polat said. Meanwhile, the dismissed chairman, Çağatay Güç, held a press conference at the Konak District office, condemning the forceful entry into the provincial building, alleging that doors were broken and female party members were assaulted.

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Every day, three districts, two districts are on duty at our provincial building, on Father's Day, to the father's home, in the middle of the night, with nearly a hundred people we don't know as party members, breaking down doors, harming our friends, hitting some of our female friends on the shoulders, arms, and bodies, they entered.