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Turkey's CHP faces internal turmoil as court-appointed managers seek to expel nine lawmakers
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey /Elections & Politics

Turkey's CHP faces internal turmoil as court-appointed managers seek to expel nine lawmakers

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A party management group, appointed by a court, has initiated expulsion proceedings against nine CHP lawmakers.
  • The targeted lawmakers include four Party Assembly members and two deputy group leaders.
  • The CHP's elected leader, ร–zgรผr ร–zel, denounced the move as illegal and a politically motivated attempt to undermine the party.

A court-appointed management group within Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) has begun expelling lawmakers, escalating an internal power struggle. The group has referred nine elected CHP members, including four from the Party Assembly and two deputy group leaders, for definitive expulsion. This action has drawn sharp criticism from the party's elected leader, ร–zgรผr ร–zel.

We will continue to defend the voice of the organization and the will of our members against those trying to take over our father's house.

โ€” ร–zgรผr ร–zel ฤฐletiลŸimStatement from the elected CHP leader's communication team regarding the expulsion proceedings.

In a statement released via the "ร–zgรผr ร–zel ฤฐletiลŸim" account, ร–zel condemned the move as an "unlawful" attempt by "unelected" individuals to discipline the party's representatives. He asserted that these appointed managers, allegedly installed by the ruling AK Party, cannot lead the CHP and are acting to perpetuate ErdoฤŸan's government. ร–zel framed the situation as a "coup" orchestrated by those who fear the party's true will.

"We will continue to defend the voice of the organization and the will of our members against those trying to take over our father's house," the statement declared. "CHP is not the party of those who seek permission from the palace or support it; it is the party of those who fight and pay the price." ร–zel emphasized that only the people elect lawmakers and only the people can remove them, rejecting the legitimacy of the appointed management's actions.

CHP is not the party of those who seek permission from the palace or support it; it is the party of those who fight and pay the price.

โ€” ร–zgรผr ร–zel ฤฐletiลŸimStatement from the elected CHP leader's communication team criticizing the appointed management.

The statement concluded with a defiant promise to thwart the perceived "coup" and ensure that the CHP remains governed by its elected officials, not by appointees. The party's history, he argued, will remember those who defended democracy and the will of the members, while those who usurped power through fear and pressure would be remembered with shame.

Elected members will govern CHP, not appointees.

โ€” ร–zgรผr ร–zel ฤฐletiลŸimStatement from the elected CHP leader's communication team vowing to resist the perceived coup.
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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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