Cemal Canpolat, a candidate for CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair, stated during a television appearance that the chair occupied by CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the same one once occupied by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, adding, “To attack Kılıçdaroğlu is to attack Mustafa Kemal.”.
Fatih Portakal, the anchor of Sözcü TV’s main newscast, sharply criticized Canpolat’s remarks during tonight’s main newscast.
Portakal described CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Candidate Cemal Canpolat as ‘out of his mind’ and used expressions like ‘give me a break.’.
Cemal Canpolat, meanwhile, joined the live broadcast to respond to Fatih Portakal. Canpolat stated that what he was referring to was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s chair, adding that no one could question his commitment to Atatürk’s principles.