HALKWEB/ DİLEK BOZKURT The statement issued by the CHP council members of Avcılar Municipality in support of Özgür Özel revealed a remarkable division within the party. While 18 out of 24 CHP council members signed the text, the fact that the names of 6 members were not included in the list raised allegations of a ’difference of opinion“ within the party.
Statement Emphasizing Unity
In a joint statement;
”It was emphasized that CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, Presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik and CHP Avcılar District Chairman Ahmet Selçuk Gök were given full support. However, the signature table under the text cast a shadow on the targeted image of unity.”.
Who Signed and Who Remained Distant?
This signature crisis in the 24-member CHP group divided the council members into two:
Signatories to the Statement of Support (18 Members):
Yüksel Can, Berkan Oral, Mahir Budak, Fahrettin Tuncay, Yelda Geygel, Deniz Bekiroğlu, Ufuk İnan, Fahrettin Uslu, Ferdi Kamberoğlu, Coşkun Kaymak, Muharrem Çam, Ercan Doğan, Coşkun Çetintaş, Erol Akgül, Hasan Uzun, Ahmet Selli, Sinan Gümüş and Habib Yücel.
Those whose names are not included in the text (6 members):
Nilüfer Yeşiltepe, Esin Güneş Erkonak, Sidar Şimşek, Ali Yıldırım, Güler Genç and Hatice Almaca.
This table, which dropped like a bombshell in the ears of the public, led to comments that the CHP group in the Avcılar Municipality Assembly had differences of opinion on the policies of the headquarters and the vision of local governance.