{"id":281902,"date":"2026-01-24T23:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T23:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=281902"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:21:58","slug":"gursel-tekin-why-are-you-silent-now-the-mps-who-called-us-and-said-halalalal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/gursel-tekin-why-are-you-silent-now-the-mps-who-called-us-and-said-halalalal\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u00fcrsel Tekin: Why are you silent now, those MPs who called us and said, \u2018Halalal olsun\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">G\u00fcrsel Tekin: Are you an accomplice too!<\/p>\n<p>I find it difficult to understand the opposition for the party. When will you take care of your party? The opposition MPs who called us and said, \u2018halalal, you are protecting your party\u2019. Have you become accomplices too? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VjbV9iWVNO\">pic.twitter.com\/VjbV9iWVNO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>- Halkweb (@Halkweb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Halkweb\/status\/2015474846742769687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>HALKWEB\/Dilek Bozkurt- <\/strong>G\u00fcrsel Tekin, who was appointed as the chairman of the Call Committee for the CHP Istanbul Provincial Presidency, made striking statements about the legal processes his party has been going through recently and the understanding of internal party management. Emphasizing that the CHP's 102-year history is a \u201cclean past\u201d, Tekin harshly criticized the current administration, the deputies and some media organs who remained silent despite being uncomfortable with the course of the party.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00fcrsel Tekin, members of the Call Committee Zeki \u015een, Erkan Narsap and party workers <strong>HalkWeb<\/strong> hosted the writers. Making striking statements, Tekin broke his silence on the attacks on the party's corporate identity and the ongoing court processes.<\/p>\n<p>Tekin reminded that the CHP was \u201ca party founded on the battlefields\u201d and described it as unacceptable for the administration to take instructions from outside.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201dThere were Two Flaws in 43 Years, Both Resulted in Resignation\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Tekin started his speech by recalling the ethical values in the CHP and SHP tradition and gave the examples of the \u201cwreath bill\u201d and the \u201cISKI case\u201d of the past. Tekin said, \u201cIn the past, ministers used to resign when a mistake was made. In the ISKI case, Nurettin S\u00f6zen himself filed a criminal complaint. CHP is a party that has rules and does not harbor mistakes,\u201d Tekin said, criticizing the silence in the current period.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281903\" src=\"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-1-1068x560.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u201dHeadquarters in Court, 21 Mayors Arrested\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Describing the current state of the party as \u201cnot normal\u201d, G\u00fcrsel Tekin conveyed the gravity of the situation with the following words:<\/p>\n<p>\u201dOur provincial building is in court, headquarters executives are in court. 21 of our mayors, one of our deputies and party council members are under arrest. Why is a party with 102 years of unblemished history subjected to this persecution?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201dMembership of 17 People Should Be Suspended\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Stating that they offered a concrete proposal to solve the crisis, Tekin argued that the 17 names involved in the court process should be dismissed from the party. Tekin said, \u201cLet's not discuss the CHP in the corridors of the courthouse. Let those who are not guilty be crowned, but those named in the file should leave the party. Only in this way can you exempt the party,\u201d Tekin said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281904\" src=\"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-696x314.jpg 696w, https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-2-1068x482.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u201dThose Who Made Headlines Yesterday, Called Us Traitors Today\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Reacting against the media and the opposition within the party, Tekin stated that they were targeted overnight:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was headlined 100 times in S\u00f6zc\u00fc newspaper. Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel called me \u2018Erdo\u011fan's fearful dream\u2019. What happened overnight that we became \u2018Tayyip\u00e7i\u2019 or \u2018traitor\u2019? This is a complicity in crime. Tomorrow you will hate those newspapers you read with pleasure today.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201dAre you an accomplice too?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Addressing the opposition within the party and the MPs who remained silent, Tekin concluded his speech by saying, \u201cThose MPs who called us and said, \u2018Halalal olsun\u2019, why are you silent now? Are you also involved in this complicity? Real CHP members are behind us,\u201d Tekin said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G\u00fcrsel Tekin, along with Call Committee members Zeki \u015een, Erkan Narsap and party workers, hosted HalkWeb writers.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":281905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[15,289],"class_list":{"0":"post-281902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politika","8":"tag-chp","9":"tag-manset"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281902"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281961,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281902\/revisions\/281961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}