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<\/p>\nCHP Sakarya Provincial Disciplinary Board expelled many names known to be in opposition to Ecevit Kele\u015f and the current provincial administration in Adapazar\u0131, Karasu and Hendek districts from the party, citing their social media posts in 2023.<\/p>\n
After the 38th Ordinary Assembly, Yi\u011fit Sa\u011flam, a 22-year-old young member of the party, was among those expelled from the CHP for their posts on social media.<\/p>\n
During the 2024 Local Elections, Yi\u011fit Sa\u011flam allegedly posted humiliating posts about CHP candidates on his social media accounts and shared insinuations about the party's failure in the Sakarya Metropolitan, Adapazar\u0131 and Serdivan Mayoral elections.<\/p>\n
The Sakarya Provincial Executive Board convened upon the referral of the district chairmanship and sent the file to the Provincial Disciplinary Board with the request for \u201cdefinitive dismissal\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHUMAN KINDNESS CANNOT BE CRIMINALIZED\u201d<\/strong> \u201cMy congratulations to my relative who is a candidate in another electoral district is not an endorsement of another party, but only a human courtesy. It is de facto impossible for me to support a candidate in a place where I do not even reside. It is unfair that such acts of courtesy are considered a party crime.\u201d<\/p>\n The Provincial Disciplinary Board examined the social media posts presented as evidence. Sa\u011flam's post \u201cMay your path be clear, my friend\u201d for Sar\u0131o\u011flan Mayor Candidate Fatma Y\u0131ld\u0131z and the emojis he put next to the names of Sakarya, Adapazar\u0131 and Serdivan districts were evaluated within the scope of \u201copen or secret work against party candidates\u201d.<\/p>\n UNANIMOUS FINAL DISMISSAL DECISION<\/strong> After the decision, Yi\u011fit Sa\u011flam made a written statement to the public.<\/p>\n Yigit Saglam's statement is as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with great sadness that I have learned today that I have been expelled from my party, which I entered when I was only 10 years old, in which I spent my childhood and youth, and whose values I grew up with.<\/p>\n For me, this decision is not just a political process; it is a profound shaking of an important part of my life. Because I am not someone who came into this structure as an afterthought. I grew up as a child hanging posters, taking part in polling stations, working in university commissions. This roof was much more than a political identity for me.<\/p>\n Among the accusations against me as grounds for dismissal; I targeted party executives and some local structures, used derogatory expressions over Sakarya - Serdivan - Adapazar\u0131 and wished success to Fatma Y\u0131ld\u0131z (Saadet Party Kayseri Sar\u0131o\u011flan mayoral candidate). I would like to state clearly and unequivocally that I have never had any intention to insult my city, our districts or any level of my party. If I have criticisms, they are not insults, but an effort to ask for better.<\/p>\n I leave it to the public's discretion that my congratulating a classmate in Kayseri, as a matter of human and personal courtesy, has been made a disciplinary matter. Wishing success to a friend, regardless of his\/her political views, is a natural part of the culture of democracy, social maturity and human relations. I would like to emphasize that I find it difficult to understand why this is considered a \u201ccrime\u201d.<\/p>\n In every position I have held throughout my political life, I have tried to grow and strengthen my organization and to carry the values I represent to a higher level. I have not committed any of the accusations against me. I have not been involved in any behavior that would harm, humiliate or betray my party.<\/p>\n I believe that this process has been intentionally magnified through misinterpreted statements. However, despite this, I will not be involved in any discourse that will harm the corporate identity of my party. I have always practiced politics not with individuals, but with principles and values.<\/p>\n Today I am sad. I am resentful. I am thoughtful. But my head is high because my conscience is clear. I have never betrayed this structure to which I have devoted most of my life, and I never will.\u201d<\/p>\n SENOL IT IS AN HONOR TO BE DISMISSED FOR NOT BENDING AND TWISTING<\/strong><\/p>\n Among those expelled from the CHP was \u0130brahim \u015eenol, who worked at various levels of the party.<\/p>\n Ibrahim \u015eenol said, \u201cLocal actors who are supposedly extreme democracy advocates are in the process of liquidating us. We learned not to obey and to live free from our ancestors who died for their homeland a hundred years ago. It is an honor to be dismissed because we do not obey the armchair lovers or bend and twist like them.\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Sakarya Provincial Organization of the Republican People's Party (CHP) expelled known opposition figures from the party on the grounds of their social media posts in 2023. 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\nYi\u011fit Sa\u011flam gave a comprehensive three-page defense against the allegations against him and rejected the accusations. Stating that he has worked for the CHP since he was a child and has never voted for any other party, Sa\u011flam made the following statements in his defense:<\/p>\n
\nAs a result of the evaluation, the board concluded that Yi\u011fit Sa\u011flam's actions violated the party's bylaws. With the decision taken on 09.01.2025, it was unanimously decided to punish the 22-year-old Sa\u011flam with \u201cdefinitive expulsion\u201d from CHP membership. The decision stated that the appeal to the Supreme Disciplinary Board (YDK) is open.<\/p>\n