{"id":285808,"date":"2026-05-11T06:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=285808"},"modified":"2026-05-12T05:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:07:40","slug":"publicist-speech-at-the-table-of-forty-thieves-ozgur-ozel-should-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/publicist-speech-at-the-table-of-forty-thieves-ozgur-ozel-should-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Populism Speech at the Forty Thieves' Table: Ozgur Ozel Must Resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the Republican People's Party is experiencing one of the most severe moral and political crises in its history. This crisis is not only a loss of votes. This crisis is the rupture between the party's founding codes and its current governance approach.<\/p>\n<p>Because there is a picture that can no longer be denied:<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, millions of people who are struggling to make ends meet...<br \/>\nOn the other side, politicians who come to the agenda with images of luxury yachts...<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, \u201cpopulism\u201d speeches...<br \/>\nOn the other side, VIP car conversions, millions of invoices allegedly run through municipal companies...<\/p>\n<p>On one side, slogans of \u201cmorality\u201d, \u201ctransparency\u201d, \u201cclean politics\u201d...<br \/>\nOn the other side, the money relations mentioned in the effective remorse statements, allegations of unregistered accommodation, cash allegedly carried in bags...<\/p>\n<p>And at the center of this whole picture is CHP Chairman \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it is no longer just about political competition.<br \/>\nToday, it is directly a question of political legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p>Because the public has been discussing this for days:<\/p>\n<p>Money transfer allegations in the effective remorse statements of former U\u015fak Mayor \u00d6zkan Yal\u0131m... Invoices allegedly paid through the municipality company for the VIP Mercedes conversion... Cash allegedly transported during the congress processes...<\/p>\n<p>And instead of providing a satisfactory explanation for all this, the CHP leadership is still playing politics with the language of attack.<\/p>\n<p>But people now see this:<\/p>\n<p>The CHP leadership is turning into another version of the system it has criticized for years.<\/p>\n<p>Look...<br \/>\nIt is not just a photograph of a yacht.<br \/>\nBut that photograph speaks volumes.<\/p>\n<p>Because what appears in those frames is not just the pleasure of the sea.<br \/>\nWhat appears there is a new political class psychologically detached from the people.<\/p>\n<p>Today, millions of young people in Turkey cannot pay the rent.<br \/>\nPensioners queue for meat.<br \/>\nMinimum wage earners cannot make ends meet.<\/p>\n<p>But the CHP's \u201cnew elites\u201d appear before the public with yacht images.<\/p>\n<p>Then they turn to the people and say \u201cwe are your representatives\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, no.<br \/>\nYou are no longer acting as a representative of the people.<br \/>\nYou are behaving like a new political aristocracy clustered around municipal facilities.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the real break is happening.<\/p>\n<p>Because the CHP's historical strength was its emotional bond with the people.<br \/>\nThe current administration is breaking that bond with arrogance, vanity and power relations.<\/p>\n<p>And it is at this point that the Kamer Gen\u00e7 footage explodes.<\/p>\n<p>It is no coincidence that the images of raki at the grave of Kamer Gen\u00e7 were brought to the agenda of the Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>No one's way of life is the issue here.<br \/>\nThe issue is that the sense of social sensitivity has been completely lost.<\/p>\n<p>Because politics is not just about what you do, but what you stand for.<\/p>\n<p>If the reflex of \u201cwhat's wrong with that\u201d is shown even against the social reaction to the image given at a graveside, it means that a loss of political intuition has begun.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what's worse:<\/p>\n<p>The CHP leadership no longer takes any criticism seriously.<br \/>\nHe dismisses everything as \u201coperation\u201d, \u201cperception\u201d, \u201cpalace attack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes the decay starts not from the outside but from the inside.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly what is happening in the CHP today.<\/p>\n<p>Because the party is no longer about ideas but about power.<br \/>\nWe are talking about municipal budgets, not principles.<br \/>\nThere is talk of cliques, not republicanism.<br \/>\nMoney and media power are talked about, not organizational labor.<\/p>\n<p>This is why \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel's ever-hardening language is not a sign of self-confidence; it is a sign of loss of control.<\/p>\n<p>Because the ground is slipping.<\/p>\n<p>And for the first time society started to ask the question out loud:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes the CHP really want to change the order, or does it want to become the new owners of the existing order?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWHAT THEY CALL \u201dCHANGE\": POWER COALITION WITHOUT IDEOLOGY AND MORAL COLLAPSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is now clear that what has been marketed under the name of \u201cchange\u201d in the CHP for a long time is not actually a revolution of ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Because there is no new ideological line.<br \/>\nNeither a new understanding of publicism...<br \/>\nWhat a labor-based transformation...<br \/>\nNor a Republican reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>There is only a transfer of power.<\/p>\n<p>A group of old rulers has gone, replaced by a new political network that thrives on municipal resources.<\/p>\n<p>And that is precisely why today's crisis is so big.<\/p>\n<p>Because the CHP is no longer talking about politics; it is talking about the system of relations.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the table:<\/p>\n<p>The congress processes are controversial...<br \/>\nThe impact on delegates is controversial...<br \/>\nThe weight of municipal resources in politics is questionable...<br \/>\nTheir procurement relationship is controversial...<br \/>\nThe economic and political ties between mayors and the headquarters are controversial...<\/p>\n<p>And the same names are always at the center of all these debates.<\/p>\n<p>This is what destroys public trust.<\/p>\n<p>Because people started to think that the CHP had ceased to be a \u201cpeople's movement\u201d and turned into a municipality-based interest organization.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very serious break.<\/p>\n<p>Even more serious is this:<\/p>\n<p>In the face of these criticisms, the CHP leadership is becoming aggressive instead of self-critical.<\/p>\n<p>It is no coincidence that \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel's language has become so harsh recently.<\/p>\n<p>Because as political legitimacy is lost, language hardens.<br \/>\nBecause as the psychology of defense grows, anger grows.<br \/>\nBecause when there is an internal unraveling, leaders shout louder.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly what we are watching today.<\/p>\n<p>Look...<br \/>\nImagine a president:<\/p>\n<p>His party is on the agenda with corruption and bribery allegations...<br \/>\nTheir municipalities are being investigated<br \/>\nThe effective remorse statements mention the party's top names...<br \/>\nWhatsApp messages fall into the public domain...<br \/>\nThe clique wars within the party are taking over the TV screens...<\/p>\n<p>And yet, instead of coming back to society with calm, clear and convincing explanations, he keeps creating new enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because the crisis is no longer manageable.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the biggest contradiction arises:<\/p>\n<p>For years, the CHP has criticized the AK Party for \u201cnot being transparent\u201d, \u201cnot being accountable\u201d and \u201cusing state resources for politics\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And what is the picture that emerges today?<\/p>\n<p>VIP car controversy...<br \/>\nExpenses allegedly paid through municipal companies...<br \/>\nThe money relations discussed during the congress processes...<br \/>\nClose relationships with business people...<br \/>\nLuxury venues, special organizations, closed circuit political network...<\/p>\n<p>So it is another version of the system they criticize.<\/p>\n<p>This is the reason for public anger.<\/p>\n<p>Because people are now thinking:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey aspire not to change the order, but to take over the order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And let's be clear:<\/p>\n<p>Once this perception is formed, a political movement loses its moral superiority.<\/p>\n<p>This is the biggest disaster the CHP is facing today.<\/p>\n<p>There is another break:<\/p>\n<p>The old Republican vein within the party was systematically purged.<br \/>\nOrganizational culture was weakened.<br \/>\nIdeological affiliation was trivialized.<br \/>\nThe party has become the domain of faceless career politicians.<\/p>\n<p>People who until yesterday used harsh words against the CHP have moved to the showcase.<br \/>\nPeople who had been organizers all their lives were devalued.<\/p>\n<p>Then they turned around and started lecturing on \u201cloyalty\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That is why there is growing anger at the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>Because people see this:<\/p>\n<p>This administration does not represent the CHP's historical identity.<\/p>\n<p>And now we have reached the most critical point:<\/p>\n<p>Why is \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel constantly attacking Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?<\/p>\n<p>Because today's crisis is not just today's crisis.<br \/>\nIt is also a fight for legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p>Private knows this:<br \/>\nThe more the dissolution within the party grows, the more his own leadership will be questioned.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the language of \u201cbetrayal\u201d, \u201cpalace\u201d, \u201coperation\u201d is constantly used.<\/p>\n<p>But now people are asking:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf everything was so dirty, why did you keep quiet for years?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This question is very devastating.<\/p>\n<p>Because this question reveals the biggest dilemma of the CHP leadership:<\/p>\n<p>Either you have been in the wrong for years...<br \/>\nOr today you are running an exaggerated propaganda for political position.<\/p>\n<p>Both possibilities destroy trust.<\/p>\n<p>And the moment politics loses trust, dissolution begins.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly what is happening in the CHP today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE PRIVATE MUST RESIGN: YOU CAN'T COVER UP THE ROT BY SHOUTING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No one needs to beat around the bush anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican People's Party is not only experiencing a political crisis today.<br \/>\nToday, the CHP is in danger of losing its moral authority.<\/p>\n<p>And the number one political responsible for this is \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel.<\/p>\n<p>Because leadership is not just about shouting slogans in the rally square.<br \/>\nLeadership is accountability in a crisis.<br \/>\nLeadership means being able to clear the shadow that has fallen over the party.<br \/>\nLeadership is having the courage to face your environment.<\/p>\n<p>Today we don't see any of this.<\/p>\n<p>What do we see?<\/p>\n<p>A shouting president...<br \/>\nA language that constantly produces enemies...<br \/>\nA political reflex that labels every criticism as \u201ctreason\u201d...<br \/>\nAnd a growing state of panic.<\/p>\n<p>Because the facts can no longer be controlled.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the picture that has recently become public:<\/p>\n<p>Money allegations in effective remorse statements...<br \/>\nVIP car conversions allegedly paid through municipal companies...<br \/>\nThe money traffic that was discussed regarding the convention processes...<br \/>\nPolitical crises over WhatsApp messages...<br \/>\nThe clique wars within the party...<br \/>\nCorruption and ranting in the municipalities...<br \/>\nYacht footage<br \/>\nCriticism of luxury living...<br \/>\nPrivileged relationships with business people...<\/p>\n<p>And in the midst of all this, the CHP leadership is still telling people about \u201cmoral politics\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>People don't believe it anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Because society sees this:<\/p>\n<p>The CHP leadership is turning into another form of the political culture it has criticized for years.<\/p>\n<p>Today, millions of people in Turkey are struggling to survive.<br \/>\nYoung people want to leave the country.<br \/>\nPensioners cannot meet their basic needs.<\/p>\n<p>But a section of the opposition appears before the public with images of luxury consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Then he claims that he is not detached from the people.<\/p>\n<p>No, no, no.<br \/>\nThe problem is right here.<\/p>\n<p>You no longer live like the people.<br \/>\nYou don't think like the people.<br \/>\nYou cannot feel the anger of the people.<\/p>\n<p>Because for a long time, politics is not about organizations;<br \/>\nmunicipal facilities,<br \/>\nmedia relations,<br \/>\nfrom closed circuit power grids.<\/p>\n<p>And this is precisely why the so-called \u201cchange\u201d within the CHP did not excite the public.<\/p>\n<p>Because people saw a cadre war, not an ideological transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest tragedy of the CHP today is this:<\/p>\n<p>The party is turning from a grassroots Republican movement into a battleground for professional political career networks.<\/p>\n<p>The organization is retreating.<br \/>\nThe principle is retreating.<br \/>\nLabor is retreating.<\/p>\n<p>In their place:<br \/>\nPR teams,<br \/>\nperception management,<br \/>\nmedia operations,<br \/>\nmunicipal power,<br \/>\nand personal aggrandizement.<\/p>\n<p>This is what decay is.<\/p>\n<p>And \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel still does not realize this.<\/p>\n<p>Because he still thinks he can consolidate his base by getting tough.<br \/>\nHe still thinks he can get out of the crisis by declaring everyone a \u201ctraitor\u201d, a \u201cpalace man\u201d, an \u201coperative\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But society has now entered another phase.<\/p>\n<p>People are now asking:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this party really fighting for the people, or is it protecting its own internal power?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This question is devastating for the CHP.<\/p>\n<p>Because the most dangerous thing for a political movement is not losing elections.<br \/>\nIt is to lose the moral high ground.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly what the CHP is losing today.<\/p>\n<p>And it is now very clear what needs to be done:<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel should resign.<\/p>\n<p>Because the continuation in office of a chairman who is at the center of such heavy controversies;<br \/>\ndoes not solve the crisis, it magnifies it.<\/p>\n<p>What the CHP needs today is not new slogans.<br \/>\nThey are not new stories of victimization.<br \/>\nThey are not lists of new enemies.<\/p>\n<p>What the CHP needs:<br \/>\nA real showdown,<br \/>\na harsh self-criticism,<br \/>\nand the liquidation of the municipal aristocracy.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, what is happening today is only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Because history has shown us time and again:<\/p>\n<p>A political movement weakens when it loses its ideology.<br \/>\nBut when it loses its morality, it collapses.<\/p>\n<p>And this is precisely the biggest danger facing the CHP today<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halk Partisinden Belediye Aristokrasisine: CHP&#8217;de \u00c7\u00f6k\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn 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