The jacket issue...

They probably had a conversation like this:

- Buket, girl... Do you like my new jacket?

- May God deal with you as you deserve, Özgür. Where did you find this jacket? Is it a gift from the Reis?

- No, I swear, I looked for it and found it myself!

- What are you going to do with that jacket? Honestly, your party members will tear you apart.

- Let them. I came out first in the elections, I can do whatever I want. Don't worry about me; just as I gave Yılmaz Özdil a piece of my mind, I'll give them a piece of mine too. Besides, what am I missing compared to Binali, Abdullah, or Ahmet? If they can wear it, why can't I?

- You can, of course, my dear. But you've become like a knock-off Tayyip. You're losing a bit in height.

- It doesn't matter, I'll wear heels, we'll save the situation. But that's not the point, will Tayyip Bey give me a 'well done' now?

- He will, he will... You keep going like this, and don't forget to put wax in your hair. It makes you look quite stylish.

- See you, bye-bye.

Jokes aside, the demeanor and attitude he has displayed since taking the seat of the CHP Chairman and following the local elections are truly in need of explanation by psychologists, experts in political psychology, and even psychiatrists interested in politics.

There is great disappointment among CHP voters and anyone who, despite not being a CHP member, cast their vote for the Six Arrows just to get rid of the AKP. If he only looked at social media, he would see the magnitude of the reaction against him.

By talking about softening and normalization, he is trying to patch the founding party of the Republic onto the backside of a mentality that is hostile to the Republic.

While we are at it, let's ask: if he had come out before the local elections and openly said, "I will follow Tayyip's lead under the guise of softening and normalization," would the CHP have been able to emerge as the first party from the ballot box on March 31? He acted like a hardline opposition, shouted and yelled, grabbed the votes; then he went and followed the ruling power.

Instead of persistently demanding early elections to put pressure on Tayyip, he said, "We are not engaging in early election opportunism," allowing the ruling power to make people forget the defeat they suffered on March 31. While he was distributing smiles left and right with the happiness of receiving the 'Imperial Greeting,' the ruling power kept sharpening the tip of the tax spike.

Let's continue.

I had previously written that even if Özgür Özel defeated Tayyip at the ballot box, he could not overcome him in his mind.

When he became a member of parliament in 2011, I pointed out that Tayyip had been Prime Minister for 9 years, and I said that he had been conducting politics under the shadow of His Majesty since that day.

I expressed that this situation left a deep mark on his subconscious, and that the underlying reason for him not recognizing any "strong leader" other than Tayyip—or any bird other than a crow—was this feeling of inferiority.

Afterwards, my CHP friends launched a heavy salvo against me without bothering to understand or make sense of what I had written.

Those with common sense suggested, "Let's give him some time. The head that wears the crown becomes wise," advising me not to be too hard in my articles.

While we were discussing these things, Özgür Özel put the final point on it.

He put on the blue plaid jacket—which has been identified with Tayyip for years, has become a symbol of political Islamists, and has been worn by everyone who emulates him, from Abdullah Gül to Binali Yıldırım, from Hakan Fidan to Ahmet Davutoğlu—and struck such a fancy pose for the cameras.

After that, all hell broke loose.

Social media went wild.

Discussions took off about whether he wore Tayyip's jacket on purpose or by accident.

Let's write it clearly: Özgür Özel emulates whatever is in the opposing camp—including Tayyip's jacket—in order to overcome the feeling of political inferiority he cannot seem to shake off in the face of the ruling power.

This is also the underlying reason for his effort to curry favor with the ruling power, which he tries to pass off to his voters as normalization.

If he saw no harm in wearing that blue plaid jacket, which people in the other camp look at with fire in their eyes, the entire management staff of the CHP should put their hats on the table and think.

In an era where politics is now conducted through symbols, and where image, form, and appearance have become more decisive than ever, there can be no excuse for this and similar mistakes.

There shouldn't be.

He should urgently review his advisory staff who did not warn him about this.

If he tries to come out and say, "I wore it knowingly and willingly, what's wrong with that," then the color of the matter changes.

If he is identifying himself with Tayyip in one way or another and expecting a political gain from this, that would be his biggest mistake. The people of my country will say, 'Knock-off Tayyip,' and go vote for the 'Real Tayyip.'

And Özgür Özel will be left with having lost the CHP voters.

If he has a desire to look pleasant to Tayyip by wearing his jacket, he shouldn't get his hopes up. He won't be able to go beyond being a laughingstock in the other camp.

Before wrapping up the article, let's touch upon the Yılmaz Özdil issue.

Özgür Özel stumbled politically not only by wearing Tayyip's jacket but also by picking on Yılmaz Özdil.

For no reason, and even based on false information, he initiated a lynching attempt against a veteran journalist who is extremely close to the CHP base.

They practically set up a gallows in Ankara's Ulus Square!

They spewed hatred as a reaction to Yılmaz Özdil, who was merely exercising his right to criticize—a reaction they couldn't even show to a single pro-government journalist—five times a day, bordering on profanity.

They must have thought that the local election success provided them with a sacred shield, so they ignored the coming reaction and launched a salvo. Just like the ruling power does to journalists in the other camp.

Let us underline once again with a thick pen that this is extremely surprising, thought-provoking, and worrying.

Before concluding the article, let us also draw attention to the following sentence in Paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which the CHP mentions at every opportunity and which outlines the scope of freedom of expression:

"It is applicable not only to 'information' or 'ideas' that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference, but also to those that offend, shock or disturb!"

Dear CHP Chairman and CHP executives; if you truly believe in democracy and the universal principles of democracy, you must be tolerant of criticism, no matter how harsh, as long as there is no clear insult directed at you. Let us put a period to our article by saying that becoming AKP-like will not only fail to bring you to power, but will also cause you to lose the voters you currently have forever.