Barış Yarkadaş: 'I am keeping my word, I am quitting active journalism'

At the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP, 1,367 congress delegates from 81 provinces elected the new chairman and the new party administration in the 100th year of the Republic and the party. The new Chairman of the CHP became Özgür Özel.

Following the election of the Chairman, the statements made by Barış Yarkadaş during a live broadcast he attended on TV100 in September came back to the agenda.

In that broadcast, Yarkadaş had used the words, "If Özgür Özel wins the election, I will quit the profession."

BARIŞ YARKADAŞ ANNOUNCED HE HAS QUIT THE PROFESSION

Yarkadaş spoke as follows in his statement:

''I am keeping the promise I made to the public. As of today, I am answering the question that Turkey is curious about from the screens of TV100.

As of 23:49, as I promised, and due to my character, I am quitting active journalism. I informed the Editor-in-Chief of TV100 of this decision today. We had a long conversation. Then our News Coordinator and our News Manager came. I conveyed my decision to them and stated that I would no longer practice active journalism and would no longer write news. We are people of character.''

News Source : 12punto