Gürsel Tekin: I will call Özgür Özel and request an appointment
As debates continue following the court-ordered removal of the CHP Istanbul Provincial Administration and the appointment of Gürsel Tekin as Provincial Chair, a statement has come from Tekin.
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While investigations and operations targeting CHP-run municipalities, primarily the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), continue, CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik and his provincial administration were removed from office by a court decision yesterday (September 2).
Gürsel Tekin, who was appointed as the Istanbul Provincial Chair to replace Çelik, has been expelled from the CHP.
Özgür Özel, who convened the Central Executive Board for an extraordinary meeting yesterday, summoned his party's provincial chairs to Istanbul today for an evaluation meeting.
While CHP members who started a vigil at the Istanbul provincial headquarters said, "We will resist the trustee, we will not let them in," Gürsel Tekin shared the message, "We have started our duty."
Following his announcement that he would accept the appointment as CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair, Tekin was expelled from the party. After the expulsion decision, Tekin was called to provide a defense. Making a statement regarding these decisions, Tekin said, "I will call Özgür Özel tomorrow and request an appointment."