'I came to leave a note for history,' he had said: Pro-government columnist targets Kılıçdaroğlu's 'defense'
Ahmet Hakan, Editor-in-Chief of Hürriyet, known for his proximity to the government, has targeted Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who presented a 25-page defense in a trial where he faces potential imprisonment and a political ban.
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the 7th Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), presented a 25-page defense in an insult trial opened upon the complaint of AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Facing up to 11 years and 8 months in prison and a political ban due to his remarks regarding then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the December 17-25 corruption probe period, Kılıçdaroğlu stated in court, "I did not come here to defend myself, but to leave a note for history."
Ahmet Hakan, Editor-in-Chief of Hürriyet, known for his proximity to the government, targeted Kılıçdaroğlu over his defense in court.
“There was an air in Kılıçdaroğlu’s defense as if Sartre were rejecting the Nobel Prize. There was an aura as if Emile Zola were defending Dreyfus,” said Ahmet Hakan, adding, “Well, is this the first time Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has delivered such a legendary, such an epic, such a flashy, such a cool speech? Of course not. During his 13-year tenure as CHP Chairman, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu became very much like Sartre, very much like Zola; he delivered many legendary speeches and made many epic statements. What happened in the end? This happened: Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu drifted to a point where the vast majority of opposition voters do not even want to remember his name.”
Hakan concluded his column by saying, “Do not pay attention to the hype from the disciples who have chosen to fight hopelessly on Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s side, such as ‘What a defense that was! How we have missed Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.’ I can swear that the speech Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu gave in court did not excite anyone other than Attila Dorsay at T24, but I wouldn't bet on it.”
The relevant section from Ahmet Hakan’s column titled ‘As if Zola were defending Dreyfus’ is as follows:
"Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu made an epic and legendary defense at the hearing of the trial where he is being tried for insulting Erdoğan.
In Kılıçdaroğlu’s defense...
- There was an air as if Sartre were rejecting the Nobel Prize.
- There was an aura as if Emile Zola were defending Dreyfus.
It was such a defense that...
Even flashy sentences like “I am Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. I became a comrade to the Denizes, the Mahirs, the Hüseyins” were able to find a place in the defense.
Well, is this the first time Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has delivered such a legendary, such an epic, such a flashy, such a cool speech?
Of course not.
During his 13-year tenure as CHP Chairman, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu...
- Became very much like Sartre.
- Became very much like Zola.
- Delivered many legendary speeches.
- Made many epic statements.
What happened in the end?
This happened:
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu drifted to a point where the vast majority of opposition voters do not even want to remember his name.
So what I mean is...
Do not pay attention to the hype from the disciples who have chosen to fight hopelessly on Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s side, such as “What a defense that was! How we have missed Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.”
That speech Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu gave in court...
I can swear that it did not excite anyone other than Attila Dorsay at T24, but I wouldn't bet on it."