Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu explains the intention behind his steps: We will restore a domestic stance

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who initiated a 'purification' process within the CHP and issued expulsion decisions for many party members under this heading, responded to the accusations made against him during this period with a statement on his social media account.

Stating that all the steps he has taken were aimed at moving Turkey and his party to a better position, Kılıçdaroğlu delivered striking messages.

Here is that statement from Kılıçdaroğlu:

"Foreign policy is not a show arena to play to the galleries for the sake of gaining votes in domestic politics; it is the seat of existence, future, and dignity of this ancient state.

We are not among those who, out of a love for office, act as co-chairs for the projects of global centers based on capital and exploitation; we are the essence of these lands and this nation.

The Republican People's Party is not a playground for you or those trying to buy delegates at tables; it is the will for independence of the Turkish Nation and the Turkish State.

Those who ignore Turkey's deep-rooted state tradition and foreign policy memory, turning the country into an appetizer for regional crises, have no bill left to make this nation pay.

We are the very embodiment of the nationalist and public-oriented stance that says 'Turkey First' so that not a single soldier of this country is harmed and Turkey's reputation is not tarnished.

Those who attempt to judge us with artificial agendas and salon politics must first account for the historical burdens on their own backs.

The Republican People's Party is the founding will of this state.

Our word, extending from the Middle East to the Caucasus, from Asia to Europe, and from the Altai to the Danube, is spoken not with the permission of others, but with the inherent power of this nation. You do not have the power to corner the Republic of Turkey in any geography watered by the blood of our martyrs and with which we have a bond of affection.

We will clear that wreckage, and we will restore merit and a domestic stance to the state!"

Foreign policy is not a show arena to play to the galleries for the sake of gaining votes in domestic politics; it is the seat of existence, future, and dignity of this ancient state.

We are not among those who, out of a love for office, act as co-chairs for the projects of global centers based on capital and exploitation; we are this…

— Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (@kilicdarogluk) June 17, 2026