Özgür Özel's 'Ensar Foundation' reaction to Nebi Hatipoğlu: 'He intends to hand over Eskişehir on a platter'

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel attended the opening of the 100th Year Culture Center. 

In his speech there, Özel launched a harsh attack on Nebi Hatipoğlu, who was elected as a deputy from the IYI Party and later switched to the AKP.

Özel said the following:

"MAY HIS PATH BE CLEAR"

"Today, not just Turkey, but the world is talking about Eskişehir. Now, this miracle of local government is taking a step. While experience has brought past successes to a certain point, it has also nurtured its women. The things the CHP values most are its youth and its women. Now, Professor Yılmaz Büyükerşen is handing over this miraculous urban transformation to Ayşe Ünlüce with peace of mind, without looking back, with the appreciation and approval of the people of Eskişehir, so that she may continue it, and we say may her path be clear."

"80 THOUSAND PEOPLE OF ESKİŞEHİR WIN"

Every election holds hope, but by the necessity of democracy, it also holds a risk. Just a year ago, someone who received votes from those who opposed the AKP, who opposed the MHP, and from the Atatürkists of Eskişehir—someone who received votes to oppose the AKP—was at the same time receiving large amounts of incentives for his companies from that very government. After the election, he changed his party to fulfill the requirements of these incentives, taking the votes of the people of Eskişehir. Don't the people of Eskişehir know how to vote for the AKP or the MHP? They gave their votes to you. Now, someone who transferred to the AKP through a theft of the national will and political pickpocketing says, 'Let me manage Eskişehir.' If Ayşe Ünlüce manages Eskişehir, who wins? 80 thousand people of Eskişehir win. 5 districts win, the public wins.

"WE WILL NOT LET ANYONE HAND OVER ESKİŞEHİR ON A PLATTER"

So, what will happen if the one who stole the votes and ran away wins? I followed my provincial chairman carefully yesterday. It was a closed meeting, a foundation meeting. A foundation close to the AKP. He says, 'Once I am elected, I will open all the municipality's resources to this foundation, I will open them to the entire foundation.' If this thief of the national will wins, the Birlik Foundation will win, TÜRGEV will win, TÜGVA will win. Even worse, the Ensar Foundation will win. While they turn what Yılmaz Hoca has accumulated over 20 years into services and give them to you, he intends to hand over Eskişehir on a platter to that Ensar Foundation, which could not protect our children. There is no such thing; we are here, and we will not let anyone hand over Eskişehir on a platter."