Ümit Özdağ had called for his resignation: Minister Memişoğlu showed his reaction with a WhatsApp message
Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ had called for the resignation of Health Minister Memişoğlu, citing his failure to properly manage the process during the 'Newborn Gang' scandal. Özdağ announced that Minister Memişoğlu reached out to him to express his reaction.
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Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ stated in his remarks, "We launched a campaign on X last night titled 'Health Minister resign'. Following this, the Health Minister reached out to me via WhatsApp. He sent a document regarding the investigation. He said, 'Why are you calling for my resignation? I am the one who opened the investigation.' I said, 'Actually, you are right. We should have called for the Energy Minister's resignation on this matter.'"
Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ and party members held a press conference today at 17:00 in front of the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate regarding the newborn gang.
"THE HEALTH MINISTER REACHED OUT TO ME VIA WHATSAPP"
Calling on Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu to resign during the statement, Özdağ made comments on the subject to İpek Özbey on SÖZCÜ TV.
Recounting the dialogue that took place between him and the Health Minister, Özdağ said, "I shared the statement on social media a little while ago. I called on the Health Minister to resign. Actually, we launched a campaign on X last night titled 'Health Minister resign'. Following this, the Health Minister reached out to me via WhatsApp. He sent a document regarding the investigation. He said, 'Why are you calling for my resignation? I am the one who opened the investigation.' Actually, you are right. We should have called for the Energy Minister's resignation on this matter. It's like a joke.