Diploma crisis in the Turkish Parliament: Sırrı Süreyya Önder attempted to silence protesting CHP members
Istanbul University has revoked the diplomas of 28 individuals, including Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. While the decision caused a major stir in the political agenda, CHP deputies reacted with fierce protests in the Turkish Parliament. Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Sırrı Süreyya Önder suspended the session due to the tension.
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In a controversial decision by Istanbul University, the diplomas of 28 people, including Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, were revoked. This decision quickly caused widespread repercussions, and reactions were not long in coming.
"DIPLOMA" TENSION IN THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT
CHP deputies fiercely protested the diploma revocation decision at the Turkish Parliament General Assembly. While the deputies expressed their reactions by banging on their desks, they occupied the podium and chanted the slogan, "There is no salvation alone, either all together or none of us."
NOTABLE INTERVENTION BY SIRRI SÜREYYA ÖNDER
During the tense atmosphere in the General Assembly, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and DEM Party Deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder suspended the session due to the ongoing protests. This move by Önder caused the tension in the Parliament to rise even further.