Ali Adnan Aslan writes... An open call to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: 'Resolve this issue at its root!'

What is our country experiencing, and why are there still those who are surprised by what is happening?

What our country is experiencing is not a step-by-step process, but a race; moving away from science, law, prosperity, morality, and democracy, it is advancing at the speed of light from the enlightenment it sought to capture toward a pitch-black and uncertain darkness.

So, who wants this, and who is doing it?

Many of us know, understand, and suspect who those who want this change are, and which powers want it and for what reasons. Furthermore, these are not secret; they are written, drawn, stated openly, and even advice is given.

In fact, if we look at events realistically, this race toward darkness is not an event of the last 25 years; it is a race that began in 1946. Since this subject is a separate topic of discussion, let us suffice with this for now.

THE CHP CONGRESS AND THE HURT OF 'OUR BROTHER KEMAL'

Today, the CHP congress is on Turkey's agenda. Why is it there? Because "our brother Kemal" has ambition; our brother Kemal is hurt.

What happened to hurt him?

The people he brought in, whom he placed in various levels of the party whether they deserved it or not, used the delegates he had written by his own hand to vote against him by giving them bribes. And they removed him from his seat. What a pity!

Moreover, someone he himself brought from the AKP and made a candidate for the CHP with his own hands went to the judiciary, saying, "There is fraud in this congress." When the judiciary made its decision, our brother Kemal rejoiced and showed up at the door with the police. He is even trying to explain how normal this is. He must think this nation's intelligence is equal to his own.

Does he think it is unknown what people have done in CHP congresses and candidate selections until today, or what the administrators Kemal Bey is currently accusing and those around him were plotting under Kemal Bey's shadow during that period?

A SUCCESS STORY OR A SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS?

Actually, if one were to ask, "What is Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's story?", one cannot speak of a success story from beginning to end. It seems that Kemal Bey's being brought to that position stemmed from such a need. Time has shown us this. Now, whose need these were and for what reason is a separate topic of discussion.

The main reason Kılıçdaroğlu remained at the head of the CHP despite so much failure is that he was based on a sociological foundation. However, it is now seen that not only has he failed to respond to any of the expectations of that foundation, but he has also not taken anything from the culture of that foundation.

Because in the tradition and culture of that foundation, namely the Alevi base, which encompasses many virtues, there are fundamental values such as "if you see a mistake, cover it." It is understood that he has not benefited much from these values, but he persistently demands the votes of that base.

For example, what has he achieved for the Alevi faith and culture for all these years? He only said, "You will give your votes to me." The story consists of that.

That base also protected Kemal Bey, keeping in mind some periodic mistakes the CHP had made before. That is all... In other words, there is no real success story here.

THAT ASSESSMENT WHERE ERBAKAN WAS PROVEN WRONG

I would like to touch upon an anecdote here. When Kemal Bey became the chairman, the late Necmettin Erbakan had also parted ways with Tayyip Erdoğan and his team. In a television program, the moderator asked Erbakan what he thought about Kemal Bey. Because at that time, Kemal Bey was promising great hope; there was such a perception in society. I never forget Erbakan's answer; it is in my mind like yesterday:

"He can only be an inspector."

Years proved Erbakan wrong.

Why, you ask? Would a person who has been an inspector for years and reached the level of chairman in a party, after saying about the vehicles he had purchased, "They bought these with stolen, illicit money," then make a statement as if saying "We were joking" when the truth turned out to be the opposite? What kind of inspectorship is this? It means Erbakan was mistaken in thinking Kılıçdaroğlu would be a good inspector.

Sometimes I think; it is a good thing Kemal Bey did not win the presidency. How would a person who could not even properly solve or investigate the issue of the two vehicles he bought, or the team he chose, govern the country?

İMAMOĞLU, ÖZGÜR ÖZEL, AND THE PRICES PAID

Yes, as of today; like him or not, want him or not, find him sufficient or insufficient... Years later, what Kemal Bey could not achieve, what the CHP could not achieve, Ekrem İmamoğlu has achieved under the roof of the CHP, and Özgür Özel has put the final point on it.

The Republican People's Party is now the leading party.

Whether you call this "The conjuncture was like this" or "The times were like this"... Whatever reason you write one after another, the result is important. And this result has been achieved by the Republican People's Party cadres, led by Özgür Özel, with their energy, effort, and good intentions.

Of course, are there not types within this team that make us all sick? Of course, there are. They were there yesterday too; we already know them. However, that is not our subject. Our subject is Turkey, and our subject is the people in Turkey who have tied their hope to the rise of the CHP. We must look at the issue from this framework, from this perspective.

Our main subject here is this: Under the management of these cadres, the Republican People's Party has become the leading party, with its wrongs and rights, its sins and merits.

And because it is the leading party, the prominent figures of these cadres have unfortunately paid heavy prices and continue to do so.

There is a visible truth: Whoever carries the potential to be an alternative to this government must also be prepared to pay very heavy prices.

One of the most prominent examples of this is Selahattin Demirtaş.

The second example has been Ekrem İmamoğlu and his team.

Of course, now Özgür Özel, who does not compromise his line despite everything, is under the threat of being made to pay a price.

Well, what about our hurt brother Kemal? He has been in active politics for so long. In fact, without any political experience, he was brought to the head of the CHP by parachute, in popular parlance. And for many years, despite all his failures, he has been able to remain at the head of the CHP.

Well, has he ever paid a price? For example, what has he achieved? What has he gained for Turkish society? What is his success story in politics and life? These should also be questioned. As far as I know, there is no known success story. The biggest story I know is his persistence and success in the matter of "I will not give this seat to anyone." As a result of this, the situation the country has come to is obvious.

It is said that Kılıçdaroğlu will make a speech to the public today at 14:00. One should never expect anything different from that speech. In my opinion, we will surely see a faint inspector portrait again.

In my opinion, Kemal Bey obtained positions he would never see in his life. I do not know by what talent; it might be this much-talked-about 'cunning talent.' I leave the comment on this subject to the reader.

In my opinion, in a way that befits the chairmen of this party, and even the values of the culture to which it belongs; he should unite the party and take it to a general assembly immediately without wasting any time. He should not do any cunning. Without entering into bargains, he should hand over this party to whoever is a candidate and has won in the general assembly. This is what is appropriate.

Actually, he had another opportunity in the past. During the time of the Table of Six, he was told many times that even if he were a candidate, he would not win. He actually knew and realized this too. If, on that day, the last day of the application, he could have taken one of the two names whose candidacy was being discussed by the hand, taken them to the Supreme Election Council, and said, "This is our candidate"; today, neither Turkey, nor himself, nor the Republican People's Party would be in this situation.

If he had done this, no one could have removed him from the head of the CHP until he died. Unfortunately, he did not, and the dire situation the country has come to is obvious. However, I have not been able to understand how he can explain his concern to sit in that seat again and determine the candidate instead of being uncomfortable with this.

Dear Kemal Bey, everyone's brother Kemal;

Please, do not act with your feelings and emotions anymore; act with maturity, logic, and your mind. Leave the shouting to your right and left aside. None of them are concerned about Turkey; they are only calculating what they can possess in your shadow.

Resolve this issue at its root so that the country can find relief and the party can march toward power.

WRITTEN BY: ALİ ADNAN ASLAN