CHP mayor opens fire on Kılıçdaroğlu! 'Calling him a traitor is insufficient'

Yomra Mayor Mustafa Bıyık, a member of the CHP, made striking remarks regarding the party's former chairman, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Addressing reports that members would be expelled from the party for calling Kılıçdaroğlu a "traitor," Bıyık emphasized that this description was insufficient.

In a post on his social media account, Bıyık stated, "I read a report that those who call Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu a traitor will be expelled from the party. On this occasion, I would like to state that I do not find calling Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu merely a traitor to be sufficient. Because he is not only a traitor, but also a collaborator, an occupier, and an operative. Whatever we call this person, who does not refrain from pitting the state's police against party members and who did not take a single step back while usurping the will of millions of people, is not enough. Standing against such a person and fighting him is one of the most righteous duties history has placed upon us."

I read a report that those who call Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu a traitor will be expelled from the party. On this occasion, I would like to state that I do not find calling Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu merely a traitor to be sufficient. Because he is not only a traitor, but also a collaborator, an occupier, and an operative.…

— Mustafa Bıyık (@mustafabiyik61) May 24, 2026