That MP reveals the instruction received: The question 'Which party are you from?' at the police station!

Former AKP İzmir MP Hüseyin Kocabıyık had been detained. Before his detention, Kocabıyık had made the following statements in an interview he gave to the Cumhuriyet newspaper:

"What made Tayyip Bey a historical political figure were the things that happened to him and were brought upon him on February 28. In other words, they staged a coup against him to block his path. This coup carried him to the prime ministry, to the place he is today. Now, he is doing something even worse to his opponent than what was done to him back then. I made that statement with great sadness. Whether you love Tayyip Erdoğan or not, he could have taken his place in our political history as a very important figure. But the politics he has pursued in recent times is destroying his entire legend. I fear that if it continues like this, he will not leave behind a very brilliant biography in history."

HE REMINDED OF ERDOĞAN'S WORDS IN 2001

Stating that he had also shown reaction for Osman Kavala in the past, Kocabıyık said, "You are not punishing Osman Kavala; you are hanging the Turkish judiciary. Look, as someone who has studied political history, let me say this here; those who make these unlawful decisions will definitely be judged by an independent and impartial judiciary one day. It is that clear."

Reminding that Erdoğan used the phrase "In our era, the judiciary will not be used as a tool for punishment" in a speech he gave in 2001, Kocabıyık continued his speech as follows:

"I said, 'The judiciary is being used for politics. Do not do this. Mr. President, you prevent this.' After this call of mine, no one asked me, 'Friend, why did you say such a thing,' but they immediately tried to hit me through my wife. They supposedly punished us."

"THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT THE DISSENTER WILL LOSE"

Saying, "I didn't want to say this, but unfortunately the system was set up that way," Kocabıyık continued his words as follows:

"Everyone was somehow drawn into a relationship of interest with the state. I mean, someone's wife, someone's daughter, someone's son, son-in-law, grandchild... The AK Party distributes something to everyone. They gave to me too. As a matter of fact, they took it back because I objected to certain things. They had made my wife a governor. At that time, two minister friends called me and joked, 'How we nailed you by the foot.' That is the system. There is always something that the dissenter will lose. That is why they are silent; one has put their grandchild to work, another's son-in-law is getting a tender. Should they ruin their lives? The man is silent."

"ADVISORS DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH INFLUENCE AS IS SAID"

Stating that the advisors working at the Palace do a different job than the consultancy of past years, Kocabıyık said, "We did not get involved in matters that were not our duty and were beyond our capacity. We would prepare files regarding Turkey's important problems and present them to the leaders. That is how consultancy works. Now a new type of advisor has been invented. They use the Palace's prestige, phone, and vehicle, receive a good salary, deal with matters outside of consultancy, and encourage the president to use more autocratic tools."

Stating that the advisors are trying to direct Erdoğan, Kocabıyık said, "Those who know Tayyip Erdoğan closely know that he is not someone who will easily change direction with someone else's guidance. His own world and logic are decisive. Therefore, Erdoğan always has the final say. The advisors do not have as much influence as is said."

"ERDOĞAN CANNOT BE A CANDIDATE UNLESS İMAMOĞLU IS OUT"

Saying, "There is a category in our political life called 'Devlet Bey's surprises'," Kocabıyık suggested that Bahçeli could call for an early election at any moment.

Stating that there is only one condition for Erdoğan's candidacy once again, Hüseyin Kocabıyık said, "Erdoğan cannot be a candidate unless İmamoğlu is out. They are connected to each other."

Kocabıyık said the following:

"An election held without İmamoğlu getting out of prison would not be legitimate. Because you have taken an ambitious candidate, behind whom there are millions, and thrown him into prison, liquidated him through the judiciary. No one believes the corruption allegations. If İmamoğlu gets out, perhaps some constitutional problems regarding Erdoğan's candidacy can be overcome.

In the 2002 elections, why did Deniz Baykal lift Erdoğan's political ban? Everyone should think about this again today. Because the CHP chairman, political science associate professor Deniz Baykal, saw after the November 3 Elections that a system in which Erdoğan is not included would have no legitimacy. In a democracy, if your opponent is blocked unfairly and unlawfully, your own legitimacy also becomes questionable."

THE QUESTION 'WHICH PARTY ARE YOU FROM?' AT THE POLICE STATION

Istanbul MP Mustafa Yeneroğlu, who followed the final situation of the detained Hüseyin Kocabıyık from the police station, claimed that they were asked which party they were from before they were allowed inside.

Yeneroğlu's post is as follows:

We come to the police station, we state that we are MPs, they ask which party we are from.

Apparently that is the instruction.

Is this the kind of country we had hoped for, Mr. Erdoğan?

Don't you see, my dear AK Party friends, that this course of events is a regime of fear that threatens everyone!