AKP members walk out of hall following Temel Karamollaoğlu's Netanyahu remarks
During the Saadet Party's 9th Ordinary Congress, AKP members Mustafa Elitaş and Ali İhsan Yavuz left the congress after chants of Murderer Israel, collaborator AKP were heard in the hall during Temel Karamollaoğlu's speech regarding Netanyahu.
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The Saadet Party's 9th Ordinary Congress was held at the Ankara Sports Hall. Representatives of political parties also attended the congress, where Temel Karamollaoğlu would bid farewell to the chairmanship.
Deputy Chairman Mustafa Elitaş and Deputy Chairman Ali İhsan Yavuz attended the congress on behalf of the AK Party.
Delivering a farewell speech at the congress, Temel Karamollaoğlu stated, "Those who saw no harm in shaking hands with Netanyahu left no insult unsaid to us because we shook hands with Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu. Those who had Peres applauded in Parliament and hosted Herzog at the Palace left no insult unsaid to us because the six parties of this country came together for the nation."
Following Karamollaoğlu's speech, chants of "Murderer Israel, collaborator AKP" were heard in the hall.
Following the chants, Elitaş and Yavuz were seen leaving the hall amidst whistling and booing.