An open call to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: "Resolve this issue once and for all!"

WRITTEN BY: ALİ ADNAN ASLAN


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 headlong rush; moving away from science, law, prosperity, morality, and democracy, and heading at the speed of light from the enlightenment it sought to achieve toward a pitch-black and uncertain darkness.

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

Many of us know, understand, and suspect who wants this change and which powers want it and for what reasons. Moreover, these are not secrets; they are written, drawn, stated openly, and even advised.

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

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

Today, the CHP convention 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 positions in the party whether they deserved it or not, used the delegates he had hand-picked to vote against him by offering bribes. And they removed him from his seat. What a pity!

Moreover, someone he himself brought from the AKP and personally made a candidate for the CHP 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. And he is out there trying to explain how normal this is. He must think this nation's intelligence is equal to his own.

Is it thought that what people have done in CHP conventions and candidate selections to date, and what the administrators Kemal Bey is currently accusing and those around him were doing under Kemal Bey's shadow at that time, is unknown?

A SUCCESS STORY OR A SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS?

In fact, 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 appointment to that position stemmed from such a need. Time has shown us this. Whose need these were and for what reason is also a separate topic of discussion.

The main reason Kılıçdaroğlu remained at the head of the CHP despite so many failures is that he relied on a sociological base. However, it is now seen that not only has he failed to respond to any of the expectations of that base, but he has also not absorbed anything from the culture of that base.

Because in the tradition and culture of that base, namely the Alevi base, which encompasses many virtues, there are fundamental values such as "if you see a mistake, cover it up." It is understood that he did not benefit much from these values, but he persistently demanded 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 supported Kemal Bey, keeping in mind some of the periodic mistakes the CHP had made before. That is all... So, there is no real success story here.

THAT FINDING 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 promised 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 have a statement made saying, "They bought these with stolen, haram money" regarding vehicles he had purchased himself, and then, when the truth turned out to be the opposite, have a statement made as if to say "We were joking"? What kind of inspectorship is this? It means Erbakan was wrong 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 resolve or investigate the issue of the two vehicles he bought, or the team he chose, have managed the country?

İMAMOĞLU, ÖZGÜR ÖZEL, AND THE PRICES PAID

Yes, as of today; whether you like it or not, want it or not, find it 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 touch on it.

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

Whether you call it "The conjuncture was like this" or "The times were like this"... No matter what reason you list, the result is important. And this result was 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 pinned their hopes on the rise of the CHP. We must look at the issue from this framework, from this perspective.

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

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

So 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, as the popular saying goes. And for many years, despite all his failures, he has been able to remain at the head of the CHP.

So, 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. Never expect anything different from that speech. As far as I am concerned, we will surely see a dull inspector portrait again.

In my opinion, Kemal Bey obtained positions he would never have seen 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 he belongs to; he should unite the party and take it to a general assembly immediately without wasting any time. He should not engage in 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.

In fact, 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 himself. 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 his being concerned about this, instead of being uncomfortable with it, and falling into the trouble of sitting in that seat again and determining the candidate can be explained.

Dear Kemal Bey, everyone's brother Kemal;

Please, from now on, do not act with your feelings and emotions; 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 once and for all so that the country can find relief and the party can march toward power.