AKP's Tayyar says 'let's sit crooked and talk straight,' comments on police reaction: 'The wavelength of the anger must be understood'

AKP's Şamil Tayyar commented on the suspension of a police officer who criticized the 'Terror-Free Turkey' process and the visits of MPs to Öcalan, through a statement he made on his social media account.

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AKP's Tayyar says 'let's sit crooked and talk straight,' comments on police reaction: 'The wavelength of the anger must be understood'

In Eskişehir, a police officer's criticism of the 'Terror-Free The reaction shown to the process leaked to social media.since then, Turkey has been discussing this issueing.

Opposition party leaders showed a legiti mate reactionto the stating that the investigation launched regardingwhile criticizing,theAKP front also addressed what the police officer didwrong andthat this was a FETOA n operation took placein the direction of sharcomments are being made.

Different perspectives are coming from the AKP front. If the personwho bringstheissuetolight is, Şamil Tayyar became.

Adifferent perspective on the topics on thea gendaaattempting to look from adifferent angle, Tayyar commented on what the police officerdid aIdonot finditrighttodoafter stating that thereactionin questionshouldbe properlyperceivedit must be understood, emphasizing thatd rew.

HERE IS TAYYAR'S STATEMENT:

"Let's sit crooked and talk straight.

It is not right for a police officer togive a political speech in uniformto a crowd gathered around them while on duty.

You may agree with or support thecontentof the speech, but public servantsin addition to being a citizen especially for an armedsecurityofficial to step outsideof routinecannot be legitimized.

In this context, the police department's disciplinary investigation regarding the officer is appropriate.

However, I want to open a different windowto the problem.

The anger of the police is notsimple enough to be reduced to a personal narrative.

The political institution must try to understandthe wavelength of the socialanger that has crystallized in the person of the police officer.should be understood.

Because, support for theTerror-Free Turkey project has evolved into a negotiation process with Öcalanis gradually decreasing, anger is increasing.

The PKK and DEMleaders' [actions] on the society's nerve endingsstatements that touchonthese issues are dynamiting social peace.

The People's Alliance acts carefullyasthe PKK/DEM and its extensionsare psychologically superiorityistaking over.

The condescending attitude of some who support the so-called processand their insistence on wagging their fingers at everyone increases the fragility.

Final word.

The easy labeling by some as 'FETÖist'If one escapesfromreality asit is, the realharm will besuffered by Turkey.

While trying to solvea problem, other problems should not be produced."

Let's sit crooked and talk straight.

It is not right for a police officer to make a political speech to a crowd gathered around him while in uniform on duty.

You may agree with or support the content of the speech, but besides being a public servant, especially for an armed security member...
— Şamil Tayyar (@samiltayyar27) December 6, 2025