Burcu Köksal's past 'Çelebi reaction' back on the agenda: The fellow travelers of 'Fesli Deli Kadir'

A speech made by Burcu Köksal, who resigned from the CHP and joined the AKP, during the days when Mehmet Ali Çelebi switched to the AKP, has resurfaced.

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Burcu Köksal's past 'Çelebi reaction' back on the agenda: The fellow travelers of 'Fesli Deli Kadir'

The speech made by Afyonkarahisar Mayor Köksal, who confirmed her move to the AKP with a statement, during the days when Mehmet Ali Çelebi joined the AKP, has begun to be shared again on social media.

Here are the expressions Köksal used at the time for Çelebi, who joined the AKP:

Yesterday you were saying 'I am a soldier of Atatürk,' today you have chosen the path of the fellow travelers of 'Fesli Deli Kadir' (the fez-wearing mad Kadir), who said 'May those who have even an ounce of affection for Atatürk not come to my funeral' and prayed 'I wish the Greeks had won.'

You have chosen the path of those who were fellow travelers with the snotty Feto.

— You were saying 'I am a soldier of Atatürk,' today, you have chosen the fellow travelers of 'Fesli Deli Kadir,' who said, 'May those who have even an ounce of affection for Atatürk not come to my funeral.'

— You don't travel with the Altay tank, but in a 34 million [lira] luxury vehicle.

Burcu Köksal's past 'Çelebi reaction' back on the agenda:
The fellow travelers of 'Fesli Deli Kadir'https://t.co/ByFAHqWks1 pic.twitter.com/7xq7QSsrEa
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