CHP held its first Istanbul rally of the year in Beykoz; striking messages from Özel: You are not a world leader, you are a local autocrat

The CHP's 'Defending the National Will' rally series held its Istanbul leg this week in Beykoz,where it took place.

At the rally, the CHP's Presidential Candidate and elected Mayor of İstanbul BMetropolitanMunicipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and CHP Chairman Özgür Özel delivered messages regardingthe current agenda.

Citizens showed great interest in the rally,which was the 79th to beorganized since March, despite thecold weather.

ÖZGÜR ÖZEL PROMISEDTO STAND WATCH FOR RETIREE PENSIONS IN HIS SPEECH

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel began his speechby greeting the people of Beykoz. Describing the detention of IMM President and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu on the morning of March 19 as acoup,Özel said, "Come, let the electedown your rights, we said. For 10 days, they banned us from coming together, from being 3 people. I said, 'Whatever is going to happen, it will happen tonight'. Westood by our call. We reached Saraçhanemade it impossible. On thatday, overcoming all obstacles,110 thousand heroes came and stood against the coupandstood behind their choice. Greetings and blessings to the 110 thousand people who came that first night and to those who could not fit into the squares," he said.

"ERDOĞAN, MAN OF COMFORTABLE ROOMS, ARE YOU READY?"

In Özel'sspeech The highlightsare as follows:

"We said we would find the right candidate and win thiselection. I entrustedAlaattin Köseler to you. Whoeveryou entrust with the duty,the nation willalso...because it is valuable, hegoverns it. But those who cannot stomach the IMM could not stomach Beykoz either. We stood by the votes you cast andprotected them. They did not stop; they tried everykind of trickin the book to seize this municipality. We asked Alaattin Köselerit; '67 thousand liras sent to the private officelet them, what money?' KÖzel's own presidencythroughout, theplane money, the food money will paysaying that it was for him and returning the total amount to the treasurysentmoney was revealed tohave come out.

On September 8, when 5,000 police officers entered the CHP Provincial Headquarters,the person who wrote 'We have come to protect the father's house, we have come to drive out the thieves' on that day (wasÖzlem Vural Gürzel) joined the AKP on September 9. Damn it, may those votes youhanded over to the AKP be forbidden to you. The AKP also swallowed such a disgrace.I am telling the

Beykoz AKP districtorganization;what you could not winthrough electionsto the place youseizing it with such ugly games does not sit well with you. I promise you, I will take that municipality back from these scoundrels.

I would rather not win the municipality for another 50 years than win it with an appointed prosecutor and appointed judges. We are sucha party.

Thieves, muggersthieves, political pickpockets cannot manage the municipality.I challenge you, bring the ballotbox. You nominate him,and my candidatewill be AlaattinKöseler. Erdoğan,a man of comfortable rooms, are you up for it?

The salary you give to retirees cannot be called a salary. This is ait is called.The CHP Group will continue to resist in Parliament. If they do not stop, wewill start a watch. Wewill fight until they givea raise to the retireesand we willpersist."

"YOU ARE NOT A WORLD LEADER, YOU ARE A LOCAL AUTOCRAT"

The CHP's enemy is the dark order of the AKP. Against those who leave people hungry, impoverished, and unemployed, CHP members aretogether with all democrats..

On one hand, you will do so muchevil, and on the other, you will play the role of a world leader.You are not aworld leader,you are a local autocrat. We want the presidency to bepowerful, but ErdoğanErdoğan-Trump relationship is a danger. He isafraid for his personal assets and is being threatened."

The Constitutional Court has also found our brother Tayfunto be in theright. The time has come both to put the White Toros gang in their place and to establish justice.

"THERE IS A BIGFIGHT BEHIND"

After March 19,Tayyip Bey cameout and said; they won't be able to look each other in theeyes. 294 days have passed, they slandered for 8 months,they said 'money under the floorboards,' two liras they could not producethem. The cars they claimed were Ekrem İmamoğlu's turned out to be the MHP deputy's theyemerged. They said 'dollars came out of the safes', but a seal came out of the municipal safe,they said 'stockemerged,they said 'stock gthey said 'we are used to it'. Like those who tookMaduro away, they tookour mayors who have not been married for 1 yearfrom their homes.All our mayors should be tried without arrest.The hearings should be broadcast live.Those who trust their prosecutor, those who appoint the White Taurus gang,their slanders.should say it, and we should give ouranswers. In Beykoz, we arelooking each other in the eyeWe demand trial without detention.

I know the infighting in the back ishuge. One is a minister, one is a son, one is a son-in-law. They are digging each other'sgraves. We are here, we will win thiselectionwe will. Anyone with the courage shouldcome face us. Now is the time to bring the ballot box before the nation.Instead of our presidential candidate, the electioncampaignislooking for a candidateI am asking. Who is the candidate? (tothose attending the rally)Are we ready to start the election campaignas the CHP's presidential candidate?Are we candidates? Are you ready to go outand talkevery single day? Shall we walkinstead? Let's walk, friends.friends!"

EKREM İMAMOĞLU'S MESSAGE WAS READ

CHP İstanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik conveyed the message of CHP's imprisoned presidentialcandidate and electedIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality MayorEkrem İmamoğlu:

“My dear people of Beykoz, myÖzel, as well asmy fellow citizens... Distinguished ladies, esteemed gentlemen, my dear young people, beloved children... I embrace you all with longing and affection.I wish for 2026 tobring happiness to the whole world and our country. A few days ago, theesteemed mayor of Beykoz, my dear companion Alaattin Köseler's message sent from Silivriregarding the new year.I saw. My Mayor Alaattin Köseler was saying there; 'Positions aretemporary, but our moral values and our stance in life are permanent. Our determinationcarries greatvalue.' This is our perspective on politics andgovernance.We,arepeople who... Just likeGazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom we take as an example and strive to be worthy of,we know of no position greater or morevaluable than the heart of the nation. And just like Him,once we set out to serve the nation,we never tire,we never give up.”

"BEFORE THE CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION THEY HAVE LONG BEEN CONVICTED"

“Those who think they can convict us with lies and slanders havelong been convicted before the conscience of the nation. Since March 19, we have grown stronger every day. With each passing day, our righteousnesshas been seen more clearly. As for them, they have fallen further from the hearts and eyes of the nation with the slanders and conspiracies that have backfired on them every day,completely.the nation. Those whobring leaders to powerthrough electionsby arresting them in anunjust and unlawful manner,attempting to establisha regime of tyranny,have lost their legitimacy. They fear competing under equal conditions.Those who try toeliminate their political rivalthrough ajudiciary under their control havelost their legitimacy. Those who keep none of the promises they made to the nation, who have ruinedthe economy, and who have destroyed education, healthcare, and justice, have lost their legitimacy.To escape illegitimacy, to regain the nation's approval andto earn their trustis only one way: Bring the ballot box, let the citizens make their decision. Bring the ballot box, let the will of the nation prevail! Those who fear the national will and run away from the ballotboxwill not be forgiven by the nation. They will not be forgiven. The era of winning an electionby polarizingthe nation is over.”

“OUR NATION NOW WANTS TO SEE THE FAIR ONE INPOWER” WANTS”

“Our nation now wants to see someone who sees everyone as one and equal,someone who is just,and someone who workshard on the job.Our nation nowwants the publicsolutions and actionsolutions. Theywant to see. This is the secret to us winning everyelection we enter in Istanbulby increasing our votes. Tall Just like the people of Istanbul, my dear fellow citizens of Beykoz know very well how hard wehave worked. As we have done in every district, we have made massive infrastructure investments in Beykoz as well.We have launchedefforts to save the Göksu and Küçüksu streams from pollution with the Life Water Tunnel project.With our new sea routes, we have improved transportation we made it much easier. By protecting the historical identity ofBeykoz, weopenedtheOnçeşmeler Square to the public.Weopened the Anadolu Hisarı, We restored the Çubuklu Silosand opened them for public use. We openedlibraries, social lifecenters, and for our unemployed fellow citizens,a Regional Employment Officeopened.Fisheriesto ourworkers, to our agricultural producers, we provided support. To our families in need, to ouryouth, we provided unprecedentedlevelsof social aidand support."

“THERE IS A MENTALITY THAT PRACTICESDISCRIMINATION AND POLITICALDIVISIVENESS EVENOVER NURSERIES”

“We do allof this regardlessof anyone's party, political opinion, orwithout looking at their origins. But we are facinga mentality that even creates division overnurseries, discrimination, and politicalseparatism. The person and politicalmind that usurps authority and office through unlawful and immoral games governed Istanbul for 25 years.For 25years, they governed Istanbul.those who manage and do not build a single nursery,those who do not build, have handed over the 3 nurseries that Mayor Alaattinrealizedwith hope and excitement, and which we, as the MetropolitanMunicipality,supported and which were ready foropening,to the Ministry of National Education. This is clearlyis a blatant usurpation of rights. With this step, not only the votes cast at the ballot box, but also the effort and labor put in for Beykoz are being disregarded. The representative of the national will, our Mayor Alaattin Köseler, will be held accountable for this injustice by our noble nation.the day will comewhen they will ask. This will notcontinue like this. Those whoonly look out for their own political interestswill become history in the face of our nation's sense of unity and brotherhood.”

“THOSE WHO PLAY WITH THE NATION'S BREAD WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AT THE BALLOT BOX”

“The same badmindset,to Beykoz, with abond of affectionserving municipality workers, necessaryunjustly and insecurelydismissed fromtheir jobs. This injustice has not only created individual grievances but has alsoseriously damaged the social peace and theconscience of thedistrict. But thisisit will not continue this way. Those who play with the breadof the nation will be held accountable at the ballot box. We will make a governance approachthat views labor as sacred under all circumstances and protectsthe sweat of the workerthe dominantapproachthroughout all of Turkey.We have not yet delivered the rights of the citizens to the citizensif we do not return the nation's moneydirectly to the nationif we do not, no one in this country can breathe a sigh of relief.”

“WE WILL WIN WITH OUR SMILING FACES AND OURUNWAVERING COURAGE”

“This is exactly whywe are seeking to govern the country. We are fighting so that justice prevails for everyone, everywhere. The rights andfreedoms of the citizensso that freedoms are complete, and everyone canreceive the fair reward for their production,and their investments, we are struggling.We are struggling so that our country may attain abundance and prosperity, peace and brotherhood. We are strugglingfor this. This is a struggle for justice and freedom. This is a struggle for democracy and the republic. This is a struggle for the dignity of our beloved nation. And it will certainly be won.Nothing can stand against the nation.no power can stop. We willsucceed. With oursmiling faces, our ever-growing hope, and our undiminished courage, we will win. Together, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, we will succeed. Everything will be very beautiful. Ekrem İmamoğlu. Silivri Prison."

News Source: 12punto