CHP's Başarır reacts to Hasan Ufuk Çakır's move to AKP: 'I begged Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu'

At the AKP's group meeting held today,İrfan Karatutlu, who resigned from the DEVA Party, and Hasan Ufuk Çakır, who resigned after being referred to the Party Assembly (PM) with a request for permanent expulsion from the CHP,along withIndependent Istanbul Deputy İsa Mesih Şahin, who resigned from the Future Party last summer,joined the AKP.

Karatutlu, ÇakErdoğan, who pinned the badges on Çakır and Şahin, conveyed his best wishes to the deputies.

Çakır, in his speech after receiving his badge, stated, "There are two commanders-in-chief; one is Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha and the other is thecommander-in-chief of the Republic of Turkey,Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. I salute him."

CHP Mersin Deputy and Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır, reacted toÇakır's change of party.showed.

Speaking to Sözcü,Başarır used the following expressions:

"I begged Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu. I said, 'Sir, please don't do this.' He was not wanted, yet he was made a candidate anyway. Now we see the picture that has emerged.A shameful picture. In the sixthrank, the genHe always saw those who came from the grassroots and foughtabrother of ourswas there. This friend was put forward. Todaywe saw that he sends his greetings to Erdoğan ing. We warned them, what more can I say?

I begged Mr. Kemal. I was in the first spot. I said don't deny the rights of our Youth Branch president. I said this man is a very problematic person. This is the source of my emotional detachment. I have not forgotten the wrong done to the people of Mersin and to the party.

Thatbecause he playedmy voice recordings live on CNN Türk. If such types come again, Iwould give the samereaction. Our Group Deputy Chairmen Engin Özkoç, Veli Ağbaba, Onursal AdıgThey all turned out to beoppo sition. It was debated for minutes in the Party Assembly.

No one wanted it, but despiteall my efforts,this person used the party's labor and the preference of the people of Mersin from the fifth spot to serve in the AKP ranks.

Erdoğan, even he was surprised when he gave that salute. The people of Mersin will not forgive this. Since they deemed this fitfor themselves, I have nowords to say."

News Source: 12punto