He clarifies the 'red card' he showed to artists and addresses Gökbakar: 'Should we bring in Collina?'

Başarır said to the artists who criticized Özel's call, "I am showing them a red card, too." Başarır stated, "I have nothing to say to those who offer constructive criticism; they may not like it.

But some artists saddened me a lot. I am showing them a red card, too. For example, we held a rally, and you are tweeting. Why didn't you come to Ankara for the minimum wage? None of them came. Being an intellectual is not just about criticizing the opposition. Come, let's walk together," he said.

This move by CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır caused quite a stir; even actor Şahan Gökbakar reacted by saying, "Should we also bring in a foreign referee?" regarding the red card.

Başarır evaluated the red card he showed to artists and Şahan Gökbakar's reaction during a broadcast he attended on Sözcütv. 

Ali Mahir Başarır spoke as follows:

Which of our rallies did Şahan Gökbakar attend? Should we have brought in Collina to the Mersin rally, or should we have brought in Erman Toroğlu? The opposition is also putting something forward in its own way; the retiree, the worker, and the person on the street say our red card move is correct...

Artists should be there, and citizens should support us in greater numbers... It was said that 'Ali Mahir Başarır showed a red card to artists'; why would I do such a thing? I just wanted to show the sadness I felt; I expected more solidarity.

Unfortunately, social media has become a space for creating perceptions; friends who appear to be among us, employees of the palace, are practically creating a perception to build an environment against us.

Why did the act of showing a red card receive such high reactions! Did we announce the low salaries? A man sits in his mansion, gets on Twitter, and pontificates; what concerns me is the retiree, the minimum wage earner...

When the lowest pension was announced, when the minimum wage was announced, the country did not give this reaction. I am saying this; we may have shortcomings, but there is no situation to cause a storm. I do not see this as well-intentioned.

We will distribute these cards everywhere, and everyone will put them in their pockets... I stay away from insults, mockery, and ridicule, but of course, I take note of respectful criticism.

ERDOĞAN'S DENİZLİ CONGRESS STATEMENT

Man, do you have no other concern besides the CHP? Today, he said that if there were no opposition, we would have taken Turkey further...

Erdoğan is constantly blaming the opposition; he engaged in politics through Karayılan videos and tried to blame us.

Go out to the street, go to the market; look not at how a CHP member wakes up, but at how the retiree and the student wake up!

The person you see as hope cannot be the chairman of this party; the government in this country will change because I do not give you hope. This CHP phobia must have caused problems in your mind!

News Source: 12punto