Kılıçdaroğlu calls on the President to 'face me': 'Surely you have as much courage as Gökçek'

AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in his speech at his party's group meeting yesterday, stating, "The former management of the CHP, and especially its ousted chairman, did not look at the crimes against humanity committed in Syria from the window of conscience, or rather, they did not want to look."

'THE OUSTED CHAIRMAN OF THE CHP...'

Erdoğan used the following expressions:

"The former management of the CHP, and especially its ousted chairman, did not look at the crimes against humanity committed in Syria from the window of conscience, or rather, they did not want to look. They did not hesitate to be the Trojan horse and subcontractor of circles hostile to Turkey. From the Reyhanlı massacre to the FETÖ's MİT trucks betrayal... From the targeting of refugees to our cross-border operations against terrorist organizations...

They stood in an unnational, inhumane, and immoral place at every stage of the process, right up to the racist election campaigns between May 14-28. Of course, we all know very well the prejudice that lies behind this. However, admitting one's mistake is a great virtue for a human being. Expressing remorse, even if late, and seeking reconciliation with the oppressed whose rights have been violated is a sign of humanity. A calloused heart is, above all, a heavy burden for a human to carry. Our sincere wish is that those who have stood in the wrong place for 13 years will at least clarify themselves during their political retirement period."

RESPONSE FROM KILIÇDAROĞLU: SURELY YOU HAVE AS MUCH COURAGE AS MELİH GÖKÇEK

The response to the President's statements from Kılıçdaroğlu was not delayed. Kılıçdaroğlu, who called on President Erdoğan for a 'live broadcast debate', used the following expressions:

"Look Erdoğan, you have once again listed all sorts of things over Syria policy and Syrians. But remember, while you were abandoning our homeland territory in Syria and fleeing, I was the person who went to Reyhanlı and made the first statement. If you really want to talk about foreign policy, the economy, and our country's politics and learn something, it won't happen by picking fights on social media like this. Come, face me on a live broadcast, let's talk. You are free to use a teleprompter. You choose the channel and the journalists. Surely you have as much courage as Melih Gökçek, don't you?"

News Source: 12punto