First statement from Kılıçdaroğlu following Özgür Özel's departure

Following Özgür Özel's resignation from the CHP and his announcement of the founding of the YENİ Party alongside 90 deputies, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu published a notable message on his social media account.

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First statement from Kılıçdaroğlu following Özgür Özel's departure

Following the separation process within the CHP, all eyes turned to the statement to be made by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. After Özgür Özel left the CHP and announced the establishment of the YENİ Party, Kılıçdaroğlu made a post on his social media account.

In his post, Kılıçdaroğlu emphasized his political approach and stated that he would continue to focus on the problems of different segments of society.

HE SENT A MESSAGE BY SAYING "MY DUTY IS..."

In the statement he made on his social media account, Kılıçdaroğlu used the following expressions:

"My duty is to come together with the segments of society whose problems are intense but forgotten.

I set out to solve the problems of both the people who collect paper from the trash and the people who earn their living with the sweat of their brow in the fields without regard for working hours.

This is my understanding of politics."

My duty is to come together with the segments of society whose problems are intense but forgotten.

I set out to solve the problems of both the people who collect paper from the trash and the people who earn their living with the sweat of their brow in the fields without regard for working hours.

This is my understanding of politics. pic.twitter.com/SDRny5ORRb
— Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (@kilicdarogluk) July 24, 2026