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Back|AKP's Serkan Bayram's 'fund' and municipal operations comments drew reaction within the party
AKP's Serkan Bayram's 'fund' and municipal operations comments drew reaction within the party
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Cumhuriyet·47 minutes ago·Politics·4 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

AKP's Serkan Bayram's 'fund' and municipal operations comments drew reaction within the party

AKP Istanbul Deputy Serkan Bayram's words regarding fund profiteering and municipal operations led to a harsh reaction from figures close to the party, Adem Metan and Cahit Tuz.

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AKP Istanbul Deputy Serkan Bayram's statements reacting to fund profiteering and municipal operations created discomfort in circles close to the government and within the party, resulting in criticism from Adem Metan and Cahit Tuz.

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AKP Istanbul Deputy Serkan Bayram created a controversy within the party by criticizing fund fraud and municipal operations in a television program.

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AKP Istanbul Deputy Serkan Bayram's reaction to the 'fund' profiteering and the recent increased operations against CHP and YENİ Party municipalities has been on the agenda.

Regarding the fund grab, "We took away the rights of a lot of people, our disabled brothers and sisters. So that Fatma Betül could eat?" Reacting by saying, Bayram said, regarding the operations against municipalities, "It's a shame, the mayor was elected. We buy it in the morning, why do we buy it? If you call, it will come anyway."

"IF EVERYONE WILL EXPLAIN THEIR PROBLEMS ON TELEVISION..."

Bayram's words caused discomfort within circles close to the government. One of the first people to react to the AKP MP was Adem Metan, who is known for his closeness to the party. In his comment on his social media account, Metan, without naming names, claimed that Bayram "targeted all the windows of the house while trying to throw a right stone" and said, "If everyone is going to go on television in the morning and explain the problems they are experiencing, why is there a need for internal party mechanisms?" he said.

Metan's words are as follows:

"The AK Party is a political party that has internal control mechanisms and carries out disciplinary processes when necessary. A member of the media, of course, tells what he sees, criticizes it and conveys it to the public. But it is another thing for someone from within the party, especially in his capacity as a member of parliament, to target all the windows of the house while saying "I will throw a right stone". It would be much more correct to try to solve the problem he sees first through internal party mechanisms.

There are problems in every party without exception, and there will be problems from now on. If everyone is going to go on television in the morning and explain their problems, why is there a need for internal party mechanisms?

A separate note should be made in terms of the media: If we are going to criticize someone, it is more valuable to do so while they are in office, not after they leave office. Although, when you criticize him while he is in office, the "black list" issue arises; That's another side of this issue. Still, it's worth considering."

"THERE MAY BE A TROJAN HORSE THAT INFILCHED INTO THE AK PARTY"

Cahit Tuz was one of the people angered by the words of AKP's Serkan Bayram. Tuz, who also served as the Prime Ministry Press Advisor in the period before the Presidential Government System, criticized Serkan Bayram with harsh words and suggested that Bayram could be a "Trojan horse that infiltrated the AK Party".

Tuz said the following about Serkan Bayram:

"The one who uses these expressions cannot be an AK Party representative. At best, in the words of our President, he could be a Trojan horse that has infiltrated the AK Party. Those who use these expressions will add to the burden of our esteemed president rather than shouldering his burden.

Through Fatma Betül Hanım, he declares the AK Party a party of complete corruption. But on the other hand, he criticizes the fact that mayors who were found to have committed corruption, bribery, blackmail and theft were taken from their homes in the morning. Look at this attorney's page. The statements of over 80 confessors, the relevant authorities of the state have determined that with thousands of pages of evidence, he has not said a word about Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has cases of corruption, bribery, threats, blackmail, tender rigging, extortion and even treason. He didn't tweet a single thing.

The accusations he placed on his own party were not his only criticism of the party that was involved in so much corruption and illegitimate affairs. He didn't have a single tweet about the dishonorable man who was caught wearing a towel with a woman 36 years younger than him. It has not provided many services that would benefit the Turkish nation under the umbrella of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. But Mr. with all kinds of slander and lies 24/7. "The Trojan horse among us, who carried out an operation against our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, comes to Now TV and criticizes the AK Party."

After these words, Cahit Tuz asked Serkan Bayram, "Why NOW TV?", "Why now? (Could you be revealing yourself because you realized that you can no longer be a deputy in the AK Party?)", "Would you write about the services you have done to the Turkish nation under the umbrella of the Turkish Grand National Assembly?", "What is your purpose in dealing a blow to the AK Party in this way in a process that has entered the election arena?", "If he made these statements with the motive of right, law and justice, Ekrem İmamoğlu made the same statements. Why didn't you use it against the criminal organization?", "Are you winking at the opposite neighborhood because you see that there will be no new era in the AK Party?" He asked questions like:

WHAT DID SERKAN BAYRAM SAY?

AKP Istanbul Deputy Serkan Bayram, who was the guest of the live broadcast on NOW TV, said the following about Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was involved in the 'fund' scam:

"We took away the rights of many people, our disabled brothers and sisters. So that Fatma Betül could eat? And she also looks at social policies. No one should be sorry. Everyone should pay the price. My heart hurts now."

Bayram stated that the money movements brought up in the investigation should be clarified with documents and said, "He says he deposited it, the other one says he did not deposit it."

Stating that the investigation should not be limited to certain names, and that allegations regarding people mentioned in the AKP and the bureaucracy should also be investigated, Bayram said, "It is said that there are deputy chairmen, people from the bureaucracy, deputy ministers. Whoever is involved should be cleared. Our party should be truly cleared. Let's ensure trust in justice. There is no investment in a place where there is no justice. Capital does not come to foreigners, they do not come, they run away."

Bayram also criticized the detention method used in operations against mayors recently and said: "It's a shame, the mayor was elected. We're getting it in the morning, why are we getting it? If you call, he'll come anyway. This is true for all our mayors. It's a shame, I mean, none of us have the right to mop up everything like this. I'm telling you clearly."

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  • ?Will a disciplinary investigation be opened against Serkan Bayram within the party?
  • ?Who are the other names mentioned in the fund theft investigation?

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