Statement from Butlan CHP regarding resignations: 'Our friends who left will come'

CHP Spokesperson and Deputy Chairman Responsible for Local Governments Müslim Sarı met with municipal council members and party members in Hatay. Speaking at the meeting held in Defne district of Hatay, attended by CHP Hatay Provincial Chair Derya Altunay and district heads, Sarı stated that he brought the greetings of CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Referring to the process CHP is going through, Sarı said, "We have faced such a situation for the first time in the history of the Republic. We are trying to manage the process by protecting our party together. There is a separation process in the party. I also said at yesterday's press conference: There is no rational, rational justification for leaving the Republican People's Party."

Stating that there were political and ideological divisions in the CHP in the past, but there are no ideological or political reasons for the division today, he said, "Our friends need to explain where they differ from the six arrows of the Republican People's Party. There is no such separation. That's why I say to my friends who left: Don't always close the doors so hard, you will have to open them. I also say to my friends who remain: Don't disrespect our friends who left, they will come. You will see these in a short time. There are contacts, there are those who want to come, those who want to unite." "There is; we will see it together," he said.

We are holding meetings to evaluate this separation process. We bring our organization and our municipal council members together. We are holding consultations. We are making a mutual assessment of the situation. We are conducting a survey of Türkiye. We start here, from Hatay. In the coming days, in Mersin, as you know, the municipal council member elections where the operation took place and the deputy mayor elections will be held. We will manage those elections together in Mersin Metropolitan Municipality, Mezitli and Yenişehir. But while we were managing those elections, we wanted to start this process from Hatay. Hatay is very important to us. It is a province that has always had an important place in the politics of the Republican People's Party. And we decided to start the evaluation meetings about Turkey from Hatay. Our organization has just been established. This will probably be the organization's first year and first event. Therefore, we started here so that we would have the opportunity to socialize and get the opinions and thoughts of our council members, especially the local government. From here we will go to Osmaniye in the evening. We will have a meeting in Adana the next day. After that, we will go to Mersin and conduct the elections for the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.

One of the things I have seen and witnessed since the moment I became involved in the politics of the Republican People's Party: I have seen how tough Hatay politics is, how important it is, and how effective it is within the Republican People's Party. Therefore, this is one of the biggest reasons why we choose Hatay. From here, we will have the chance to address the headquarters of the Republican People's Party and all its provinces from Hatay. I would like to bring to your attention once again that we care very much about Hatay.