Mecca vote crack in CHP: Abstaining criticism from CHP
Those who made the Butlan decision and Engin Altay, one of the former group deputy chairmen, did not participate in the voting.
Quick Look
- In the voting of the Mecca Agreement in the Parliament, 25 of the 44 CHP deputies voted in favor, while 19 did not participate.
- Some names, including Engin Altay, one of the former group deputy chairmen who made the Butlan decision, did not participate in the voting.
- It was reported that some MPs who did not participate in the vote reacted to the agreement but did not want to confront the party management.
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Why It Matters
The Mecca Agreement was described as an agreement that Türkiye negotiated with the AKP. CHP Central Executive Board had previously discussed the issue and decided to support the agreement. The names appointed to the Central Executive Board and the chairman of the High Disciplinary Board after the Butlan decision did not participate in the voting.
During the voting of the Mecca Agreement in the Parliament, 25 out of 44 CHP deputies voted in favor, while 19 deputies did not participate in the voting. Gamze Akkuş İlgezdi, Orhan Sarıbal and Semra Dinçer, who were appointed to the Central Executive Board after the annulment decision against the party, as well as Mahir Polat, who was appointed as the chairman of the High Disciplinary Board, did not participate in the voting. In addition, Engin Altay, one of the party's former group deputy chairmen, was among the names that did not participate in the voting.
RELEASE AND CUTTER DID NOT VOTE
Oğuz Kaan Salıcı, whose name was mentioned in the CHP presidential race and who spoke at the general assembly on the first day when the agreement was discussed, said, "We have no intention of approving an agreement cooked up by the AKP, but we need to say 'yes' to the first step of a regional security architecture that will protect the interests of the Republic of Turkey. If this were an agreement to send soldiers, our vote would be 'rejection'." He was again among those who did not vote.
It was learned that Tuesday's attitude was not reactive and that he could not attend the voting day because he had an out-of-province schedule. İlhan Kesici, whose name has been mentioned in the Presidential candidacy lobbies for many periods, did not take part in the voting. In addition to these names, Müzeyyen Şevkin, Gülizar Biçer Karaca, Ahmet Baran Yazgan, Jale Nur Süllü, Yüksel Mansur Kılınç, Erdoğan Toprak, Barış Bektaş, Ali Öztunç, Nurten Yontar, Ali Karaoba, Aysu Bankoğlu and Cevdet Akay did not participate in the voting.
'THERE IS NO REACTION FROM THE MANAGEMENT, THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE ABISTANT'
On the other hand, party sources said that many MPs who did not participate in the voting "either had out-of-province schedules, were trying to negotiate the budget, or had an excuse." It was noted that some MPs "did not support the agreement, but did not react openly because they did not want to confront the party management." For this reason, it was stated that not participating in the voting could be considered as a "reaction to the agreement, not to the administration". It was stated that the names who came to the party management after the Butlan decision could not participate in the voting due to their excuses and did not have a reactive attitude. It was also reminded that the party's Central Executive Board had previously discussed the issue and decided to support the agreement.
WHO VOTED 'ACCEPT'?
In the voting, the party's Group Chairman Faik Öztrak and group deputy chairmen Serkan Sarı, Rahmi Aşkın Türeli and Sevda Erdan Kılınç voted in favor. In addition to Izmir Deputy Rıfat Nalbantoğlu and Ankara Deputy Deniz Demir, who are in the Butlan administration; Sururi Çorabatır, Hüseyin Yıldız, Türker Ateş, Ediz Ün, Gürsel Erol, Hasan Öztürkmen, Mehmet Güzelmansur, Nermin Yıldırım Kara, Gülcan Kış, Enis Berberoğlu, İnan Akgün Alp, Vecdi Gündoğdu, Selma Aliye Kavaf, Ömer Fethi Gürer, Mustafa Adıgüzel, Cem Avşar, İlhami Özcan Aygün, Kadim Durmaz and Tahsin Becan accepted. He voted.
Open Questions
- What were the exact reasons for all the MPs who did not participate in the vote?
- How was the agreement concluded in the Parliament?
- What steps will be taken by the party against those who made the Butlan decision?







