Konyaaltı Mayor Cem Kotan resigned from CHP

The first resignation came after the disciplinary process against mayors of Butlan CHP.

Konyaaltı Mayor Cem Kotan announced on his social media account that he resigned from his party membership after he was referred to discipline by the CHP MYK with a request for definitive expulsion.

At the CHP MYK meeting, it was decided that 5 mayors, including Cem Kotan and Alanya Mayor Osman Tarık Özçelik, would be referred to discipline with a request for definitive expulsion.

DISCIPLINARY DECISION FROM CHP FOR 5 MAYORS

CHP Party Spokesperson Müslim Sarı used the following statements in his statement regarding the decision:

"Being a member of the Republican People's Party and working for another political party is a clear disciplinary offense. No one within the Republican People's Party can call the chairman of another political party 'My chairman'. What is moral and ethical is for our friends who think this way to part ways with the party. What is immoral is to stand with one foot in and one foot out. This is unsustainable, no institution can accept this. At the point we have reached this week, we had to make some decisions regarding our 5 mayors."

CEM KOTAN RESIGNED FROM CHP

Konyaaltı Mayor Cem Kotan, who made a statement on his social media account after being referred to discipline, announced that he resigned from CHP membership.

Kotan used the following statements in his statement:

"The reason for my referral to discipline is that I called the Chairman of our New Party, Özgür Özel, 'My Chairman' and attended the congresses held in our city. I reject this understanding and do not accept it being considered a crime. Politics has ethical rules. I have not and will not act outside these ethical rules. I find the accusations against me meaningless for reasons that contradict reason and logic, and as of today, I resign from the membership of the Republican People's Party. My love is not the authorities, but Konyaaltı. My case is "It is not to separate, but to unite. My biggest responsibility is to serve this beautiful district you entrusted to me."