İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu spoke with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli about his appearance during the 29 October Republic Day Ceremony in Anıtkabir.
Responding to the question of journalists about the issue at the exit of the Headquarters building, Dervişoğlu said, "What we are doing there consists of a civilized relationship with the chairmen of political parties, as on every Republic Day. First of all, I want you to know this. This issue is a subject discussed both on social media and in the public. Let it be known that I wage my political struggle on my ideals, goals and beliefs, but I conduct my human relations on the basis of the family upbringing I received. There is an environment of polarization in politics." "Therefore, the statements of political parties or those in political positions are handled within the framework of this polarization. As a result of this polarization, a political hostility is tried to be expressed with language that has turned into political heroism. This is exactly what we are experiencing," he said.
'BECAUSE THE PERSON I HAD ON HIS ARMS WAS FROM BAHÇE...'
Stating that he has been doing politics for a long time and has never experienced a crisis of respect due to his personality, Dervişoğlu used the following statements:
"No one can show even a single example of this. Whoever I have a fight with, that fight is definitely for the country. There is no one who has witnessed me taking a step back in the fight or the struggle for the country. Now you are discussing an image in public. This has turned into a lynching environment on social media. I come across more reasonable comments on television. I congratulate those who made those comments for their understanding. Of course, the words of the person who looks at the issue from the right perspective should be respected. The issue is not me taking someone's arm. "I have touched many people's arms while coming down from Anıtkabir. All these discussions are happening because the person whose arm I touched is Devlet Bahçeli. I find it strange that my human behavior is being questioned in order to embody the grudge and hatred towards him, and I feel sorry for my nation because we are in such an environment."
"IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ACCEPT"
Dervişoğlu continued as follows:
"I will not give up my struggle and I will never compromise my character while I am in a struggle. Those who know me know me for this. The public is a witness to how we continue our struggle. If there are people who have animosity with Mr. Devlet based on his ideas, they should embody this hostility through themselves. When Bahçeli said, 'Abdullah Öcalan should come to the Parliament and speak,' my answer to this is known by everyone. 'This is what he does without trampling on our corpses.' I am the one who said 'You cannot bring it to the Parliament'. The one standing behind me is the İYİ Party group in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. When it was said, 'This is Abdullah Öcalan's request. This commission would be a means of discussing the values of the Republic of Turkey.' All the political parties with groups in the Turkish Grand National Assembly joined that commission. Only the İYİ Party did not participate. It is Bahçeli who said this - I am the one who expressed our opinion on behalf of my party, saying 'You cannot equate a terrorist with the state'. Moreover, when it was said to him, 'You should not assign a role to someone who has been deprived of public rights', we alone stood against all this. We are still continuing this struggle in many parts of Türkiye. We held 'We Raise the Flag' rallies. We will hold the same rally in Trabzon on November 7. We are the ones who properly responded to the steps taken against the expectations of Türkiye and the Turkish nation. Therefore, it is not possible for me to accept the creation of an account area created by me using a snapshot.
"BAHÇELİ IS THERE, WHOEVER HAS SOMETHING TO SAY, TELL HIM"
Pointing to the MHP leader against those who criticized him, Dervişoğlu said, "Those who cannot criticize Devlet Bahçeli, those who cannot show civil courage and respond to what he says, are trying to benefit from the political hatred towards Devlet Bahçeli through me. If yesterday's scene were to happen today, my behavior would never change. Everyone should know this. If there are those who want to bill me for a situation arising from Devlet Bahçeli's position - and I come across them too. Political parties with trolls on social media." "There is Devlet Bahçeli there, anyone who has anything to say should go and tell him. My human, conscientious and moral responsibilities are not open to anyone's discussion. I also want to make a request to the public. I cannot explain the source of the snapshot there yesterday, because it is my responsibility."
"I HOPE MASTER ERHAN WILL EXPLANATE WHAT HE SAID"
Dervişoğlu, who was also asked about İYİ Party Deputy Chairman and Samsun Deputy Erhan Usta's social media post about what happened, replied: "I called him after sharing that tweet, his phone was off. There is no call back to me yet. I hope and pray that he will listen to what I say and prepare a road map that will be able to interpret what he said himself."
