Özgür Özel and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu met at the funeral: Ceremony for Hasan Gülay in the Turkish Grand National Assembly

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who became the CHP Chairman after the decision of absolute nullity with NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel, attended the funeral ceremony held at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) for former Manisa Deputy Hasan Gülay.

Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu, who parted their political ways after the absolute nullity decision in the CHP and came to the fore with the tension between them, came face to face at the ceremony.

The two people came together at the funeral and shook hands. While Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu were present, former Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Bülent Arınç was also seen to be with them.

It was stated that Özel and Arınç had short conversations from time to time throughout the ceremony.

Following the absolute nullity decision in the CHP, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu became the chairman, while Özgür Özel and his companions began to continue their political activities under the umbrella of the NEW Party. The two names had previously met at the funeral ceremony held for former CHP Deputy Chairman Cevdet Selvi and at the opening of the judicial year.

In his statement following the encounters in question, Özel said that highlighting political tension at funerals would be disrespectful to the funeral owners. He stated that his political disagreements with Kılıçdaroğlu continued.