Breaking News... Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba announced that he resigned from İYİ Party and his parliamentary seat.

İYİ Party Ankara Deputy Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba announced that he resigned from his İYİ Party membership and parliamentary position following the call of his party's Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu. In his statement on his social media account, Fakıbaba stated that he took his decision to resign in line with Dervişoğlu's request.

FAKIBABA ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION

Fakıbaba used the following statements in his post:

“I would like to respectfully inform the public that I have resigned from IYI Party membership, in line with the request of our esteemed Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, and from my position as Ankara Member of Parliament, in accordance with my understanding of political ethics.”

DERVİŞOĞLU ASKED FOR HIS RESIGNATION

İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu reacted to Fakıbaba's statements regarding the "Terror-Free Türkiye" process and his political views.

Dervişoğlu used the following statements in his post on his social media account:

"There is no place among us for someone who cannot say 'How happy is the one who says I am a Turk'. As a requirement of political honor, I hope that he will display the attitude he took when resigning from the AK Party and which was appreciated by us, and I expect his resignation from our party and from his position as a member of parliament."

HE SAID, 'THERE IS GOOD IN EVERYTHING'

Speaking to journalist İsmail Saymaz after Dervişoğlu's statement, Fakıbaba stated that he would send his resignation letter.

Fakıbaba said, "Today, I am immediately sending my resignation letter from both the party and the parliament. Since our chairman asked for it, I will do it. There is good in everything."

Thanking Dervişoğlu, Fakıbaba said that he had different views on some issues within the İYİ Party and that he did not express his thoughts on the peace process in public in order not to harm the party.

WHAT HAPPENED?

In his previous statements, İYİ Party Ankara Deputy Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba said, "When I joined the İYİ Party, I did not say 'How happy is the one who says I am a Turk', I said 'I am a nationalist of Turkey'." Stating that he supports the "Terror-free Türkiye" process, Fakıbaba said, "I am with the peace process."

Fakıbaba also argued that Türkiye needed a new constitution and announced that he would vote "yes" in the possible constitutional vote in the Turkish Grand National Assembly and support the Mecca Agreement.

Following these statements, Dervişoğlu asked for Fakıbaba's resignation from both the party and the parliament. Fakıbaba also announced to the public that he resigned from both of his positions with his latest post.