Message of Thanks from CHP Chairperson Özgür Özel to the Party Chairs Congratulating Him

CHP Chairperson Özgür Özel thanked İYİ Party Chairperson Meral Akşener, Saadet Party Chairperson Temel Karamollaoğlu, DEVA Party Chairperson Ali Babacan, Workers' Party of Turkey Chairperson Erkan Baş and Democratic Party Chairperson Gültekin Uysal for congratulating him after he was elected as the chairperson of CHP via his social media account this evening.

In his message, Özel thanked Akşener for congratulating him and made the following statements:

"Dear Meral Akşener, I would like to thank you for your kind congratulatory message. In such a period when our democracy has suffered great damage and justice is on the verge of decay, I will fight with all my strength to grow the social opposition together with the awareness of the responsibility I have taken."

The message in which Özel thanked Karamollaoğlu for congratulating him is as follows:

"Mr Temel Karamollaoğlu, thank you for your congratulatory message. In this period when the justice system has collapsed, I will fight to grow the social opposition."

Özel thanked Mr. Babacan for congratulating him with the following message:

"Dear Mr. Ali Babacan, thank you for your kind congratulatory message. In this period when our democracy has suffered great damage, the economy has collapsed and poverty has become commonplace, I will fight to grow the public opposition together with the awareness of the responsibility I have taken."

Özel sent the following message to Mr. Baş, who congratulated him:

"Dear Erkan Baş, thank you for your congratulatory message. In a period when the exploitation of labour is increasing and millions of our citizens are condemned to live under less than humane living conditions, I will fight to grow the public opposition together with the awareness of my responsibility."

The message in which Özel thanked Uysal for congratulating him is as follows:

"Dear Mr Gültekin Uysal, thank you for your congratulatory message. I will fight to grow the social opposition with the awareness of my responsibility."