Özgür Özel'e Eskişehir'de sevgi seli! "Kurtar bizi başkanım!"

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel walked with party officials and citizens after the CHP parliamentary group meeting in Eskişehir. Speaking after the march, Özel said: “Dear people of Eskişehir, an hour ago we gave our group speech in Eskişehir, addressing all of Turkey. Then we said we would march on Hamamyolu, and thank you all for joining us. But everyone who saw us came, everyone who saw us came. As my friends said, you created a rally atmosphere, a rally environment, a rally crowd here, and I thank you all. In some cities, we explain, we try to explain, ‘If we come to power, how will we solve the problems, how will we govern Turkey?’ In Eskişehir, this statement is very short. We will govern Turkey the way we govern Eskişehir. Just as we saw Yılmaz Büyükerşen, just as Ayşe Ünlüce governs Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, just as we govern Odunpazarı, we will govern Turkey the same way. Just as all our mayors in Eskişehir, as children of this nation, think of you as their own child, look at the city as their own home, look into the city's eyes as if it were their own child's eyes..." "If we look within ourselves, we will govern Turkey in the same way." (The sentence is incomplete and unclear in the original Turkish text.) “First of all, let me express my heartfelt gratitude for the hospitality, solidarity, and companionship you have shown me in the middle of summer, in the middle of July, in the middle of the day, under the sun. I came to Eskişehir three times during the local election process, and then two or three more times afterwards. We have addressed you on different occasions before, but this time I am speaking to this beautiful crowd that has spontaneously formed, from a bench on Hamamyolu in Eskişehir, and I greet you all with respect. Thank you for being here. As the party that liberated Turkey from occupation, won the War of Independence, then established the Republic, and brought elections and the ballot box to this country, we stand behind our elected Provincial Chairman Talat Yalaz in Eskişehir to the very end. No one can manage the district administrations, the provinces, or the central headquarters without being elected, only appointed. The nation will not allow this. As before, and as in the future, we will continue to strive for our retirees, our workers, our tradesmen, our villagers, to revive the lost hopes of our youth, and to help them in other countries of the world..." "No, we will continue to inspire them to dream in their own countries, to promise them a Turkey without restrictions, a Europe without visas. This government is now tired, exhausted, old, and has no strength left to take another step. Together with our young leaders, with young people of all ages, with you who make us who we are, we say this: They have reached the end of the road, we are only at the beginning. From now on, we will fight tirelessly and relentlessly.” (The sentence is incomplete and ends abruptly.) “On March 19th, a civilian coup attempt took place in Turkey. The current President, through instructions given to the judiciary, attempted a coup against the President who will succeed him, and the current leader of the ruling party, through instructions given to the ruling party, attempted a coup against the next leader. On March 19th, they attempted a coup against our presidential candidate, and on May 21st, 2026, they attempted a coup against the institutional identity of the Republican People's Party and its elected Chairman. Attempting a coup is pointless; the nation will decide the outcome. The nation has not surrendered to the coup. The nation has stood behind the elected, not the appointed. With the strength we receive from the nation, we are at our posts, standing behind the elected. From now on, the legal struggle we are waging within the Republican People's Party will continue until the end, until we achieve results. Our political struggle will continue. Our struggle, filling these streets, boulevards, and squares together, will continue. But let no one harbor the following illusion: ‘Will this enthusiasm end? Will they give up? Will they turn back?’ The nation is not without options, it is never without hope. This party, as it was 103 years ago, is the very embodiment of hope today.” Ultimately, the ideals of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk will once again prevail after 103 years. Our struggle will continue, but if they leave us no room, we will never turn back. The end of this road is power, power. Are you ready to walk this path with me until we reach power? We are walking this path hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, with determination, together with all our mayors, members of parliament, district and provincial chairmen in Eskişehir. The end of this road is the day when young people, housewives, workers, retirees, tradesmen, and farmers come to power, their faces smile, and they look to the future with hope. Will we continue to walk until that day? Will you go wherever ...