Gürsel Tekin, appointed to the CHP Istanbul Provincial Directorate by the Istanbul 45th Civil Court of First Instance, rejected claims that paid extras were brought from casting agencies to the party's member enrollment ceremony held yesterday. Tekin stated that these claims were a setup against them and said that they had filed a criminal complaint against those responsible.
Tekin held a press conference at his party's Istanbul Provincial Headquarters regarding the badge-pinning ceremony held yesterday in Sarıyer, which was attended by CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
Tekin rejected the claims, debated in public, that people from a casting agency were brought to the ceremony by shuttle buses. Tekin noted that they held a comprehensive meeting in Sarıyer yesterday, stating that hundreds of people from different political parties joined the party and that they did not have the means to check anyone's record.
Tekin explained that many people came to the meeting by their own means, while some young people requested transportation support. Tekin said, "Beyond that, we don't have the means to spend any money, and even if we did, we wouldn't. Because party membership is entirely based on volunteering. First, our Sarıyer Mayor and administrators, who allocated the hall to us, were lynched. Any Turkish citizen can pay for and rent those halls. You rent the hall of your own party's mayor, and the mayor was lynched for giving you the hall," he stated.
Tekin reacted to the news reports in some media outlets claiming that people from a casting agency were brought to the meeting by vehicles. Tekin said, "Honestly, they've done something that wouldn't even cross the devil's mind," and argued that they were set up and slandered.
Tekin stated that they called those who requested transportation and the youth branch president, but no one knew these individuals, and he added the following:
"Naturally, there is only one thing to do, two parties can know. One, the media that set this dirty trap can know, and second, our state prosecutors can find out through an investigation. We filed a criminal complaint with the public prosecutor's office immediately last night, without waiting for today. I am stating clearly and unequivocally here that, as Gürsel Tekin and our friends, we have not been involved in any dirty business. We have not set a trap for anyone, neither internally nor externally. Whoever set this trap, even if it's my own brother, esteemed prosecutors, you will pursue it to the very end. Whoever is responsible for this FETÖ-like setup, we must definitely find them. We will find them, no one should worry."
Tekin noted that 700-800 people could not enter due to the limited capacity of the hall where the member enrollment ceremony was held, and stated that they would host participants in larger halls in the coming days.
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