Erdoฤan โEngages in Diplomatic efforts Amidst Domestic Political Attacks
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan held meetings withโค both the Greek Orthodox Patriarchโ Theofilos Giannopoulos and Beykoz Mayor รzlem โVuralโ Gรผrzel, distributing party rosettes to attendees, as domestic political tensions escalate with sharp criticism leveled against the opposition CHP (Republican PeopleS Party). The meetings come as Turkey reportedly prepares a “diplomaticโ clamp” intended to pressure Israel, according to Milliyet.
The meetings at theโ Presidential Dolmabahรงe Workingโ Office saw Erdoฤan receive Patriarch Giannopoulos โand his delegation, culminating in a gift โฃexchange. Simultaneously, the ruling party is actively criticizing the CHP,โ accusing itโ of internal strife and corruption.
A statement attributed to “FETRETโ EVEN” (likely a columnist or spokesperson) vowed to counter โฃwhat they describe asโ attempts to “distribute the clouds of dismissal” overโฃ Istanbul and prevent a prolonged periodโ of โขinstability (“fetret”).
The statement further alleges the opposition is “integrated with the crisis, โฃseat fight, and chaos,” attempting โto pressure โคcourts and incite unrest. Specific accusations center around โa recent scandal โin โฃManavgat involving euros, dollars, and gold, with a challenge directed at CHP Chairman รzgรผr Efendi to account for alleged bribery. The statement suggests โคhe should “calculate the bribery nugs in Manavgat” and โคapologizeโค for past accusations โagainst police and the judiciary if unable to do so.
Further fueling โคthe attacks, the statement highlights internal accusations within the CHP itself, โciting claimsโค of vote-buying and bribery made by CHPโ members. “Victims,complainants,interventions,confessors,defendants and plaintiffs,all theโค parties of the CHP,” the statement claims,characterizing the situation as โa โฃ”battle of CHP.”
Despite the harsh rhetoric,the ruling party asserts it will maintain “political courtesy” and โคnot be โขdrawn into the CHP’s internal conflicts,while also condemning “threats and street calls.”