Politics · Turkey · 4 hrs ago
Turkish MP says he may reconsider his path in party
Yeniden Refah Party MP Doğan Bekin is waiting for party leaders to act after raising concerns about remarks concerning the late politician Necmettin Erbakan.
Bekin said party deputy leader Suat Kılıç made serious accusations about Erbakan in a book about Turkey’s 28 February period.
Bekin says the party has not directly answered his questions and criticism and has instead tried to move the issue elsewhere.
Erbakan was the party’s founder and a former prime minister, and Bekin says he remains loyal to Erbakan and the Milli Görüş movement.
The dispute challenges the party’s handling of its founder’s legacy, according to Bekin.
Asked whether he would resign, he said he would consult with others and choose his next direction if leaders take no necessary steps.
Bekin did not say that he had decided to leave the party.
Yeniden Refah Party MP Doğan Bekin said he may reconsider his path in the party if its leaders do not take action over comments about Necmettin Erbakan.
Bekin said he had raised concerns with party leader Fatih Erbakan and the party’s Central Decision and Executive Board.
He said party deputy leader Suat Kılıç made serious accusations against Erbakan in a book about the 28 February process.
Bekin said his questions and criticisms had not received direct answers and that attempts were being made to discredit him.
He said he would continue consulting others and decide what course to take if the party leadership did not act.
- Who
- Doğan Bekin, an Istanbul MP for the Yeniden Refah Party.
- What
- He said he may reconsider his path in the party if its leadership does not take the steps he expects.
- When
- He made the remarks at a press conference on 19 October 2026.
- Where
- At Turkey’s parliament.
- Why
- He objected to comments about Necmettin Erbakan in a book by party deputy leader Suat Kılıç and said the party had not directly answered his concerns.
Doğan Bekin
Yeniden Refah Party leadership
Response to Bekin’s concerns
Doğan Bekin
Bekin said his questions and criticisms had not received direct answers.
Yeniden Refah Party leadership
The article does not state the leadership’s response.
Comments about Necmettin Erbakan
Doğan Bekin
Bekin said the accusations against Erbakan were unjust and condemned their use by someone still in party leadership.
Yeniden Refah Party leadership
The article does not give the leadership’s view of the accusations.
Bekin said he had called on party leader Fatih Erbakan and the party’s Central Decision and Executive Board to address comments about Necmettin Erbakan.
Bekin held a press conference at parliament and said he would decide his course if the party leadership did not take the necessary steps.
Bekin said the date would mark Necmettin Erbakan’s 100th birthday.
- MP
- Doğan Bekin
- Party
- Yeniden Refah Party
- Book author
- Suat Kılıç, party deputy leader
- Book subject
- The 28 February process
- Anniversary
- Necmettin Erbakan’s 100th birthday falls on 29 October
What people are saying
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