Politics · Turkey · 1 day ago
AK Party deputy says members involved in wrongdoing were removed
Ahmet Büyükgümüş, a deputy leader of Turkey’s AK Party, spoke at a party meeting in Armutlu, in Yalova province.
He said the party’s goal was to serve the public and pursue its vision of a strong Turkey, not simply to gain political offices.
He said members who had done wrong in the past, and others involved in similar conduct more recently, had been removed or had their party roles ended.
Büyükgümüş said courts and investigators were pursuing their own processes.
He also accused opposition politicians of failing to investigate alleged misconduct in their own party, while making accusations against the AK Party.
The remarks came as he called for accountability from anyone who broke the law or harmed public resources.
He said the party would continue its work and would not allow false claims to divide it from the public.
AK Party Deputy Chairman Ahmet Büyükgümüş said members who had engaged in wrongdoing were removed from the party.
He said the party ended its ties with people involved in similar alleged wrongdoing on the same evening.
Büyükgümüş made the remarks at an AK Party meeting in Armutlu, Yalova.
He said people who break the law or harm public resources should be held accountable.
He also accused other parties of failing to investigate alleged wrongdoing within their ranks.
- Who
- Ahmet Büyükgümüş, an AK Party deputy chairman, made the remarks.
- What
- He said members implicated in wrongdoing had been removed and that the party had cut ties with people involved in similar cases.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- An AK Party Istanbul Pendik district consultation and evaluation meeting in Armutlu, Yalova.
- Why
- He said the party should address wrongdoing and protect its political principles.
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We separated them from our ranks and removed them.
That very evening, did we cut our ties with them in terms of membership and duties and set them aside? We did.
No matter what their position, rank or authority, we have no right to bring even a single black mark into this honorable cadre.
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- Speaker
- Ahmet Büyükgümüş
- Role
- AK Party deputy chairman
- Location
- Armutlu, Yalova
- Meeting
- AK Party Istanbul Pendik district consultation and evaluation meeting
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