Tension Erupts in Front of Parliament Before CHP Group Meeting

A brief tension and scuffle occurred between CHP groups in front of the TBMM Dikmen Gate before the meeting. Özgür Özel addressed party members, stating they stood against those trying to sabotage the group meeting.

Scraper SystemJune 09, 2026, 02:18 PM

Tension Erupts in Front of Parliament Before CHP Group Meeting

Addressing party members gathered in front of the TBMM Dikmen Gate, CHP Group Chairman Özgür Özel said, "They were going to sabotage the group meeting, they were going to hand the podium to an appointed person rather than an elected one. I watched with my heart in my mouth. You stood firm against those unjust and unlawful acts. Well done to all of you."

Highlights from Özel’s speech include: Follow our news on Google To instantly access the latest news and breaking developments via Google, add us to your favorites. Add us as a preferred source on Google You repelled those who wanted to come to the doors of the glorious Parliament.

If it weren’t for you, the place we call home would have seen people who shouldn’t even pass the party’s street at 7 a.m. on a Sunday, now standing at the Parliament’s door trying to sabotage the group meeting. The podium would have been handed over to an appointed leader, not an elected General Chairman. Today, we witnessed scenes that made our hearts race; you confronted them. Those unworthy of the party suddenly appeared.

Those who want to stand on the right side of history and in the right place, you also shielded yourselves. Well done to all of you. From now on, no one should try to gain legitimacy with gathered crowds. The millions here stand against you. ‘VISITOR BAN IMPOSED’ For this reason, I felt both gratitude and great embarrassment towards you. The Parliamentary Presidency imposed a visitor ban against negative scenes.

Your presence here is to protect the party’s law, the ballot box, and your future. ‘I WILL NEVER SURRENDER’ The group hall has been deprived of your honorable presence. However, you fulfilled your duty so well that it has been etched into the party’s history in an unforgettable way. I am proud of all of you. I will never surrender and will not let you down.

Don’t miss this: Tension at CHP group meeting! Kılıçdaroğlu is not going to Parliament View the news A SCUFFLE OCCURRED AMONG CHP MEMBERS IN FRONT OF THE PARLIAMENT Supporters of Kılıçdaroğlu and Özel arrived at the Parliament early in the morning before the CHP Group Meeting. Tensions occasionally flared between groups in front of the Dikmen and Çankaya gates of the Parliament.

A brief scuffle between groups chanting slogans in front of the Dikmen Gate ended with police intervention. After the scuffle, the group supporting Chairman Kılıçdaroğlu left the Parliament to attend the meeting announced to be held at the General Headquarters. Following the events, Deputy Group Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır addressed the party members waiting in front of the Dikmen Gate, urging calm.

Başarır reported that CHP Deputy Group Chairman Murat Emir was continuing talks with TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş and conveyed the requests of party members coming from all over Turkey to be allowed into the hall. He stated they would do everything to allow party members into the group hall and asked party members to assist security personnel.

Tension Erupts in Front of Parliament Before CHP Group Meeting