To Alevi Intellectuals From Dem'li Bakırhan Who Reacted to the Alliance 'Yavuz Sultan Selim - Idris-I Bitlisi': 'What We Brought From the Street and Made proxies... '
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A statement published by 53 Alevi citizens and intellectuals, reacting to the "Yavuz Sultan Selim - İdris-i Bitlisi" reference attributed to terrorist leader Abdullah Öcalan, sparked controversy within the DEM Party. DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan criticized some of the signatories, saying, "They brought them in from the street..."
The reaction by Alevi intellectuals to the alleged reference “Yavuz Sultan Selim - Idris-i Bitlisi” made by the leader of the terrorist organization Abdullah Ocalan caused discomfort in the DEM Party. DEM Party Co-Chairman Tuncer Bakırhan used statements to those who signed the declaration: “The names that we bring from the street and make MPs, I do not know which intellectual identity there is”.
Former HDP MP Müslüm Doğan responded to DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan's statement regarding the declaration published by 53 Alevi intellectuals, in which he said, "These are people we picked up from the streets and made MPs."
The phrase "Yavuz Sultan Selim - İdris-i Bitlisi alliance," allegedly used by Öcalan, is being debated. Tuncer Bakırhan reacted to the statement signed by Alevi figures that was published recently. The response came from signatory Müslim Doğan.
DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan, in a broadcast on Medya Haber, made statements regarding current events and the "Turkey Without Terrorism" process. Regarding the "framework law," Bakırhan said, "The framework law passed in Parliament should have been passed much earlier. But as you know, politics progresses slowly, and especially in strategic and responsible matters, it can be difficult to take risks. Therefore, it was a little delayed, but …
The comparison attributed to Abdullah Öcalan between Yavuz Sultan Selim and İdris-i Bitlisi has reopened the collective memory stretching from 1514 to the present day. The statement signed by 53 people and Tuncer Bakırhan's harsh words have fueled the debate. So, what was written in which text, who denied what, and whom was the phrase "those we brought from the streets and made members of parliament" aimed at?
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