Democrat Party leader Gültekin Uysal issued a statement regarding the police blockade of the CHP Istanbul Provincial Headquarters. In a social media post, Uysal stated that this event exposed the hypocrisy of the AKP. He asserted that a democracy cannot exist without fundamental rights and freedoms and that no one has the right to prevent party members and citizens from accessing the Istanbul headquarters. Uysal further criticized what he described as the AKP/Erdoğan’s arbitrary regime, declaring that they will not accept limitations on democracy, rights, law, and freedoms. He concluded by expressing his conviction that Turkey will not become a ‘Third World’ style democracy, regardless of the government’s actions.
