Tension over the weekend was caused between the T/C leader Ersin Tatar and Tufan Erhiurman, President of the PKK, during the general assembly of the T/C Chamber of Industry, over the protocol and Turkey's interference. On Monday, the tension was also transferred to the "parliament" between Mr. Erhiurman and the "chairman" of the "body", Zorlu Torre, because the latter has asked for additional "police" guards.
According to the GMP, the T/C press reported yesterday that the tension was triggered when the T/C leader interrupted Toufan Erhurman, who was on the floor of the chamber's general assembly as a speaker and was making an assessment of the amounts to be granted to the pseudo-state by Turkey under the "economic and financial cooperation protocol for 2022.
Interrupting Mr Erhurman, Mr Tatar told him: "This is not the place to criticize Turkey, don't be long, we'll talk too."
Mr. Erhurman replied that he was not criticizing Turkey, but referring to the economy. When Ersin Tatar insisted that Toufan Erhurman's speech was a criticism of Turkey, the opposition leader told him: "I am not criticizing Turkey, I am giving numbers. Besides, we got into this mess because you interpret everything as criticism of Turkey."
Then the President of the General Assembly, Musa Sonmezler, intervened, indicating to Mr Tatar not to intervene, to let Mr Erhurman speak and to speak himself when his turn came.
Tufan Erhurman did not continue his speech and left the room, saying he did not want to continue so as not to contribute to creating unnecessary tension and that democracy is always "the fundamental basis for economic development in a country."
Following this, the PTK issued a statement accusing Ersin Tatar of overstepping the bounds of political ethics and called on him to resign. "Tatar, who sank even further while trying to hide his failure and ignorance, does not understand the seriousness of the office he holds. Tatar, who is helpless in this situation, does not know what to do. Tatar has gone beyond the limits of respect and values of political ethics. We strongly protest against Tatar, who does not represent the Turkish Cypriot people and we call on him to resign immediately."
Commenting on the incident, Tatar said that he did not know that there would be other speakers in the program of the general assembly and that he asked Mr. Erhurman to shorten it because he had other commitments and wanted to make it there as well.
Meanwhile, the CEC issued a statement in support of Ersin Tatar over the aforementioned episode, which according to journalist Rashih Resiat and some TC media was allegedly written by the "presidential" communication team.
Yeni Dusen published on its website that the relevant statement was sent to the T/C "news agency" as a statement of the CEC, but the chairman and "deputies" of the party had no idea. It claims that the announcement about Tatar's support for the incident with Erhiurman was prepared by the "presidential" office and sent through "prime minister" Unal Ustel to the "agency" for publication. Yeni Douzen argues that this creates another crisis in the CEC where an attempt is made to put Faiz Soutsuoglu aside, which is why Unal Ustel was forwarded and considers that the whole thing was executed by Ersin Tatar.
In fact, columnist Rashih Resiat writes that this false statement should be complained to the "police" and investigated.
Both the CEC and the "presidential", however, issued statements denying that the statement in question was prepared by the office of the T/C leader.
The statement said that it cannot be acceptable for the PKK president to attack Turkey over the economic protocol. He had responded by urging them not to hide behind Turkey.
Tension between Erhiurman and Torre
During Monday's debate at the "parliament" and speaking about the incident at the general assembly of the T/C Chamber of Industry, the PKK president said he condemned from the "parliament" podium "this outrageous intolerant attitude (of Ersin Tatar). He has destroyed what is left of his lost reputation."
He wanted to inform the "parliament" about what happened there, he said, saying that Mr Tatar and Mr Ustel interfered with his speech at the general assembly from the seat where he was sitting because he was criticising Turkey and in order to shorten the time for them to speak as well. "Without addressing me with 'sir' (Tatar). So from now on I won't address him as 'sir' either. Just Ersin Tatar."
Erhiourman then addressed the "president" of the "parliament", Zorlu Torre, who asked for and took three extra men in his personal "police" guard and asked him if he felt he was in danger. There is a shortage of "policemen" and Mr. Torre is taking extra in his guard, he added.
In response, Zorlu Torre said that PKK "MPs" have targeted him with their speeches and that is why he felt the need for more protection.
Your "MP", he said to Mr. Erhiurman, "called me a murderer, the other one hung a shirt in parliament and told me I am a fascist. In many places I went, I was called heavy insults like 'fascist', 'here comes the tomb raider again'. Not that I am afraid, but the speaker of the parliament has a reputation. This parliament has a reputation I was confronted with a lot." He was also attacked, he added, by the "mayor" of Dikomo (PS: belongs to the PTK) and he responded by calling him "dishonourable". "But he started it, not me!"
The "policemen" he had, he added, were escorts and not protection.
Taking the floor again, the PTC chairman pointed out to Mr. Torre that on the one hand he said that the PTC "deputies" were accusing him and speaking against him, but on the other hand "they don't need guards, but deputies". And he wondered if the "policemen" of the "country" would be his own sidekicks.
Source: CNA
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