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TURKISH GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE AFTER ROW WITH PROTESTER
20:07 â~@¢ 11.11.13
Adana Gov. Huseyin Avni CoÅ~_ is facing a storm of criticism from the
ruling, as well as opposition parties, after engaging in a row with
a group of people who protested his support for the prime minister's
remarks on university students' co-ed housing, The Hurriyet Daily
News reports.
CoÅ~_ was criticized after he called a protester a "p*mp," saying the
protester said "God damn you" on Nov. 10. The governor later denied
calling the man a "p*mp" (gavat) claiming he said the similar-sounding
"kavas," which means, "a man who walks around and rambles."
Ten people were detained upon the governor's instructions; all were
released Nov. 11, with nine of them receiving fines.
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Adana Deputy Ali Kucukaydın
complained about CoÅ~_ in a letter sent to Interior Minister Muammer
Guler Nov. 11.
Kucukaydın claimed CoÅ~_ had given all major tenders in the cities
to the same company he worked for and was involved in wiretapping
deputies and mayors, daily Hurriyet has reported.
Guler said the governor's reaction was "not elegant" at all.
"It is not appropriate for the state's governor to respond to a
citizen this way even though there was a disturbing dialogue. I have
instructed officials to investigate the issue, but each party will go
to court. Whatever the reason is, there are legal ways [to deal with
it]. He can complain or give instructions. Being involved in such
a row is not elegant at all. It has made me uncomfortable as well,"
Guler said.
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy leader Sezgin
Tanrıkulu noted that CoÅ~_ was deputy governor in eastern Turkey
during the state of emergency.
"CoÅ~_'s 'excitement' must be dated back to his experience from being
deputy governor during the state of emergency between 1991 and 1994,"
wrote Tanrıkulu on his Twitter account, referring to an era of gross
human-rights abuses perpetrated by state officials in Kurdish areas
of the country.
Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy group head Oktay
Vural also harshly criticized the Adana governor for his remarks.
"A man who insults the citizen has no right to be governor in Adana.
That post [represents] the state. The state does not insult its
citizens," Vural said at a press conference in Parliament on Nov. 11.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
20:07 â~@¢ 11.11.13
Adana Gov. Huseyin Avni CoÅ~_ is facing a storm of criticism from the
ruling, as well as opposition parties, after engaging in a row with
a group of people who protested his support for the prime minister's
remarks on university students' co-ed housing, The Hurriyet Daily
News reports.
CoÅ~_ was criticized after he called a protester a "p*mp," saying the
protester said "God damn you" on Nov. 10. The governor later denied
calling the man a "p*mp" (gavat) claiming he said the similar-sounding
"kavas," which means, "a man who walks around and rambles."
Ten people were detained upon the governor's instructions; all were
released Nov. 11, with nine of them receiving fines.
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Adana Deputy Ali Kucukaydın
complained about CoÅ~_ in a letter sent to Interior Minister Muammer
Guler Nov. 11.
Kucukaydın claimed CoÅ~_ had given all major tenders in the cities
to the same company he worked for and was involved in wiretapping
deputies and mayors, daily Hurriyet has reported.
Guler said the governor's reaction was "not elegant" at all.
"It is not appropriate for the state's governor to respond to a
citizen this way even though there was a disturbing dialogue. I have
instructed officials to investigate the issue, but each party will go
to court. Whatever the reason is, there are legal ways [to deal with
it]. He can complain or give instructions. Being involved in such
a row is not elegant at all. It has made me uncomfortable as well,"
Guler said.
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy leader Sezgin
Tanrıkulu noted that CoÅ~_ was deputy governor in eastern Turkey
during the state of emergency.
"CoÅ~_'s 'excitement' must be dated back to his experience from being
deputy governor during the state of emergency between 1991 and 1994,"
wrote Tanrıkulu on his Twitter account, referring to an era of gross
human-rights abuses perpetrated by state officials in Kurdish areas
of the country.
Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy group head Oktay
Vural also harshly criticized the Adana governor for his remarks.
"A man who insults the citizen has no right to be governor in Adana.
That post [represents] the state. The state does not insult its
citizens," Vural said at a press conference in Parliament on Nov. 11.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress