Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been repeatedly exposed to the criticism of former companions in recent months. Now another politician has turned away from the Turkish president. Grown up in Germany Mustafa Yeneroglu has resigned from the ruling party of Erdogan. He had initially submitted his resignation from the AKP party board and now leave - at the request of Erdogan - also the party, said Yeneroglu.
On the grounds, Yeneroglu said he could not reconcile his principles with keeping silent on some matters. Erdogan had brought him to politics, Yeneroglu said. In the past two or three years, however, he has increasingly criticized human rights abuses or "damaging democratic institutions", Yeneroglu said. Finally, he had no hope that his criticism would also be heard, said the politician.
"I really believe very strongly that Turkey can have as strong a democracy as Germany, Sweden or Norway," he said. Yeneroglu had been a member of the AKP party leadership since 2018 and was considered a Erdogan confidant. He went to school in Cologne and studied law there.
Rumors of new party foundations
In recent months, many politicians have withdrawn from Erdogan's AKP, including former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. He announced the founding of his own party.
Similar aspirations are said to be former Vice Prime Minister and former Minister of Economic Affairs Ali Babacan. He is one of the founding members of the AKP and had left the party in July. In a written statement, he called deep differences "over the political course of the party under Erdogan as a reason for his resignation.At the same time he called for a" new vision "for Turkey.Today, Babacan keeps to the rumors about a party founding covered.