Former minister Mumcu and ex-MP Tayyar clash on social media over 2007 presidential election
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Former Turkish minister Erkan Mumcu and ex-AKP deputy Şamil Tayyar exchanged sharp remarks on social media over the 2007 presidential election. Tayyar accused Mumcu of collaborating with military tutelage to block Abdullah Gül's election, prompting Mumcu to challenge him to a live broadcast with documents and witnesses.
Key Facts
- Şamil Tayyar claimed Erkan Mumcu collaborated with military tutelage during the 2007 presidential election to obstruct AKP candidate Abdullah Gül.
- Mumcu challenged Tayyar to a live television debate, saying he would present documents and witnesses to prove the truth.
- Tayyar said Mumcu's assertion that Abdullah Gül and Bülent Arınç conspired with FETÖ against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2007 was gaining sympathy in AKP circles.
- Tayyar stated he had used no insulting language and advised Mumcu to avoid the keyboard while not sober.
The Accusation
Former minister Erkan Mumcu and ex-AKP deputy Şamil Tayyar exchanged sharp remarks on social media. Tayyar said Mumcu had collaborated with military tutelage during the 2007 presidential election to block AKP candidate Abdullah Gül. He said Mumcu's claim that Abdullah Gül and Bülent Arınç conspired with FETÖ against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2007 was gaining sympathy in AKP circles. Tayyar called it incomprehensible that Mumcu was now attracting sympathy solely due to antipathy toward Gül and Arınç.
Mumcu's Rebuttal
Mumcu told Tayyar he could not make accusations from a distance and offered to meet on any television channel. He said he would present documents and witnesses to show the truth. Mumcu said the truth had been covered layer by layer since 2004. He added that hearing the truth might not suit those Tayyar was trying to please, but it would at least expose flatterers like Tayyar.
Tayyar's Counter-Response
Tayyar replied that he had not used insulting or degrading language and had only recounted what he witnessed. He advised Mumcu to stay away from the keyboard while not sober and to be more polite. Tayyar said he had disrupted Mumcu's scheme and that the era of tutelage remnants like him was over. Mumcu then called on Tayyar to say the truth to his face before the public. He said the issue concerned the country, not only the two men, and asked Tayyar not to refuse.
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Former minister Mumcu and ex-MP Tayyar clash on social media over 2007 presidential election
