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MHP executives resign in wake of video clip scandal
The video shows Didinmez, responsible for local party branches, and Barutçu, a candidate for the post of parliamentary deputy, having an affair with two young women in a hotel room.
The two men submitted their resignations on Tuesday to the MHP administration. This move also means Barutçu has pulled out of the election race.
The MHP was rocked by two other video clips in the very recent past. The first video clip showed two former deputy chairmen -- Recai Yıldırım and Metin Çobanoğlu -- kissing women in a room and insulting right-wing and conservative voters, as well as Turkey's Alevi population. Both men resigned from their posts as deputy chairmen after the video clip was circulated by a number of news websites in late April.
The clip was later followed by a second one, which showed Yıldırım and Çobanoğlu engaging in sexual relations with other women. The clip was posted online in early May.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commented on the scandals that shook the MHP late on Monday on a television program and criticized MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli for accusing those “beyond the [Atlantic] ocean” of having a role in the emergence of the video clip scandals.
“Who is beyond the ocean? Say it. It is ugly to say that someone beyond the ocean is behind these,” Erdoğan said.
Bahçeli was referring to the well-respected Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who resides in the US. Gülen, who has pioneered educational activities in a number of countries, along with efforts to promote intercultural and interfaith activities around the world, strongly denies these accusations.
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