04.05.2025 13:00
The leader of the CHP, Özgür Özel, was attacked by a person with a punch while leaving the AKM, where he had gone for the ceremony of Sırrı Süreyya Önder. The moment of the incident was captured on camera second by second, and the assailant was quickly apprehended by police teams. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the assault on CHP leader Özel.
Yesterday, the first ceremony for the Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who suffered a heart attack and aortic rupture at his home in Istanbul and passed away after 18 days of intensive care, was held at the Atatürk Cultural Center.
ÖZGÜR ÖZEL WAS ALSO IN THE HALL TO SAY FAREWELL
While dozens of people from the political and artistic community attended the ceremony, the leader of the CHP, Özgür Özel, was also among those who took their place in the hall to bid farewell to Önder.
PUNCH ATTACK AFTER AKM EXIT
After the ceremony, where messages of peace were conveyed, CHP leader Özel was attacked by a person with a punch while leaving AKM. The moments were captured on camera second by second, and the assailant was quickly apprehended by police teams.
AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation regarding the assault on CHP leader Özgür Özel.
MINISTER YERLİKAYA: HE WILL RECEIVE THE PUNISHMENT HE DESERVES BEFORE THE LAW
In a statement regarding the attack on Özel, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, "I strongly condemn the physical attack on CHP Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and extend my best wishes to him. The assailant has been identified as a person named S.T. and has been captured and taken into custody. Any attack or act of violence aimed at disturbing the peace of our society will receive the punishment it deserves before the law," he stated.
FIRST REACTION FROM THE AK PARTY
AK Party spokesperson Ömer Çelik made a statement regarding the attack on Özel. Çelik said, "We condemn the attack on CHP Chairman Özgür Özel. We extend our best wishes to Mr. Özel. No attack on the political institution can be accepted. The assailant will be held accountable before the law," he said.
DEM PARTY: WE CONDEMN THE ATTACK
In a statement from the DEM Party, it was said, "We strongly condemn the despicable attack on CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who attended the funeral of Sırrı Süreyya Önder. This attack is essentially a provocation against the search for peace and a democratic society represented by Sırrı Süreyya Önder; it targets the funeral ceremony and our party's policies of peace and brotherhood. We invite the relevant authorities to immediately uncover this provocation. We extend our best wishes to Mr. Özgür Özel, who consistently supports the search for peace and a democratic society," it was stated.