07.10.2025 12:24
The leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, left unanswered the question directed at him regarding the murder of lawyer Serdar Öktem after the group meeting. Bahçeli's hand gesture following the reporter's question did not go unnoticed.
An attack with a long-barreled weapon was carried out on a car heading from Zincirlikuyu to Beşiktaş at the 15 July Martyrs Bridge exit in Şişli, Istanbul. In the attack, lawyer Serdar Öktem lost his life, while 13 people were detained in connection with the assassination.
THE ÖKTEM ASSASSINATION WAS ASKED TO BAHÇELİ
The incident, which took place in the heart of Istanbul, resonated widely in the public, and today, the leader of the MHP, Devlet Bahçeli, who attended his party's group meeting, was also asked about the incident.
HIS REACTION WITH HIS HAND DREW ATTENTION
Bahçeli left the question from the reporter unanswered when asked, "Sir, yesterday in Istanbul, lawyer Serdar Öktem was killed in an attack. What is your evaluation on this matter?" The reaction he gave with his hand as soon as the reporter finished his sentence drew attention.
HE WAS ON TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF SINAN ATEŞ
The trial of Serdar Öktem, a defendant without detention whose case was separated in the trial concerning the murder of former Ülkü Ocakları Education and Culture Foundation President and Hacettepe University Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Ateş, was ongoing at the Ankara 32nd High Criminal Court.