Call for gathering for Ahmet Özer from the CHP mayor.

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Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer was detained today as part of an investigation into "membership in a terrorist organization." Searches were conducted at Özer's home and the municipality building. It has been learned that the investigation against CHP's Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, who was detained for membership in the PKK terrorist organization, was initiated after his name appeared in organizational documents seized from a PKK prisoner in Diyarbakır prison in July 2023. Ahmet Özer, who was detained in the morning hours, was referred to the courthouse after his procedures at the police station.

CALL FROM THE CHP PROVINCIAL CHAIRMAN

Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik made a call on social media after Mayor Ahmet Özer was referred to the courthouse. Çelik stated:

"We are heading to the Çağlayan Courthouse where our Mayor of Esenyurt, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer, has been referred for his statement. Our Deputy Chairpersons, our Members of Parliament, our district chairpersons, our mayors, and our youth and women's branches will be there for justice and democracy. We will stand by the will of the people of Esenyurt shown at the ballot box."

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's Terror and Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau to identify the members and activities of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization, it was determined that Özer had committed the alleged crime by establishing an organic connection with the organization's leaders through communication intercepts, physical surveillance records, bank account movements, and intense and continuous contact. Upon the request of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a search warrant was issued by the Istanbul Duty Magistrate. While the suspect Özer was detained this morning, searches were conducted at his home, workplace, and vehicle.

According to the organizational documents seized from members of the terrorist organization and also delivered to the leadership cadre of the organization located in the Qandil region of Northern Iraq, it was noted that there was a document indicating that the suspect Özer was deemed suitable for assignment in the so-called democratic autonomy project during a meeting with the terrorist organization's leader Abdullah Öcalan on Imralı Island.

It was reported that communication interception measures were applied against the suspect Özer, and based on the content of the conversation transcripts, physical surveillance records, and examined account movements, it was determined that he had met with Remzi Kartal, who is wanted with a red notice among the so-called high-level executives of the terrorist organization, 14 times, in addition to 694 different individuals who have criminal records due to membership in the PKK/KCK armed terrorist organization over a period of approximately 10 years.

According to the information obtained in the investigation, it was reported that there was strong suspicion of a crime committed by Özer by establishing an organic connection with the terrorist organization in a continuous and intense manner. Ahmet Özer was referred to the courthouse after his procedures at the police station.