16.04.2025 10:30
Gülben Ergen and Erhan Çelik, who had a tumultuous separation in 2017, have come face to face again. Çelik broke his silence regarding the support that Ergen provided to Özlem Gültekin, who is in the process of divorce, in terms of legal and social media assistance. In a statement made through his lawyer, Erhan Çelik reacted strongly, citing that Gülben Ergen intervened in the divorce process.
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In 2017, Erhan Çelik and Gülben Ergen, who divorced in a controversial manner, came face to face again, making headlines in the tabloid news. Erhan Çelik reacted strongly through his lawyer to his ex-wife Gülben Ergen, claiming that he was involved in the divorce process with Özlem Gültekin, whom he married in 2019.
DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS
Çelik's lawyer, Ahmet Avşar, denied the allegations that the singer Gülben Ergen's luxury car was stabbed, emphasizing that there was no evidence regarding the matter. Regarding the malfunction of the security cameras on the day of the incident, lawyer Avşar stated, "For some reason, all the footage of Erhan Çelik's entry and exit to the site has disappeared, and therefore, apart from a 30-second footage of my client entering and exiting the same site, which he also resides alone, everything related to the alleged incident has been erased."
"AS IF IT'S THE ERHAN ÇELİK-GÜLBEN ERGEN CASE"
Avşar reacted to the allegations that Ergen directed her lawyer to support Gültekin, who is currently in the divorce process with Çelik, through social media. In a statement made on behalf of his client Erhan Çelik, the lawyer said: "The fact that my client Erhan Çelik's wife Özlem Gültekin chose Gülben Ergen's lawyer from that time as her attorney and included herself in the process, and the efforts to create a perception by mentioning names and events related to the process as if the case were the Erhan Çelik-Gülben Ergen divorce case, led to visuals from that period being shared simultaneously without a single photo of Özlem Gültekin being published in some media outlets. The claims of 50 million lira compensation, forced divorce, and psychological violence against Erhan Çelik regarding the current divorce case have no relation to reality, and we will make another statement when the court concludes and the confidentiality ban is lifted."
"TRUTHS HAVE A WAY OF COMING OUT"
The full statement made by lawyer Ahmet Avşar is as follows: "The divorce case between my client Erhan Çelik and Gülben Ergen has unnecessarily occupied the public due to the tabloid identity of one of the parties. The perception operation conducted against our client during that process has severely damaged him, and the truths have either been partially distorted or hidden, leading to another tabloid divorce incident being forgotten, while no one has pursued the truth.
For instance, no one asked or published the footage of the luxury car that was allegedly 'stabbed.' The visuals of the car, which should have been the basis for the claim 'My car was stabbed!' were not shown anywhere! We didn't even see it ourselves because this luxury car, purchased from one of Istanbul's most popular galleries, was allegedly repaired the same day at a regular repair shop in a small district of Bursa, without any touch to its existing insurance, and was done for a nominal fee that was verbally stated!
On the other hand, the memory of the computers containing the security footage of the alleged attack mysteriously malfunctioned on the same day, leading the site management to buy new devices and throw the old ones away, and the footage of the alleged incident was never accessed!
So what was accessed? Only the moments of my client's entry and exit to the site... This was more than enough for the media lynching campaign that started with the television program aired two weeks after the incident, presented as if it had just happened.
Moreover, Erhan Çelik had a separate residence and neighborly relations in the same site even before marrying Gülben Ergen. And since everyone from the security manager to the site manager knew and respected him, it was absolutely out of the question for him to forcibly enter that site as portrayed.
On the other hand, those who invited my client to that site to supposedly meet Gülben Ergen and achieve peace, but chose to remain silent while the incident was distorted and presented in a tabloid manner, will certainly have their moment to speak! Because truths have a way of coming out eventually, just like today.
At the beginning of the trial, my client's innocence was as clear as day, and trusting the forthcoming judicial decision, he initially rejected the right to appeal. However, the situation that arose later, which left everyone astonished, could not be corrected.
Despite all that has happened and the public lynching he experienced, our client Erhan Çelik managed to leave the past behind and continues his life as an important businessman internationally, achieving remarkable successes away from the public eye. He is the sole owner and chairman of the Nobel Companies Group, which consists of 11 companies established in 6 different countries, including the USA, Germany, Russia, Libya, and Iraq, conducting export, import, and international fair organizations, providing employment to hundreds of people.
Shortly after my client, who united his life with Özlem Gültekin in 2019, filed for divorce from his wife a few months ago, various scenarios and slanders once again activated 'some people.' Subsequently, the divorce agreement and related documents signed by the parties years ago, along with false statements, were served to the press by the same team, just like in the Gülben Ergen divorce. News such as "Erhan Çelik faces a 50 million lira compensation lawsuit" began to adorn the headlines, and the process of perception operations started again, just like in the Gülben Ergen divorce.
The fact that my client Erhan Çelik's wife Özlem Gültekin chose Gülben Ergen's lawyer from that time as her attorney and included herself in the process, and the efforts to create a perception by mentioning names and events related to the process as if the case were the Erhan Çelik-Gülben Ergen divorce case, led to visuals from that period being shared simultaneously without a single photo of Özlem Gültekin being published in some media outlets.
It is evident that any individual reading/watching the so-called "news" served regarding the ongoing divorce case would not be inclined to think, "Are Erhan Çelik and Gülben Ergen divorcing again?" as the petitions and shares are clearly not aimed at defending Özlem Gültekin.
On the other hand, Gülben Ergen's liking photos of my client Erhan Çelik's son on social media and her attempts to appear directly in the midst of Özlem Gültekin's divorce have not gone unnoticed in the media.
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In light of all these circumstances and information, our only request from the esteemed public is not to give credence to these deliberately fabricated news articles that were removed on their own within just a few hours, and to the new perception operation related to the old one that has been initiated against our client.
As for the ongoing divorce case, the claims regarding Erhan Çelik, such as 50 million lira in compensation, forced divorce, signing documents, and psychological abuse, have no relation whatsoever to reality, and we will provide another statement when the court concludes and the confidentiality ban is lifted.
Despite everything, we will continue to maintain our trust in justice and to present the truth in all its nakedness, with all the necessary documents.
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