27.05.2026 20:41
The first response has come regarding Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's decision to put up for sale two official vehicles used by Özgür Özel. CHP Deputy Chairman Özgür Karabat said, "Both vehicles were purchased with the party's money. Neither of those vehicles has any connection to Özkan Yalım or Aziz İhsan Aktaş. After Kılıçdaroğlu was attacked in Çubuk, Erdoğan Toprak bought an armored vehicle from Aziz İhsan Aktaş and made it available for Kılıçdaroğlu's use. Kılıçdaroğlu used Aziz İhsan Aktaş's armored vehicle for 1.5 years."
Following the court decision that returned the administration of CHP to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's team, CHP Deputy Chairman Özgür Karabat responded to the display and sale of two official vehicles from Özgür Özel's tenure in front of the party headquarters. Reacting to the words "haram vehicle" written on the cars, Karabat stated that the vehicles were not purchased by businessmen or mayors as claimed, but entirely from the party's own budget.
"IT IS TIME TO TELL THE TRUTHS WE HAVE BEEN SILENT ABOUT"
In his statement, Karabat said: "The attitude displayed today by the administration appointed by the court to our party has caused as much damage as bringing police into our headquarters. Unfortunately, a level of vulgarity laced with lies was paraded on this holiday."
"BOTH VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED WITH PARTY FUNDS, THEIR INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE"
"Now it is time to tell the truths we have been silent about. As the Deputy Chairman responsible for Administrative and Financial Affairs, I want all our citizens to know: 1- Both vehicles displayed vulgarly in our headquarters' garden were purchased with our party's own money, and all their invoices are available."
"VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED DURING KILIÇDAROĞLU'S ERA"
"2- One of the vehicles was purchased in 2022 during Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu's period and was personally used by Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu as his official car. Those who placed those cars in our headquarters' garden are so ignorant that they do not even know this."
3- The other vehicle was also purchased with our party's own money just this year.
"THE VEHICLE WAS OBTAINED FROM AZİZ İHSAN AKTAŞ, KILIÇDAROĞLU USED IT FOR 1.5 YEARS"
"4- None of those vehicles have any connection to Özkan Yalım or Aziz İhsan Aktaş. I have to explain this for the first time now because of the slander they made. After Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu was attacked in Çubuk, Mr. Erdoğan Toprak brought an armored vehicle from Aziz İhsan Aktaş in Istanbul and made it available for Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu's use. Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu used Aziz İhsan Aktaş's armored vehicle for 1.5 years. One day after the congress in November 2023, Mr. Erdoğan Toprak took that armored vehicle back to Istanbul. All records of these events exist."
"I say this hoping not to see such inappropriate images again: Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones!"
DETAILS OF ÖZKAN YALIM AND AZİZ İHSAN AKTAŞ IN OFFICIAL VEHICLES
The writings and license plate details placed on the vehicles revealed the tension within the party. On one of the vehicles, it read "For sale from towel-selling mayor. Haram vehicle," with the name of Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım on the license plate section. On the other vehicle, it said "For sale haram vehicle from contractor Aziz," with Aziz İhsan Aktaş's name.
ÖZKAN YALIM'S "1 MILLION 200 THOUSAND LIRA" CLAIM
As known, Özkan Yalım, who was arrested in the corruption investigation, claimed in his testimony that Özgür Özel gave him a total of 1 million 200 thousand liras in cash and that he had the vehicle modified himself.
THE MONEY WILL NOT GO TO THE PARTY TREASURY
Meanwhile, sources close to Kılıçdaroğlu said that the money from the sale of the official vehicles would not go to the party treasury. It was learned that the money would go to the people of Uşak and a social responsibility association.