11.11.2025 13:59
An investigation was initiated ex officio regarding Furkan Bölükbaşı's post directed at President Erdoğan. As part of the investigation, Bölükbaşı was detained on charges of "assassination and threats against the President."
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The Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated an ex officio investigation under Article 310 of the Turkish Penal Code following a post made by Furkan Bölükbaşı on the social media platform X targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
DETAINED
In a statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was reported that the suspect was detained for the crime of "assassination and threat against the President" in accordance with the issued detention order. The statement noted, "Procedures are being meticulously continued to uncover the material truth within the scope of the investigation."
WHO IS FURKAN BÖLÜKBAŞI?
He was born on September 30, 1988. Furkan Bölükbaşı graduated from Kırıkkale Science High School in 2006 and completed his university education in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Istanbul University. In 2013, he pursued a master's degree in the Department of Histology and Embryology at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine through the Faculty Member Training Program and continued his doctoral studies in the same department. He has also worked as a research assistant at Marmara University. Currently, Bölükbaşı produces content on YouTube.
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