15.11.2026 13:32
İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an ex officio investigation against Ege University faculty member Prof. Dr. Adnan Yüksel Gürüz, who made a post about AK Party İzmir MP Ceyda Bölünmez Çankırı, saying, "A woman from Mardin's love for Çeşme. Only a mussel seller could come of these," within the scope of the offense of "inciting the public to hatred and hostility and humiliation." Gürüz had removed his post and apologized after the reactions.
(İZMİR)
- The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an ex officio investigation into Ege University faculty member Prof. Dr. Adnan Yüksel Gürüz due to his social media post concerning AK Party İzmir MP Ceyda Bölünmez Çankırı.
In the statement made by the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that Gürüz's post on the social media platform X could be considered within the scope of the crime of "inciting the public to hatred and hostility and insult" under Article 216/2 of the Turkish Penal Code, and it was reported that an ex officio investigation was initiated by the prosecutor's office regarding this.
"The investigation proceedings are being conducted meticulously," the statement said.
'ONLY MUSSEL SELLERS COULD COME FROM THESE PEOPLE' HE HAD SAID
Gürüz, by quoting a post on the social media platform X that included Çankırı's statements regarding the Çeşme Project, had used the expressions, "A woman from Mardin's love for Çeşme. Only mussel sellers could come from these people."
HE APOLOGIZED AFTER THE REACTIONS
After the reactions, Gürüz removed his post and shared the message, "Dear İzmir residents and my brothers from Mardin, following the post by our esteemed MP Ceyda Bölünmez Çankırı, I made a post that exceeded its purpose with the instinct to protect Çeşme from construction. The reactions are extremely justified. I sincerely apologize to the people of İzmir and all my brothers from Mardin."