Is there 'human trafficking' behind the resignation of the MHP Provincial Chairman?

MHP Muğla Provincial Chairman Oğuz Akarfırat announced his resignation in a statement, saying, "If we have a right, may it be blessed thousands of times. We consider it a debt to apologize to all the friends we have unintentionally hurt along this path."

An intriguing claim regarding the background of Akarfırat's resignation has emerged.

ALLEGATION OF HUMAN SMUGGLING

Journalist İsmail Saymaz claimed on a live broadcast on Halk TV that Akarfırat resigned because human smuggling was being conducted using a boat belonging to his daughter. Saymaz, who stated that he spoke to Akarfırat on the phone, said, "I called him. In fact, he was asked to resign. The reason for his resignation is not health-related. He confirmed this to me. The reason for his resignation is the allegation of human smuggling using a boat belonging to his daughter. There are images of the boat belonging to Oğuz Akarfırat's daughter Yasemin. Akarfırat sent me these images. Last October, three people, Barış Kaya, his wife Gizem, and his sister, set off from Turunç beach on a boat belonging to Akarfırat's daughter. They pick someone up from there. They enter Greek territorial waters. Greek health security forces tow this boat. They take two women from it. Barış Kaya says, 'Let me go,' and he is never heard from again. They tow the boat to the island of Rhodes. It is claimed that the women returned. Other sources have conveyed this to me," he stated.

"OUR BOAT WAS STOLEN"

Saymaz also reported that Akarfırat said, "When I asked Oğuz Akarfırat, he said that the boat was stolen by a family we do not know. It had a GPS device installed. He says the boat capsized off the Greek coast. The president says this has nothing to do with us. He says, 'That's why I resigned.'"