23.01.2026 21:31
MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a written statement regarding the 6 years and 3 months prison sentence given to Ahmet Özer, who was removed from the position of Mayor of Esenyurt, on the charge of 'membership in an armed terrorist organization' in the "City Consensus" case, stating, "This decision contradicts universal legal principles and is fundamentally opposed to the goal and effort of a 'Terror-Free Turkey.' There is no counterpart or reasonable justification for this decision in the collective conscience."
MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a written statement regarding the 6 years and 3 months prison sentence given to Ahmet Özer, who was removed from the Esenyurt Municipality, on the charge of 'membership in an armed terrorist organization' in the "City Consensus" case.
In his statement made via social media, Bahçeli included the following remarks:
""The goal of a "Terror-free Turkey" is the most significant initiative and aim of the last century. Peace, tranquility, stability, and security are both the rights and the undeniable desires and pursuits of the Turkish nation. In this context, we must not forget that everyone and all of us are obliged to act and serve accordingly.
The 6 years and 3 months prison sentence given to Esenyurt Mayor Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer for the crime of "membership in an armed terrorist organization" contradicts universal legal principles and is fundamentally opposed to the goal and effort of a "Terror-free Turkey." This decision has no counterpart in the collective conscience and no reasonable justification.
The decision of the Istanbul 14th Heavy Criminal Court is problematic and should be at odds with the principles of fairness and justice. Therefore, my sincere wish and hope is that the mentioned court decision is corrected in the appeal stages, and that justice is truly served. Our acute expectation is that the Turkish legal system provides judicial and moral support to the sense of national unity and solidarity, free from prejudices."