17.01.2026 19:41
The Minister of Family and Social Services, Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, stated that they will provide all kinds of support to Fatma Çakmak, who was subjected to violence by her husband in Ankara, and that they will follow the legal process and intervene in the case that will be opened.
The Minister of Family and Social Services, Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, made a statement regarding Fatma Çakmak, who is reported to have been subjected to violence by her husband in Ankara. Minister Göktaş stated that the ministry is closely monitoring the process with all relevant units both in Ankara and Şanlıurfa, and announced that they would intervene in the judicial process.
"WE WILL PROVIDE ALL KINDS OF SUPPORT"
In her statement, Minister Göktaş said, "We stand by our sister who has been subjected to violence by her husband in Ankara, and we will provide her with all kinds of support. As a ministry, we are closely monitoring the case with all our relevant units. We will intervene in the lawsuit that will be filed," she expressed.
"NO COMPROMISE ON OUR ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY"
Emphasizing that the fight against violence against women will continue resolutely, Göktaş stated, "Regardless of who the perpetrator of the violence is, we will meticulously follow every case and continue our fight against violence towards women without any conditions, exceptions, and with a zero tolerance policy."
Minister Göktaş used the following expressions: "We stand by our sister who has been subjected to violence by her husband in Ankara, and we will provide her with all kinds of support.
As a ministry, we will also follow the judicial process regarding the case we are closely monitoring with all our relevant units in Ankara and Şanlıurfa, and we will intervene in the lawsuit that will be filed.
Regardless of who the perpetrator of the violence is, we will meticulously follow every case and continue our fight against violence towards women resolutely with a zero tolerance policy."
BACKGROUND OF THE INCIDENT
It was alleged that Yasin Çakmak, a personnel of the Presidential Protection Department in Ankara, had subjected violence to his wife Fatma Çakmak, with whom he was in the process of divorce. 36-year-old Fatma Çakmak reported that she had cuts on her face and bruises on various parts of her body and had filed a complaint against her husband. Following the complaint, Yasin Çakmak was detained, and after his statement, he was released but was later taken into custody again and arrested.