21.10.2025 13:31
President Erdoğan filed a compensation lawsuit for 250,000 TL and made a criminal complaint against CHP member Ali Mahir Başarır due to his remarks targeting him.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's lawyer Hüseyin Aydın announced that a 250,000 Turkish Lira compensation lawsuit has been filed against CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır.
Aydın stated in a post on his social media account, "A lawsuit for 250,000 TL in moral damages has been filed at the Ankara Civil Court against CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır due to baseless accusations and insulting statements targeting our esteemed President made during his speech at the Bursa Provincial Congress on October 19, 2025. Additionally, a criminal complaint has been filed with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the crime of insulting the President under Article 299/1-2 of the Turkish Penal Code."
AN INVESTIGATION HAS ALSO BEEN INITIATED
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç announced that the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated an investigation against CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır for the crime of insulting the President.
In a statement on his social media account, Tunç said, "An investigation has been initiated ex officio by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for the crime of 'Insulting the President' regarding the words expressed by CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır towards our esteemed President."
"NO ONE CAN LEGITIMIZE HATE SPEECH"
Tunç also stated in his announcement, "The words used by the Group Deputy Chairman are ugly and inappropriate expressions that exceed the limits of freedom of expression and constitute an attack on personal rights.
No one can legitimize the language of hate, insult, and slander. The rule of law guarantees not only the protection of freedoms but also respect for personal rights," he added.
WHAT DID ALİ MAHİR BAŞARIR SAY?
CHP Group Deputy Chairman Ali Mahir Başarır stated in his speech, "From CHP's Ali Mahir Başarır to President Erdoğan: Whether it cracks, bursts, goes crazy, or rages, the President of the Republic of Turkey will be in Silivri in the next elections. This political struggle is a struggle between the honorable and the dishonorable."
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