The assassin of Sinan Ateş, Eray Özyağcı, changed his statement by mentioning Bahçeli's name.

The trial regarding the murder of Sinan Ateş, the former chairman of the Idealist Hearths, has begun in Ankara. In the trial, which is followed by politicians, 22 defendants appeared before the judge. The hitman, Eray Özyağcı, who gave his defense in the trial, changed his statement in the prosecutor's office and the police, saying "I received the order from Doğukan Çep."

"THE PROSECUTOR ASKED 'DID YOU RECEIVE THE ORDER FROM MR. STATE'"

Özyağcı, who also made various accusations against the changing prosecutor of the trial, Durmuş Ali Kaya, said, "Greek soldiers captured me. They asked me if I was Turkish, beat me, and then threw me away. Then I saw Turkish soldiers and didn't run away. Pressure started on me from the moment I arrived at the police. They didn't torture me, but they put pressure on me. Prosecutor Dursun Ali Kaya started asking 'Did you receive the order from Mr. State?'"

POLITICIANS PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, CHP Spokesperson Deniz Yücel, CHP Deputy Group Chairman Murat Emir, CHP Vice Chairman Aylin Nazlıaka, Homeland Party Chairman Muharrem İnce, Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ, Future Party Deputy Chairman Selçuk Özdağ, National Path Party Chairman Remzi Çayır, İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, DEVA Party Spokesperson İdris Şahin, DEVA Party Deputy Chairman Mehmet Emin Ekmen, and Sinan Oğan followed the first hearing of the Sinan Ateş murder case, which started today in Sincan Prison.

LIFE IMPRISONMENT DEMANDED FOR 3 DEFENDANTS

In the indictment, it is demanded that Eray Özyağcı, who carried out the assassination, Vedat Balkaya, who brought him to the crime scene and then helped him escape, and Suat Kurt be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for "premeditated murder with joint domination and participation" against Sinan Ateş. It is also demanded that Doğukan Çep, who is accused of organizing the armed action, and Tolgahan Demirbaş, a former executive of the Idealist Hearths, be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for "premeditated murder with joint domination and participation" against the victim.

It is demanded that Zekeriya Asarlaya, Hakan Saraç, Ufuk Köktürk, Mehmet Yüce, Mustafa Uzunlar, Askın Mert Gelenbey, Murat Can Çolak, Osman Bayraktar, Caner Güney, Umut Ersoy, Çaglar Zorlu, Aytaç Ataç, Emre Yüksel, Serdar Öktem, Erdem Karadeniz, Alper Atay, and Mustafa Ensar Aykal be sentenced to imprisonment for "aiding and abetting the crime committed collectively against the victim with joint participation and premeditated murder." The indictment does not mention the role of the Idealist Hearths in the incident, the motive for the murder, or the instigator. Ayşe Ateş's statement is also not included. Zafer Party leader Ümit Özdağ was the first to arrive at the hearing in Sincan.

VEHICLES SEARCHED

Intensive security measures were taken around and inside the Sincan Prison Campus before the Sinan Ateş murder trial. Some vehicles were searched by traffic and riot police officers on the road leading to the prison campus. While there was traffic congestion on the road to the prison, TOMA vehicles were kept on the side of the road. Security measures were taken within a 10-kilometer radius of the campus. Dozens of riot police vehicles and riot police officers were waiting in front of the campus, and a separate area was prepared for the press. The trial, closely followed by the public, is also being observed by numerous journalists.

AYŞE ATEŞ: "WE EXPECT A NEW INDICTMENT TO BE WRITTEN"

Ayşe Ateş, the wife of Sinan Ateş, explained her expectations before the trial, saying, "The necessary procedures should be carried out regarding the 17 people in the separate file, and this file should be added to our file, and a new and correct indictment should be written. There are missing evidence. The statements of some friends were not included. We want the gaps in the indictment to be filled and the trial to begin."

"PRISON LIFE DEEMED FIT FOR US"

When asked by a journalist, "There are intense security measures today, and we see your bodyguards with you, have you had bodyguards for a long time?" Ateş replied, "I think it has been about a month and a half since I requested protection, and I have had bodyguards for a long time. I live under intense security measures. I don't live a normal life. I don't go out except for very necessary situations, until the evening with my daughters. Unfortunately, they deemed us worthy of a prison life that some people have not experienced yet but should experience."

MHP'S REQUEST REJECTED

Lawyers İbrahim Ethem Yiğit and Çağrı Can Pak, on behalf of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), requested to participate in the trial. The defendants also accepted the participation request of the MHP lawyers. The prosecutor's office requested the rejection of MHP's participation request on the grounds that the party did not suffer any harm from the crime. The Court President also ruled in this direction.