05.05.2025 17:00
New footage has emerged regarding the punch attack on CHP leader Özgür Özel. In the footage, the assailant can be seen doing stretching exercises with his hands while waiting for Özel.
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CHP General Chairman Özgür Özel was attacked by a punch by a 66-year-old man named Selçuk Tengioğlu after the memorial ceremony held for the Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and DEM Party Istanbul Deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center on May 5, 2025.
PERFORMED STRETCHING MOVEMENTS
New footage has emerged following the attack that shook the Turkish public. The footage shows Selçuk Tengioğlu following Özgür Özel from a distance throughout the ceremony, waiting around the AKM, and performing noticeable "stretching" movements with his hands.
STATED "I HAD NO INTENTION TO ATTACK" IN HIS STATEMENT
The attacker, who was detained after the incident, stated the following in his testimony: "I had previously applied to the Republican People's Party for a meal card, but they did not give me food because I was not a party member. Because of this, I had been angry for a long time. I was holding onto the anger I had accumulated regarding the CHP calling young people to the streets. I left the apart hotel where I was staying in Taksim and heard that there was a program. When I went there, I actually had no intention to attack, but I couldn't control my nerves when I saw it."
KILLED HIS CHILDREN
It has been learned that the suspect has a criminal record for 3 offenses. According to initial determinations, the individual has a record for killing his children in 2004, and it has been learned that there is no indication of mental illness.
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