The investigation of journalist Can Ataklı by Bahçeli.

26.03.2025 15:21

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against journalist Can Ataklı, who claimed that MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli has been intubated.

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The claim that journalist Can Ataklı has intubated MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli caused an uproar in the public. Following the successive denials from the Communications Presidency and the MHP, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against Can Ataklı.

In a statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated, "An investigation has been initiated ex officio against Can Ataklı, who shared on his social media account on 25.03.2025 that MHP Chairman Mr. Devlet Bahçeli has been intubated, and whose post has been defined as a manipulated news by the Disinformation Combat Center, for the crime of Publicly Disseminating Misleading Information."

MHP: LEGAL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED

MHP Deputy Chairman İsmail Özdemir stated regarding journalist Can Ataklı's remarks about MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, "Legal actions have been initiated against Can Ataklı, who has made false and slanderous statements about our esteemed Chairman."

Özdemir noted in his social media post; "On one hand, the ugly expressions used about our late President Tenzile Erdoğan, and on the other hand, the delusions of a despicable person disguised as a journalist regarding our esteemed Chairman are the products of a disgraceful plan that follows one another. Legal actions have been initiated against Can Ataklı, who has made false and slanderous statements about our esteemed Chairman. Our expectation is that the legal institutions fulfill their responsibilities without delay regarding these actions, which have been condemned in the conscience of society."

COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENCY: THE CLAIM IS NOT TRUE

The Communications Presidency's Disinformation Combat Center also denied the claim. In the statement, it was said, "The claim shared from some social media accounts that 'Devlet Bahçeli has been intubated' is not true. There has been no change in the health status of MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli."

"HE IS CONTINUING HIS WORK AT HOME"

Devlet Bahçeli, who underwent heart surgery on February 5, 2025, is currently in his planned rest period. He is continuing his work at home. Please do not trust baseless claims aimed at manipulating the public," it was stated.