The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office denied the claims made by CHP leader Özel regarding the secret witnesses "Çınar" and "İlke."

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office denied the claims made by CHP leader Özel regarding the secret witnesses

13.11.2025 10:18

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that the claims made by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, regarding the "confidential witness 'Çınar' attempting suicide at the courthouse" and "Çınar's statements being dictated to İlke," do not reflect the truth.

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CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's claims regarding the "Çınar" codename secret witness, who allegedly attempted suicide at the courthouse some time ago and whose statements were said to have been made by another secret witness codenamed "İlke," received a response.



STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE



In a written statement from the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the matter, the following was stated: "In relation to the ongoing investigation into the İmamoğlu criminal organization, it has been declared that on '11/12/2025, during a rally organized by the Republican People's Party, the statement of a secret witness codenamed Çınar was taken, and subsequently, the promises made to the witness did not align with the witness's lies, the witness was no longer allowed to go to the seventh floor, and that the secret witness codenamed Çınar attempted suicide on the sixth floor of our courthouse, and that the statements made by this witness months ago were taken from him and made to be said by another secret witness codenamed İlke.' It has also been understood that on the same date, a video related to a suicide attempt incident that occurred within our courthouse regarding the words spoken by Özgür Özel was shared by the party's group deputy chairman Murat Emir on his social media account.



"THE STATEMENTS ARE DISINFORMATION"



As a result of the investigation conducted regarding the matter; it has been determined that the incident in the video shared on social media is related to a citizen's suicide attempt that occurred on 26.08.2025, that our security personnel intervened in the incident and persuaded the individual to abandon the suicide attempt, and that neither of the individuals codenamed Çınar and İlke, who were taken statements in the investigation regarding the criminal organization, were involved. Additionally, it has been noted that the statement date of the witness codenamed İlke is 18/11/2024, and the statement date of the witness codenamed Çınar is very close to the mentioned statement date, being 21/11/2024. As a result, it is clearly understood that the statements made are of a disinformation nature."



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