18.08.2026 20:11
New Party Gaziantep Deputy Melih Meriç was injured in a knife attack in the Şahinbey district of Gaziantep. Brought to the hospital and taken into surgery, Meriç was caught on camera saying that the person who stabbed him while he was being carried on a stretcher to the ambulance was Seydi Ahmet Keleş, the former CHP Oğuzeli District Chair.
In the Şahinbey district of Gaziantep, New Party Gaziantep Deputy Melih Meriç was attacked with a knife. It was learned that Meriç, who was taken to the hospital after the attack, was taken into surgery.
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE ATTACK ON CAMERA
The events at the scene after the attack and the moment Meriç was carried to the ambulance by health teams were reflected on the mobile phone camera of a citizen nearby.
HE GAVE THE ATTACKER'S NAME HIMSELF
While Meriç was on the stretcher, when police officers asked him, "Do you know who he is?", he was seen answering "Seydi Ahmet Keleş". It was reported that Keleş was the former CHP Oğuzeli District Chairman and was wanted.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The incident occurred in front of a business in the Akkent neighborhood. According to claims, a person attacked Melih Meriç with a knife. Upon the notification of those around, many police and health teams were dispatched to the scene. Meriç, whose first intervention was made at the scene, was taken to Gaziantep City Hospital by ambulance. It was learned that Meriç was taken into surgery at the hospital.
GOVERNOR ÇEBER: WE ARE FOLLOWING CLOSELY
While it was learned that an investigation was launched into the incident, Gaziantep Governor Kemal Çeber, in his statement on the matter, stated that Meriç was taken to the hospital and taken under treatment after the attack, saying, "We are following the matter closely. I hope we will see our deputy among us soon."