The words of Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer regarding the DEM Party have come back to the agenda.

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CHP's Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer was taken into custody from his home in the early hours of the morning. It was reported that a large number of police were present in front of the Esenyurt Municipality. Searches were conducted at Özer's home and the municipality building. During the searches, Riot Police teams took extensive security measures around the municipality building.

"DEM PARTY IS A GUARANTEE FOR PEACE"

While the repercussions of the custody incident, which dropped like a bomb on the political agenda, continue, the statements made by Ahmet Özer regarding the DEM Party during a program he attended have come back to the agenda. Özer stated, "The DEM Party is a party established according to the Constitution and laws, just like the AK Party and MHP," and added, "It is a guarantee for the peace of this country. The demonization and criminalization of this is not in line with Turkey's interests. However, some people, seeing their own political ambitions and interests above Turkey's interests, are willing to sabotage Turkey's political peace with statements to maintain their power continuously."

THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE MADE A STATEMENT

On the other hand, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer was taken into custody as part of investigations aimed at identifying the members and activities of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization.

"14 MEETINGS WITH A TERRORIST WANTED BY RED NOTICE"

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office made the following statements regarding the matter:

"As part of the investigations conducted by our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to identify the members and activities of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization; based on the evidence in our investigation file, it has been summarized that the suspect Ahmet Özer, who is currently serving as the Mayor of Esenyurt district in Istanbul, has established an organic connection with the terrorist organization in a continuous and intense manner due to his membership in the mentioned terrorist organization, as he has communication records with 694 different individuals who have criminal records due to their membership in the terrorist organization over approximately 10 years, and particularly with Remzi Kartal (Co-Chairman of KONGRA-GEL - Member of KCK Executive Council - one of the individuals wanted by Red Notice) 14 times.

In accordance with the decision taken by the Istanbul Duty Magistrate, searches were conducted at his residence, workplace, and vehicles, and instructions were given to the Istanbul Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Branch to capture and take the suspect into custody by 06:00 on October 30, 2024. The search operations are still ongoing.

Respectfully submitted to the public's information."