Özgür Özel file sent to Ankara

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent the investigation file regarding Özgür Özel and three deputies to Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with a decision of lack of jurisdiction...

Scraper SystemJune 04, 2026, 09:34 PM

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office referred the investigation file regarding CHP TBMM Group Chairman Özgür Özel, Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba, Ankara Deputy Umut Akdoğan, and Istanbul Deputy Suat Özçağdaş to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with a decision of lack of jurisdiction for the purpose of preparing an indictment. ALLEGATION OF 'POLITICAL BRIBERY' FROM PHONE EXAMINATIONThe center of the investigation is the examination of the mobile phones belonging to the previously detained Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım and the statements of the suspects. According to the official statement of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the accusations based on the obtained evidence are as follows:Bribery Accusation Against Özgür ÖzelIt is alleged that Özgür Özel requested material benefits considered as "political bribery" at different times from the detained mayor Özkan Yalım. Based on HTS/base matches, messaging records, and statements indicating that these requests were delivered by Yalım, a file was prepared against Özgür Özel for the crime of "accepting bribes." Allegation of Fraud in the 38th Ordinary CongressIt was claimed that actions aimed at influencing the will of the delegates and tampering with the congress were detected under the coordination of Özgür Özel and Veli Ağbaba at the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress held on November 4-5, 2023. Umut Akdoğan and Suat Özçağdaş were also prosecuted for "Violation of the Political Parties Law No. 2820" on the grounds of participating in these actions. WHY WAS THE FILE SENT TO ANKARA? The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office separated the file and sent it to Ankara due to the suspects' status as deputies and the constitutional procedures requiring the authority to prepare an indictment to be with the parliamentary crimes bureau. After the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office reviews the file, it is expected to submit an indictment to the TBMM for the lifting of the deputies' immunity. The statement by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is as follows:"In the investigation file numbered 2025/239999 conducted by our Organized Crime Investigation Bureau, as a result of the examination of the mobile phones belonging to the detained Uşak Mayor Özkan Yalım and the confessional statements of the suspects;Regarding the allegations that CHP Manisa Deputy Özgür Özel requested material benefits considered as political bribery from Özkan Yalım at different times and that the requested amounts were delivered by Özkan Yalım, based on the statements received, HTS/base matches, and messaging records, an indictment preparation is required for the crime of accepting bribes against CHP Manisa Deputy Özgür Özel;Regarding the allegations about the 38th Ordinary Congress of the Republican People's Party;It was determined that actions aimed at influencing the will of the delegates and tampering with the congress were carried out under the coordination of CHP Manisa Deputy Özgür Özel and Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba at the 38th Ordinary Congress of the Republican People's Party held on November 4 and 5, 2023, and allegations that CHP Ankara Deputy Umut Akdoğan and Istanbul Deputy Suat Özçağdaş participated in these actions require indictment preparation. Therefore, the file separated for the crime of violation of the Political Parties Law No. 2820 against CHP Manisa Deputy Özgür Özel, Malatya Deputy Veli Ağbaba, Ankara Deputy Umut Akdoğan, and Istanbul Deputy Suat Özçağdaş was decided to be sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with a decision of lack of jurisdiction on June 4, 2026.".

Özgür Özel file sent to Ankara

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent the investigation file regarding Özgür Özel and three deputies to Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with a decision of lack of jurisdiction...