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Turkish Lawmaker Questions Justice Minister over Alleged $15,000 Rent - Turkish Minute

Opposition lawmaker Ahmet Şık alleged Monday that Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek rented an apartment in İstanbul for 750,000 lira ($15,300) a month, prompting Gürlek to deny the claim through his lawyer and file a criminal complaint and a lawsuit for damages. Şık, a former journalist and member of parliament for the Workers’ Party of […]
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After the rent and renovation allegations raised by İP İstanbul MP Ahmet Şık over Süzer Plaza, Minister of Justice Gürlek took legal action from the front. Gürlek's lawyer denied the allegations, explaining that Şık had been indicted and a lawsuit had been filed for pecuniary damages.

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek filed a criminal complaint and initiated a lawsuit for moral damages regarding Ahmet Şık's housing allegations. (Medyascope)

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek filed a criminal complaint and a lawsuit for moral damages against TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) MP Ahmet Şık. Gürlek's lawyer denied Şık's allegations regarding his residence, stating that Gürlek and his wife reside in housing allocated by the Ministry of Justice.

Ahmet Şık, a TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) Istanbul MP, made allegations regarding the relationships between Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, the Süzer Plaza management, and AKP-affiliated businessman Davut Yasin Bilen. Şık also raised claims about the relationship between Gürlek's wife, Elif Gülşah Gürlek, who is on the board of the Capital Markets Board (SPK), and the plaza. Şık demanded that Gürlek answer six questions regarding these allegatio…

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According to information shared by Ahmet Şık, Akın Gürlek and his wife, SPK (Capital Markets Board) executive Elif Gülşah Gürlek, are tenants in an apartment located in the Ritz-Carlton residences within Süzer Plaza in Istanbul. The Ritz-Carlton Apartment Controversy: Şık stated that the title deed of the apartment is registered in the name of Davut Yasin Bilen, and that the extensive renovation and decoration work was carried out by a company a…

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