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BREAKING NEWS... Melih Meriç, a Member of Parliament From the Yeni Party, Was Attacked with a Knife!

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Melih Meriç, a member of parliament from the New Party, was attacked with a knife. It has been learned that Meriç was taken to Gaziantep City Hospital and underwent surgery. Footage of the incident has emerged.

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Mr. Melih Meric talks with citizens in Turkey – then he is attacked with a knife. Meric comes to the hospital. Investigations run.A member of the largest opposition party in Turkey has been attacked and injured with a knife in his home province Gaziantep. MP Melih Meric has been on the street with citizens and has come into conversation with a person, the situation has then escalated, the provincial governor Kemal Ceber told the state news agenc…

·Hamburg, Germany
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New Party leader Özgür Özel condemned the knife attack on Gaziantep MP Melih Meriç and demanded that those responsible be punished.

·Türkiye
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Melih Meriç, a member of parliament from the New Party, was attacked with a knife. It has been learned that Meriç was taken to Gaziantep City Hospital and underwent surgery. Footage of the incident has emerged.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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A member of parliament from Turkey's largest opposition party was attacked and injured with a knife in his home province of Gaziantep. MP Melih Meric was walking down the street with citizens when he struck up a conversation with someone, and the situation escalated, provincial governor Kemal Ceber told the state-run Anadolu news agency. The person stabbed Meric, who was then hospitalized and underwent surgery.

It has been reported that Melih Meriç, a member of parliament from the New Party representing Gaziantep, was attacked with a knife by Seydi Ahmet Keleş, the former CHP Oğuzeli district chairman. Meriç, who was taken to the hospital, is said to be in critical condition and his life is in danger.

·Türkiye
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Gaziantep Governor Çeber reported that Melih Meriç, a member of parliament from the New Party, was injured in a knife attack.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Halk TV broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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