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Özgür Çelik Strongly Criticized the Arrests in Bakırköy: 'Those Who Don't Touch Cronies and Those Who Got Rich Through corruption...'

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Özgür Çelik, the Istanbul Provincial Chairman of the NEW Party, reacted to the arrest of 39 people, including 20 municipality officials, in the Bakırköy Municipality investigation, arguing that the operations were politically motivated. Çelik stated, "Those who don't touch cronies and those who have enriched themselves through corruption, immediately send opponents to prison when it comes to them."

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Özgür Çelik, the Istanbul Provincial Chairman of the NEW Party, reacted to the arrest of 39 people, including 20 municipality officials, in the Bakırköy Municipality investigation, arguing that the operations were politically motivated. Çelik stated, "Those who don't touch cronies and those who have enriched themselves through corruption, immediately send opponents to prison when it comes to them."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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In the Bakırköy Municipality investigation, 39 people were arrested, 20 of whom were municipality officials. Özgür Çelik, the Istanbul Provincial Chairman of the NEW Party, described the operations as politically motivated, saying, "Those who don't touch their cronies and those who get rich through corruption, immediately send the opposition to prison when it comes to them."

Following the arrest of 39 people in the Bakırköy Municipality investigation, Ekrem İmamoğlu issued a statement. Reacting to the arrests, İmamoğlu said, "Everyone has the right to a fair and equal trial."

Ekrem İmamoğlu reacted to the arrest of 39 people in the investigation targeting Bakırköy Municipality. Noting that the operation was carried out on the morning of the day the announcement of his transition to the NEW Party was to be made, İmamoğlu stated that municipality officials and their relatives were also arrested, adding, "No one is above trial, but everyone has the right to a fair and equal trial."

PİRHA - In the investigation into allegations of "rigging tenders" and "extortion" against Bakırköy Municipality, 39 of the 63 people detained were arrested. It was learned that 20 of those arrested were municipality employees. 18 people were released under judicial control, while 6 were released after giving statements to the prosecutor's office. The judicial proceedings in the investigation into Bakırköy Municipality's tender and licensing pro…

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