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Özgür Özel Called It "the Robbery of the Century" and Addressed Erdoğan: "There Are Two options..."

Summary by Cumhuriyet
Yeni Parti leader Özgür Özel, in a speech at his party's Küçükçekmece district presidency primary in Istanbul, harshly criticized Erdoğan over the fund investigation. Özel asked, "Did you know about this or not?" and continued, "Either you did, you're right in the middle of this scheme, at its head. Or if you weren't, the people set up such a scheme, and you weren't aware of it."

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The leader of the NEW Party, Özel, addressed Erdoğan regarding the fund scandal: "If Erdoğan continues without the people's rights being recovered and these people being punished, he is the main person responsible for this robbery."

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Yeni Parti leader Özgür Özel, in a speech at his party's Küçükçekmece district presidency primary in Istanbul, harshly criticized Erdoğan over the fund investigation. Özel asked, "Did you know about this or not?" and continued, "Either you did, you're right in the middle of this scheme, at its head. Or if you weren't, the people set up such a scheme, and you weren't aware of it."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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New Party leader Özel responded sharply to President Erdoğan's statement after the cabinet meeting regarding the funding crisis: "Those who lay their hands on the rights of the nation will find us against them." Calling on Erdoğan to resign, Özel said, "If you were aware of this, it means you are behind this scheme. If you weren't aware, it means you have lost the ability to govern the state."

Özgür Özel, leader of the New Party, strongly criticized President Erdoğan's statements regarding the funding crisis. Calling on Erdoğan to resign, Özel said, "If you knew about it, you will resign; if you didn't know, you will bring the ballot box and hand over the responsibility to a competent person."

Özgür Özel, the leader of the New Party, addressed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media regarding the fund scandal. Özel claimed that a minister and deputy chairman of the party, who are close to Erdoğan, defrauded the nation of 2 billion lira, saying, "If you knew about it, you will resign; if you didn't know, you will bring the ballot box and hand over the trust to those who are worthy."

Responding to President Erdoğan over the investment fund scandal, the leader of the NEW Party, Özel, said, "Did you know about these things or not? If you did, you should resign from your post. If not, your ability to govern is over, you should bring the ballot box back now."

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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