CHP Leader Probed for 'Insulting' President, Prosecutor
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel is facing a new investigation, launched over his remarks during a rally on Nov. 5 about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Istanbul's chief prosecutor Akın Gürlek.
The probe was opened ex officio after Özel accused Gürlek of receiving a salary from a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of the state-owned mining and chemicals company Eti Maden and made a reference to Erdoğan.
At the rally in Istanbul's Ümraniye district, he claimed that Gürlek was paid by the company for nine months between November 2024 and August 2025.
"I ask the justice minister, I ask the president... Do you know that a salary was paid from Eti Maden's company in Luxembourg?” Özel said, citing the country's official trade registry documents.
The CHP leader referred to Erdoğan while discussing the matter, saying, "Watch out for your dogs messing with us." Prosecutors accuse him of "insulting the president and a public official."
Following the announcement of the probe later in the day, Özel responded on X, posting, “Bring it on.”
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