Breaking News: 15 years and 6 months prison sentence requested for CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik!

An indictment has been prepared in the investigation into the events that occurred in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse on the day Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu gave his statement on January 31, 2025.

A prison sentence of 15 years and 6 months has been requested for 26 people, including Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik.

According to Ceylan Sever from Habertürk, 5 police officers who were allegedly injured during the events are listed as complainants in the indictment.

UP TO 15 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS PRISON REQUESTED

The indictment lists 26 people as suspects, including Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik, his brother Özkan Çelik, Istanbul Provincial Vice Chair Ali Kocakaya, CHP Istanbul Provincial Youth Branch Chair Erdem Kara, his deputy Ozan Temürlenk, CHP Provincial Secretary Advisor Yılmaz Boyraz, CHP Sultangazi District Chair Kemal Avseren, Maltepe District Chair Kenan Otlu, Maltepe Municipal Council Member Yusuf Alperen Yurdudeven, Esenyurt Municipal Council Member Canali Tan, and Kartal Youth Branch Chair Kazım Caner Boz.

Prison sentences ranging from 3 years and 7 months to 15 years and 6 months were requested for the charges of "Resisting to Prevent the Performance of Duty," "Participating in Unlawful Meetings and Marches Unarmed and Failing to Disperse Despite Warning," "Intentional Injury," and "Damaging Public Property."