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Detained 'by mistake': Meral Akşener reacts to Elif Çakır incident! 'The lack of seriousness in our country...'

Former İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener reacted to the detention of Karar newspaper columnist Elif Çakır due to a 'case of mistaken identity,' stating, 'It is a grave incident that shows how, unfortunately, a lack of seriousness has systematically permeated every institution in our country.'

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Karar newspaper columnist Elif Çakır, who was allegedly wanted, was detained at the hotel where she was staying in Bursa.

According to the report on the newspaper's website, a police team from the Bursa Security Directorate arrived at the hotel and detained Elif Çakır without providing any information, taking her for a health check. Despite Elif Çakır's objections that there had been a mistake, the 5-person police team proceeded with the procedures.

According to the report, although the person allegedly being sought was another individual named "Elif Çakır I...", the police ignored this information.

Çakır, who was detained by 'mistake' due to the confusion of names, was released hours later.

STATEMENT FROM ÇAKIR: THEY DENIED ME A GLASS OF WATER

Making a statement on the subject via her account on the social media platform X, Elif Çakır said, "They say there is no mistreatment by the police, but they subjected me to the worst of it; they even denied me a glass of water... The state of the country's justice system and the state of its law enforcement are both clear."

REACTION FROM MERAL AKŞENER

Former İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener reacted to the events.

In a post on her X account, Akşener stated, "Another grave incident that shows how, unfortunately, a lack of seriousness has systematically permeated every institution in our country happened to Karar newspaper columnist Elif Çakır today... They detained her 'by mistake.' I express my sadness over the state our institutions have reached due to this incident, and I convey my best wishes to Ms. Elif."