Footage emerges of Berhan Şimşek allegedly assaulting his former partner

Footage has emerged in which CHP Deputy Chairman Berhan Şimşek is alleged to have assaulted his former partner, Özlem Şanver, with whom he was reportedly in a relationship for approximately 10 years.

In the footage, it is alleged that Şimşek kicked Şanver in the leg and then attempted to force her into the house as she tried to break free from his grasp. In the video, Şanver can be heard shouting "Let me go" as she is taken inside.

In April 2026, Şanver filed a request for protection under Law No. 6284, stating that she had been subjected to psychological and physical violence. Following the application, the Istanbul Anatolian 1st Family Court decided to impose a two-month restraining and protection order against Berhan Şimşek.

It was stated that the court, in an additional ruling dated June 29, ordered the measures to be extended for another two months.

Berhan Şimşek had previously stated regarding the allegations, "I did not even lay a finger on her; there is no concrete evidence regarding the allegations to date." It was reported that Şanver shared an official forensic case report dated October 21, 2021, issued by the T.R. Ministry of Health İstanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, as well as the official police complaint report.