He had made headlines with the Murat Kapki allegations: Mücahit Birinci's Machiavelli posts go viral
AKP lawyer Mücahit Birinci allegedly offered 2 million dollars to businessman Murat Kapki, who is currently detained as part of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation. Following the rejection of the offer by Kapki, Birinci's posts about Machiavelli have become a topic of discussion.
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CHP Chairman Özgür Özel announced that AKP lawyer Mücahit Birinci took a 1.5-page statement to businessman Murat Kapki, who is detained in investigations targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and demanded 2 million dollars in exchange for the statement.
According to Özel's allegations, Birinci presented an offer to Kapki saying, "You will sign this, you will pay 2 million dollars on top of it, and you will walk out of here easily."
RESPONSE TO KAPKİ'S REFUSAL: "THINK LIKE A MACHIAVELLIAN"
It is alleged that after Kapki refused to sign this statement, Birinci made a statement saying, "Think like a Machiavellian; if you see that the CHP is doing well, you can just say that you said these things in order to get out."
MACHIAVELLI POSTS COME TO THE FORE
Following these statements by Birinci, his past social media posts about Machiavelli have drawn attention. Machiavellian thought is known as an approach that prioritizes self-interest and advocates deviating from moral values. Here are those posts by Birinci...