Lawyer Cenk Özdağ: "Vested rights have been violated; the state means trust in documents"

Lawyer and 12punto columnist Cenk Özdağ made a harsh statement on his social media account regarding the cancellation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's diploma. Özdağ stated that the principle of "vested rights," one of the fundamental principles of law, has been violated as of today.

Özdağ used the following expressions in his post:

“The state means trust in documents. Those who do this today will cancel IDs and title deeds tomorrow.” Özdağ emphasized that preventing Ekrem İmamoğlu from participating in presidential elections causes great harm to law and justice. He further argued that if the cancellation of İmamoğlu's right to candidacy had been done through a law, it would not have caused such significant damage.

Here is that post by Cenk Özdağ

The "vested right" taught in law schools has been violated as of today.
The state means trust in documents.
Those who do this today will cancel IDs and title deeds tomorrow.
If you had passed a law saying Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot be a candidate, the law would not have been harmed this much.

— Cenk Özdağ (@OzdagCenk) March 18, 2025