Striking and reactive remarks from Ümit Özdağ following the 'Atlas murder': Individuals raised to be criminals

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"In Turkey, at an age when they should have pens and books in their hands, they have guns, knivesThere is a group that carries drugs and whose numbers are increasing with each passing day.

Their place of birth, faith, or name is of no importance at all. Those dragged into crimenot, they areindividualsraisedto becriminals. They aremaking our streets,our neighborhoods, and our citiesunsafe in Turkey.

Those forced to commit crimes and those children who are specifically raised to commit crimeswe believe we must distinguish between them.

To become brutal enough to kill a childrequireshaving been raised for crime.These individuals treating them like children would be an injustice to the Turkish nation.I wish God's mercy upon Atlas Çağlayan.May he rest in peace."

In Turkey, there is a growing mob of people who carry guns, knives, and drugs at an age when they should be holding pens and books.

Their place of birth, faith, or name does not matter at all.

These are not people dragged into crime, but individuals raised to be criminals. Our streets in Turkey,... pic.twitter.com/lB8cUQBxA8

— Ümit Özdağ (@umitozdag) January 16, 2026