The overlooked Sinan Ateş message from a Syrian National Army commander

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli met last week with Seyf Polat Ebubekir, commander of the Syrian National Army's Joint Forces Hamza Division, and Muhammed el Casim, commander of the Sultan Suleiman Shah Division.

Seyf Polat Ebubekir and Muhammed el Casim, who also met with MHP Deputy Chairman for Legal and Election Affairs Feti Yıldız, Chief Advisor to the Chairman Eyyup Yıldız, and MHP 21st and 28th Term Çorum Deputy Vahit Kayrıcı at the Nationalist Movement Party headquarters, announced the meetings on their social media accounts.

12punto has retrieved from the archives the message regarding Sinan Ateş posted by Seyf Polat Ebubekir, commander of the Syrian National Army's Joint Forces Hamza Division, who met with MHP leader Bahçeli.

Former Ülkü Ocakları Education and Culture Foundation President and Hacettepe University faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Ateş lost his life as a result of an armed attack in Ankara on December 30, 2022.

The 22 defendants processed in relation to the murder are being tried on charges of "premeditated murder," "attempted murder," "incitement to commit a crime," and "aiding and abetting a crime."

Among the defendants in the Sinan Ateş murder case are individuals affiliated with the MHP.

Tolgahan Demirbaş and Emre Yüksel had served as executives in the Ülkü Ocakları. One of the defendants, MHP-affiliated lawyer Serdar Öktem, had also been an MHP candidate for Istanbul deputy. Another MHP-affiliated figure is Ufuk Köktürk, an executive at the MHP Istanbul Provincial Presidency...

For a long time, no statement was made by the Nationalist Movement Party regarding the murder, and no condolences were offered to the Sinan Ateş family.

The Sinan Ateş family stated that instructions had been given from the MHP headquarters not to share any statements or messages regarding the matter.

However...

Seyf Polat Ebubekir, commander of the Syrian National Army's Joint Forces Hamza Division, who met with MHP leader Bahçeli, wrote the following in a message dated December 31, 2022:

“We have learned with deep sadness the news that the former Chairman of the Ülkü Ocakları, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Ateş, lost his life in an armed attack while leaving Friday prayers. We convey our condolences to the deceased's family and loved ones, and pray for God's mercy upon him.”

Here is that message: