BREAKING NEWS... He had attended Sırrı Süreyya Önder's funeral: Punch attack on CHP leader Özel!

CHP leader Özgür Özel was subjected to a punch attack as he was leaving the funeral ceremony he attended for Sırrı Süreyya Önder.

CHP Diyarbakır MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu used the phrase "a provocateur who says 'we are children of the Ottomans'" for the person who carried out the attack.

HE HAS A LENGTHY CRIMINAL RECORD

It was stated that the suspect who carried out the attack on CHP leader Özel after Sırrı Süreyya Önder's funeral ceremony has a criminal record for 3 separate offenses and is also unemployed. It was noted that the attacker has a criminal record for killing his children.

CONDEMNATION FROM DEM PARTY

Following the attack on Özgür Özel, a statement came from the DEM Party. In its statement, the DEM Party included the following expressions:

We condemn in the strongest terms the despicable attack on CHP Chairman Özgür Özel, who attended Sırrı Süreyya Önder's funeral ceremony.

This attack is, in essence, a provocation against the search for peace and a democratic society in the person of Sırrı Süreyya Önder; it is directed at the funeral rites and our party's policies of peace and brotherhood.

We invite the relevant authorities to immediately uncover this provocation. We convey our get-well wishes to Mr. Özgür Özel, who consistently supports the search for peace and a democratic society.

STATEMENT FROM YERLİKAYA

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya made a statement regarding the attack. In the statement he made on his social media account, Yerlikaya used the following expressions:

''I strongly condemn the physical attack on CHP Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and offer him my get-well wishes.

It has been determined that the person who attacked Mr. Özel is an individual named S.T., and the individual has been apprehended and taken into custody.

Any kind of attack or attempt at violence aimed at disrupting the peace of our society will receive the punishment it deserves before the law.''

İMAMOĞLU ALSO CONDEMNED

The post by Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently detained in Silivri, is as follows:

I condemn the heinous attack on our Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel.

I demand that the attacker and all his connections be revealed immediately.

Where those who govern the country talk about "wiping out" in an unconscious manner, such ignorant scoundrels and provocateurs find their day.

Get well soon, Mr. Chairman

REACTION FROM YAVAŞ

Many CHP figures reacted to the attack. ABB Mayor Mansur Yavaş said regarding the attack, "Mansur Yavaş: 'The perpetrators of this attack on democracy, the will of the people, and the institution of politics must receive the necessary punishment before the law.'"

I curse this despicable attack on our Chairman Mr. @eczozgurozel. The perpetrators of this attack on democracy, the will of the people, and the institution of politics must receive the necessary punishment before the law.

The institution of politics cannot be designed through violence. To our Chairman Mr. Özel…

— Mansur Yavaş (@mansuryavas06) May 4, 2025

YILMAZ TUNÇ: INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED

Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç's post is as follows:

I strongly condemn the physical attack on CHP Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and convey my get-well wishes to him.

A judicial investigation has been immediately launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding this despicable attack, and the suspect has been taken into custody.

In democratic societies, violence cannot be a legitimate tool for any view or any difference of opinion. Taking a common and determined stance against violence is the shared responsibility of everyone who believes in the principle of the Rule of Law and social peace.

I strongly condemn the physical attack on CHP Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and convey my get-well wishes to him.

A judicial investigation has been immediately launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding this despicable attack, and the suspect has been taken into custody.…

— Yılmaz TUNÇ (@yilmaztunc) May 4, 2025

KILIÇDAROĞLU ALSO REACTED

A reaction to the attack on Özgür Özel also came from CHP's former Chairman Kılıçdaroğlu. In his X post, Kılıçdaroğlu used the following expressions:

I curse the attack on Mr. Özgür Özel.

Polarizing society and portraying the opposition as an enemy is the greatest evil that can be done to our country.

I convey my get-well wishes to him.

MÜSAVAT DERVİŞOĞLU CALLED

İYİ Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu called Özgür Özel after the attack and conveyed his get-well wishes.