CHP Minister responds to journalist Gültekin's 'Shadow Interior Minister' claim: By adding a new narrative

Bakan, in a statement made on his social media accountin the statement regarding him, this old news report was recirculated by being and requested that the news report be corrected. The CHP minister rather than correcting them, new fabricationsare also being addedin, stating thatthese reports are 'reputation-damaging activities' andeevaluated.

Hereis Bakan'sstatementinfull:thestatementn.

Levent Gültekin previously, in his YouTube program, stated, “Murat Bakan said ‘I am the shadow I am the Interior Minister, give me an army of bodyguards,' he claimed. This allegation was a lie that day, and it is a lie today.

I called him personally andI have stated clearly:

I have neither made a request by saying "I am a shadow minister," nor have I had any desire for an "army of bodyguards."

Regarding the close protection practice provided to many people in politics, IIt is an assessment and application made out ofsecurity concerns; turning this into an "army"to discreditis anobviousattemptto distortion.

Furthermore, saying that "Murat Bakan requested close protection" is a mundane matter. However, if you present it by saying "he demanded an army of bodyguards, he called himself the shadow minister," it goes viral on social media.

This is exactly what is being done; bending the truth and twistby adding lies, and turning it into a lie through fabricationand combining it to launch an attack on reputationistotransform it.

In our phone conversation,he admitted that he had "exaggerated" his statements on the broadcast,saying that in the next broadhe had stated that he would “correct it.” But he did not correct it.

Now he is bringing the same subject up for discussion again. With the same flippant attitude!

It is not enough for him; this time he takes it even further, adding a completely fabricated claim such as “he requested an official vehicle.” There is no such thing as “requesting an official vehicle.” Then, he returns to the same point again, dturning around and saying that I, as the "shadow minister",requested protection, he issaying.

What is critical here is that this allegationwas clearly communicated to himasnotbeing true.has been corrected by thepersoninvolved, yet he continues to circulate the same lie over and over again.

This can no longer be explained away as a "mistake" or "live broadcastexaggeration."

This can only be described as a malicious, meaning a deliberate and intentionalcampaign to damage one's reputation.can be evaluated.

I did not make this the subject of a compensation lawsuit. Because while there is so much pressure on journalists,I do not find it right to resort tolegal actionon such a matter. However, after listening to my explanationinour private conversation, furthermore, if he agreesand says on thebroadcast that he willcorrect it, but thenfails to include ourstatement, and furthermore, if hecontinues the lieif he updates it and puts it back intocirculation, where and how will weexercise our right to make a statement?

It must also be said that he violated journalistic ethics. A wrongstatement needs to be made. One wrongWhen false information is spread, the necessary action is for thesubject to provide a correction andtoclarify the error.

Far from making a correction, the samelie isupdating it andre-circulating it by adding a new fabrication like a 'government vehicle'; this does notalignwith the most fundamental ethical principles such as researching the truth, verification, respect for the right of reply, and correctingerrors. This is not journalism; it ismanufacturing perception and providing material forcharacter assassination.

Levent Gültekin (@acikcenk) previously circulated a claim on his YouTube program stating, 'Murat Bakan said, "I am the shadow Interior Minister, give me an army of bodyguards."' This claim was a lie then, and it is a lie today.

I called him personally and told him clearly:
I am neither a 'shadow minister'...

— Murat BAKAN (@CHPMuratBakan) December 17, 2025

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