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Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ reacts sharply to retired police officer's suicide and claims of 934 million TL in foreign currency

Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ brought the suicide of a retired police officer and allegations of seized foreign currency to the agenda in a post on his X account.

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Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ reacts sharply to retired police officer's suicide and claims of 934 million TL in foreign currency

Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ reacted to the government in a social media post, citing the suicide of a retired police officer and images of foreign currency he claimed were seized in a parking lot.

In his post, Özdağ stated, "Yesterday, a retired police officer in this country committed suicide, saying 'we cannot make ends meet'." In the same post, he included the allegation that "Today, 934 million TL worth of foreign currency was seized in the vehicles of an individual nicknamed 'Kara Haydar from Van' in a parking lot."

A portrait photo taken in a police uniform.
The photo of the retired police officer included in Ümit Özdağ's post.

Evaluating the two events together, Özdağ used harsh language and stated that they would hold those responsible accountable.

We will hold those who have turned Turkey into a paradise for the dishonest and a hell for the honest accountable!

— Ümit Özdağ

News Source: 12punto

Ümit Özdağ Zafer Party retired police officer Cost of living crisis Foreign currency Kara Haydar from Van