HALKWEB- Gürsel Tekin, Zeki Şen and Erkan Narsap, who were appointed by the Istanbul 45th Civil Court of First Instance as the Call Committee for the CHP Istanbul Provincial Presidency, filed a criminal complaint against Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who allegedly bribed CHP Deputy Chairmen Burhanettin Bulut and Özgür Karabat.
In the criminal complaint filed with the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was demanded that Aktaş be asked to provide material evidence of the allegations he put forward, and if he failed to do so, he should be punished for slander, insult and fabrication.
Gürsel Tekin and the Call Committee informed the public about the criminal complaint with a press statement at the Istanbul Provincial Presidency today.
After the statement, the petition for criminal complaint was shared with the press members.
What did St. İhsan Aktaş say?
Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who is facing up to 704 years in prison with the indictment prepared against him on charges of establishing and leading a criminal organization, claimed that he bribed CHP deputy chairmen with 200 million liras in order to collect progress payments for the work he had done for CHP municipalities.
Aktaş, who claimed that he bribed CHP Deputy Chairman Burhanettin Bulut with 1 million dollars and Özgür Karabat with 5 million liras, responded to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's claim that he “fled abroad” by saying “I did not flee. Why should I? Burhanettin Bulut and Özgür Karabat have my phone. Let me send them a ‘live location’, let them see where I am...”.
The criminal complaint against Aziz İhsan Aktaş is as follows:
We, the Istanbul 45th Civil Court of First Instance dated 02/09/2025 and numbered 2025/254 Esas
With the decision numbered numbered, the Republican People's Party's membership of the Istanbul Provincial Provisional Board
As the delegation that started its duty, our political activities that we have been carrying out for nearly 40 years
to protect our party as we have always done, which is the relic of the Great Atatürk
for the future of our country. Since September 8, 2025, when we officially took office,
especially at the level of the CHP Istanbul Provincial Presidency, and participated in some trials.
its approach to delving deeper into the legal and political issues at stake, the members of the board
as the most important issue in the region. In this context, the Provisional Assembly has received many
We are also carefully scrutinizing the indictments, for which numerous oral and written submissions have been published.
At the same time, we also follow the news in the media outlets.
to protect the institutional identity of our party. In particular, as part of our duty, we are also obliged to protect the corporate identity of our party.
we follow the developments regarding the CHP Istanbul Provincial Organization without exception and
We are trying to solve the problems. In this context, the Istanbul 1st High Criminal Court is currently
Aziz İhsan, the suspect in this complaint, who is on trial as the leader of an organized crime organization
In Aktaş's statements on September 18, 2025, he said: “We will receive from the municipalities
We were in talks with CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's aides for the payments.
When we couldn't get our money, I'd call Özgür Özel's aides. They'd step in.
In this way, our payments were made in return for commissions from the municipalities.”
made statements.
Likewise, suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş also said on November 5, 22025: “My number is
Özgür Karabat and Burhanettin Bulut have it, if you want, we can provide you live 24 hours a day, every day.
I can do a live location. With this live location you can follow me 24 hours a day. Court date
I'm looking forward to it, let's see if I go abroad when the court date comes.
I'm going to run, or I'm going to run away from a man named in the indictment
will your deputies flee?”, statements that should prove his basic claims.
has been found. In this context, if the suspect made these statements in accordance with the material truth, reality and
If it is not based on actual events, then there is an act that touches on three separate crimes.
First of all, if the suspect's statements are not true, the offense of insult according to Article 125 of the TPC
will be. As can be seen, the suspect explicitly gives names. With the names the suspect gives,
directly and indisputably fulfill the requirement of materiality pursuant to Article 126 of the TPC
realized. To whom the word is spoken, the addressee, which natural person and which legal entity
it is clear that he was targeting a person. The suspects are especially the CHP Vice Presidents
and by using the title of Istanbul Provincial Directorate of the political party we represent and want to protect.
It targets without hesitation certain individuals who are also members of the Presidency. If
if the statements made by the suspect do not correspond to the material facts, the
and a direct attack on the right to honor and reputation of the new complainants
was realized. In this context, our complaint is also a complaint within the meaning of Article 158 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
is in the nature of a denunciation. If the suspect's statements do not reflect the material truth, the statement
cannot fall within the scope of freedom. As it is known, the legal value protected is the honor, dignity and honor of individuals, their reputation in society and their dignity in the eyes of other individuals. If the word attributed to a person is made with an untrue factual attribution, it is also protected in terms of honor and dignity.
his right to dignity will be damaged.
In addition to this, the suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş also stated on live broadcast that “CHP General
I bribed one of the Vice Presidents with 200 million liras” is very grave. This statement
and discourse is a serious attack on corporate identity. Nothing remotely close to the material reality
If it is irrelevant, it is both insult, slander and fabrication of a crime. As it is known, the Turkish Penal Code
The crime of slander, regulated under Article 267, is defined as the offense of defamation
opening a prosecution investigation or administrative sanction after the discourse arising from the allegation
the imputation of an unlawful act to a person as a result of its implementation
should be punished. When a person knows that he or she has not committed an unlawful act
but to act as if he had done so, and that this allegation should be investigated by judicial bodies, investigations
if taken seriously by the authorities, the offense of defamation will be established. Unfortunately, perhaps this crime has already been committed. Due to two separate allegations and statements of the suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş, the veracity of which is not yet known, two separate proceedings have been issued against two different CHP Deputy Chairmen. Especially considering the right of a Deputy Chairman to not be stained due to the fact that he is an Istanbul MP, we hereby report and complain to your office about the suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş in accordance with Article 158 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Again, if the statements of suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş are not based on material facts and
If it does not reflect the truth, it is also subject to the crime of fabricating a crime regulated under Article 271 of the TPC.
will also be embodied. If there is no truth in the suspect's statements, it will be presumed that
reporting or publicizing to the competent authorities a crime that he/she knows of as if it had been committed
is essentially a crime. Therefore, if Suspect Aktaş exercises his right of proof and says that the words he spoke
If the Republican People's Party is not able to demonstrate its response, it is a sign that the institutional identity of the Republican People's Party is being attacked.
is under attack. The client is also responsible for protecting the party's corporate identity.
and the client, who has been fighting for this cause for as long as he can remember.
In order to prevent further harm, pursuant to Article 158 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, count the suspect Aziz İhsan Aktaş.
and complains to your authority.
CONCLUSION AND REQUEST :
For the reasons we have explained and for the reasons to be taken into consideration ex officio,
with evidence based on material facts regarding the statements made by the suspect AZİZ İHSAN AKTAŞ
and if the suspect cannot use his/her right of proof, we demand that a public case be opened against him/her with the request that he/she be punished for all the crimes listed and to be ex officio assessed.
Gürsel TEKİN Zeki ŞEN Erkan NARSAP
REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY IstanbulProvincial Provisional Board