YENİ Party's Çakırözer visits jailed mayor, journalists in Çorlu prison
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YENİ Party Deputy Chairman Utku Çakırözer visited Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş, Babala TV editor Oğuzhan Uğur, and İBB case defendants Murat Ongun and Mehmet Pehlivan at Çorlu Karatepe Prison. He said their detentions have become 'pre-trial punishment' and called for their release. He cited Dedetaş's health problems and Uğur's lack of financial transactions in the AHBAP case.
Key Facts
- Çakırözer visited Dedetaş, Uğur, Ongun, and Pehlivan at Çorlu Karatepe Prison on August 23, 2026.
- Dedetaş has been detained for three weeks and suffers from diabetes, high cholesterol, and bone fractures.
- Uğur has been detained in the AHBAP case for three years and has had no contact with Haluk Levent during that time.
- Ongun and Pehlivan have been detained for months in the İBB case based on an indictment Çakırözer called an 'empty slander document'.
Prison Visit
YENİ Party Deputy Chairman Utku Çakırözer visited Çorlu Karatepe Prison on August 23, 2026. He met with Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş, Babala TV editor Oğuzhan Uğur, and İBB case defendants Murat Ongun and Mehmet Pehlivan. After the visits, Çakırözer spoke to reporters outside the prison.
Detention Conditions
Çakırözer said Dedetaş has been detained for three weeks despite health problems including diabetes, high cholesterol, and bone fractures. He stated that Uğur has been detained for three years in the AHBAP case and has had no contact with Haluk Levent during that period. Çakırözer described the indictment against Ongun and Pehlivan as an 'empty slander document' and said they have been detained for months. He called for all four to be released, saying detention should be an exception and pre-trial release the rule.
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YENİ Party's Çakırözer visits jailed mayor, journalists in Çorlu prison
