The 66 -year -old who attacked the president of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Ozgur Ozel, was convicted of murder, thefts and threats. Constantinople.
The serious attack took place on Sunday afternoon (04.05.2025) in Constantinople, while Ozel was leaving a memory ceremony For Kurdish MP Sir Surrey Oder who passed away yesterday.
Then, the 66 -year -old hit him on his head with eyewitnesses reporting that he was screaming “I am a grandson of the Ottomans”.
As reported by the Turkish Ministry of the Interior, The 66 -year -old had previously been convicted of the murder of his children but also for injury 2.
At the same time, he had been involved in thefts and threats. But despite his heavy criminal past, was released on restrictive terms in 2020.
See the moment of the attack:
Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel has been punched in the face in Istanbul today pic.twitter.com/YQvXDtmpaX
– Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) May 4, 2025
The 66 -year -old said he attacked the Turkish opposition president as he had nervous that the application for a feeding card had been rejected to the CHP.
“I had applied to the CHP for a feeding card, but they didn’t give it to me because I was not a party member. Then, with the invitation of the CHP to the young people to take to the streets, the rage I had accumulated within me manifested. As soon as I saw him, I was unable to contain my anger and I attacked him, “he said.