Erdoğan files criminal complaint against İnce over Gülen allegation

Erdoğan files criminal complaint against İnce over Gülen allegation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), over his allegation that Erdoğan visited U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen before forming the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Hurriyet Daliy News reported.

Erdoğan’s lawyer, Hüseyin Aydın, filed a lawsuit against İnce for “insulting the president,” demanding non-pecuniary damages worth 100,000 Turkish Liras on May 29. 

“The allegations of the accused are amount to a serious violation of the president’s personal rights and are completely baseless,” the complaint letter read.

“It is out of the question that there was any permission from any individual or organization, including the individual [Gülen] that the accused alleged,” the letter added.

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