
The Ministry of Justice rejected the allegation that information about the fund investigation was leaked, described the statements of the main opposition leader as unfounded slander and reacted to efforts to create distrust in state institutions.
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The Department of Justice responded to allegations of leaks regarding the funding investigation.
A statement was made by the Ministry of Justice regarding the funding investigation.
The following statements were used in the statement:
"There are attempts to overshadow the investigation process, to make the determination of the judicial authorities questionable, to create distrust among state institutions and to shake our citizens' trust in the state. The main opposition leader's statement that some information regarding the fund investigation was leaked to them from the Ministry of Justice is also a grave and unfounded slander aimed at placing our Ministry under suspicion."

After Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay's transition to AKP, the Social Democracy Association (SDD) published a harsh statement, calling Tugay a 'political fraudster' and stated that Izmir would not forgive this situation.

AKP Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, Efkan Ala and Ömer Çelik met with the DEM Party delegation in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. During the meeting, Terrorism-Free Türkiye efforts and processes regarding the Monitoring Commission planned to be established were evaluated.
In his statement at the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş described the allegations of fund investigation against him and his family as 'lies and slander'. Göktaş invited Ümit Özlale, who made the allegations, to resign.

Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat filed a criminal complaint against journalists Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz due to the allegations regarding the fund investigation. Bolat denied the allegations and stated that the amount in question was a legal lease certificate.
The Ministry of Justice stated that the fund investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was based on evidence, and described the main opposition leader's claims that 'information was leaked' as an unfounded slander.

DEM Party İmralı delegation members Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar met with the AK Party delegation and exchanged views on the terror-free Türkiye process and the disarmament of the PKK.