Ümit Özdağ was acquitted in the 'threat' case

A decision was made in the case where Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ was tried on the charge of 'threat' upon the complaint of former Welfare Party Deputy Şevki Yılmaz.

Kocaeli 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance ruled that Özdağ was acquitted.

ACQUITTAL DECISION FROM THE COURT

Lawyers of the parties attended the 5th hearing of the case held at Kocaeli 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance.

Evaluating the defenses made at the last hearing, the court decided to acquit the Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Former Welfare Party Deputy Şevki Yılmaz, in his speech at Berna Sultan Osmanoğlu's wedding held in Istanbul in 2024, said, "I curse the degenerates who exiled the Ottoman Empire."

While Yılmaz's words created a public debate, Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ also reacted on his social media account.

Özdağ used the following statements in his post:

"Şevki, I hope we meet somewhere. I'll show you who the noble and the ignoble are."

Following this post, upon the complaint of Şevki Yılmaz, a lawsuit was filed against Özdağ on the charge of 'threat'.

The case, which was heard at the Kocaeli 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance, ended with the acquittal decision given in the 5th hearing.