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NEW Party Konya Provincial Chairman Nejat Türktaş was Detained and Arrested in the Drug Investigation and Later Resigned
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NEW Party Konya Provincial Chairman Nejat Türktaş was Detained and Arrested in the Drug Investigation and Later Resigned

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  • NEW Party Konya Provincial Chairman Nejat Türktaş was detained at his home in Ereğli district of Konya during the Ankara-based drug investigation on Saturday, September 26.
  • Türktaş, who was taken to Ankara, was arrested on September 29 after the completion of his procedures and sent to Sincan Prison, and he resigned after his arrest.
  • In his resignation statement, he stated that he was arrested as a result of slander and said that he resigned from his post for the healthy progress of the NEW Party's congress processes.

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NEW Party Konya Provincial Chairman Nejat Türktaş was detained at his home in Konya's Ereğli district during the Ankara-based drug investigation and was later arrested.

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NEW Party Konya Provincial Chairman Nejat Türktaş was detained at his home in Ereğli district of Konya during the Ankara-based drug investigation on Saturday, September 26.

Türktaş, who was taken to Ankara, was arrested by the court on September 29 after the procedures were completed and sent to Sincan Prison.

Türktaş resigned after his arrest.

Türktaş said the following in his resignation:

"As a result of the slander I experienced, I was sent to Sincan Prison. I am sure that these slanders and misunderstandings will be revealed clearly as soon as possible. I have never been involved in anything that would embarrass either our NEW Party or Konya. Today, I am aware that I am being held here for a political reason because I am the Konya Provincial Chairman. I am resigning from my post so that the congress processes of our NEW Party can proceed correctly and healthily. I have full faith that the truth will be revealed as soon as possible. When this process is completed as soon as possible "I'll be waiting outside to continue the fight. You can pick a flower, but you can never stop the coming of spring."

What to Watch

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  • The trial process regarding Nejat Türktaş in the drug investigation will continue and the court decision will be awaited.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Against Nejat Türktaş in the drug investigation
  • What is the legal basis for the arrest decision?
  • What is the impact of this incident within the NEW Party on the congress process?

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This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.

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