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Turkey’s AK Party files three compensation lawsuits over alleged false claims
Turkey’s governing AK Party says it has filed three compensation lawsuits over statements and broadcasts it considers damaging to its reputation.
The party’s secretary-general, Eyyüp Kadir İnan, said the cases concern Şaban Sevinç, journalist Timur Soykan and Yeni Parti spokesperson Zeynel Emre.
The party is seeking 500,000 lira from Sevinç, 600,000 lira over Soykan’s broadcasts and 500,000 lira from Emre.
One account also names BirGün TV in the case involving Soykan, while another names Soykan alone.
The party says the statements included false allegations that harmed its institutional standing.
İnan said the party respects press freedom and criticism but considers false claims a separate matter.
The lawsuits will now proceed through the legal system, and the party says it will pursue them.
Turkey’s AK Party says it has filed three compensation lawsuits over statements and publications it considers damaging to the party’s reputation.
The claims seek 500,000 Turkish lira over Şaban Sevinç’s publications, 600,000 lira over Timur Soykan’s publications, and 500,000 lira over Zeynel Emre’s statements.
The party’s secretary-general, Eyyüp Kadir İnan, announced the cases on social media.
The reports differ on whether the 600,000-lira case also names BirGün TV.
İnan said the party respects press freedom and criticism but rejects what it describes as unfounded allegations against its institutional reputation.
- Who
- The AK Party filed the lawsuits. The named targets are Şaban Sevinç, Timur Soykan and Zeynel Emre; Sabah also names BirGün TV.
- What
- Three non-pecuniary compensation lawsuits seeking a total of 1.6 million Turkish lira.
- When
- Announced on 13 October 2026. The cited publications and statements date from 26 September to 12 October.
- Where
- Turkey; the announcement was made on social media.
- Why
- The party says the publications and statements contained unfounded allegations that harmed its institutional identity and reputation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The dates of publications cited in the compensation claim involving Timur Soykan; reports differ on whether BirGün TV is also named.
The dates of publications cited in the compensation claim involving Şaban Sevinç.
Zeynel Emre made the statements cited in the third compensation claim.
AK Party secretary-general Eyyüp Kadir İnan announced that the three lawsuits had been filed.
- Lawsuits
- 3
- Şaban Sevinç claim
- 500,000 Turkish lira
- Timur Soykan claim
- 600,000 Turkish lira; Sabah also names BirGün TV
- Zeynel Emre claim
- 500,000 Turkish lira
- Total sought
- 1.6 million Turkish lira
What people are saying
We continue to firmly exercise our legal rights against unfounded allegations, accusations and statements targeting our party’s institutional identity, reputation and standing.
We believe that the legal and democratic distinction between exercising the right to criticism and targeting a political party’s institutional reputation through false claims must be observed.
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KAMUOYUNA DUYURU AK Parti olarak, partimizin kurumsal kimliğini, itibarını ve saygınlığını hedef alan asılsız iddia, itham ve açıklamalara karşı hukuki haklarımızı kararlılıkla kullanmaya devam ediyoruz. Bu çerçevede, AK Parti Genel Sekreterliğimiz tarafından partimizin
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