ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have arrested Ümit Özdağ, the leader of the far-right Victory Party (Zafer Party), on charges of inciting violence and hatred through his anti-refugee rhetoric posted

Zafer Party leader Ümit Özdağ was arrested in Ankara within the scope of the investigation initiated against him due to “insulting the President” and he was brought to Istanbul in the morning of 21st of January 2025. The prosecutor's statement of Ümit Özdağ was completed.

Party, Ümit Özdağ, was arrested late yesterday following an investigation launched by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on charges of "insulting the president." Özdağ was taken into custody on Jan 20 in Ankara,

The founder of the Turkish far-right in the modern era is on the fast track to becoming a political “martyr” after his arrest but Ümit

Turkish authorities arrested the leader of the far-right Victory Party (Zafer Party), Ümit Özdağ, on charges of inciting violence and hatred through a series of anti-refugee posts on social media, the party confirmed on Tuesday.

Turkish authorities have arrested Ümit Özdağ, the leader of the far-right Victory Party, on charges of inciting hatred and violence through anti-refugee posts on social media. The arrest, confirmed

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Türkiye's far-right Victory Party, was arrested on Tuesday for “inciting people to hatred and hostility” following his detention on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Far-right Victory Party (ZP) Chairperson Ümit Özdağ, who was detained on Monday, has been arrested on charges of “publicly inciting hatred and hostility,” the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday.

Turkish court orders Umit Ozdag’s custody over accusations of public incitement and anti-Syrian refugee riots.

Ümit Özdağ, chair of the far-right Victory Party (ZP) was referred on Tuesday to a court in Istanbul after his detention on Monday evening in the capital Ankara. Özdağ is accused of insulting the president while media outlets reported on Tuesday that he will also face charges of inciting people to hatred, a more serious offense.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: View of the Turkish Railways Museum Sirkeci train station, near the terminus of the Orient Express, Istanbul. (Photo by John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

Turkey jailed Umit Ozdag, the leader of a small nationalist party and a vocal critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of inciting hatred and enmity.