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[Opinion] Ahmet ŞıK Makes Striking allegations... He Asked Akın Gürlek: 'Is Furkan Torlak the Person Who Contacted People Under the Name Mehmet Kap to Manipulate Public Opinion?'

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Ahmet Şık, a TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) Istanbul MP, posed nine questions to the Minister of Justice, Akın Gürlek. Şık alleged that a troll and media network had been established within the Ministry to manipulate public opinion, using a fake identity under the name "Mehmet Kap" and a phone line registered to a Syrian national.

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Ahmet Şık, a TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) Istanbul MP, posed nine questions to the Minister of Justice, Akın Gürlek. Şık alleged that a troll and media network had been established within the Ministry to manipulate public opinion, using a fake identity under the name "Mehmet Kap" and a phone line registered to a Syrian national.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Ahmet Şık poses 9 questions to Akın Gürlek. Ahmet Şık, the TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) Istanbul MP, alleged that a media and social media network was established around the Ministry of Justice using the name "Mehmet Kap." Şık claimed that this network communicated via WhatsApp with some media members and high-follower social media accounts. He placed Furkan Torlak at the center of his allegations, and the subject of the controversy was... The…

TİP (Workers' Party of Turkey) MP Ahmet Şık stated that some social media accounts were making the same posts about Justice Minister Gürlek, and questioned the allegations, noting that the messages were sent via WhatsApp.

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