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Adnan Beker comments on son's detention: 'All tests came back negative'

Adnan Beker comments on son's detention: 'All tests came back negative'

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • CHP Ankara Deputy Adnan Beker's son, Oğuzhan Beker, was detained as part of a drug and prostitution investigation.
  • Adnan Beker stated that his son's tests, conducted at a fully equipped, internationally accredited laboratory, all came back negative.
  • Legal objections will be filed against the forensic report, and a re-evaluation at the Forensic Medicine Institute in Ankara is requested.

Oğuzhan Beker, son of CHP Ankara Deputy Adnan Beker, has been detained as part of an investigation into drug use and prostitution led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The detention has prompted a statement from Adnan Beker addressing the media reports concerning his son.

In his social media post, Adnan Beker asserted that contrary to the allegations, all tests conducted on his son at a fully equipped, internationally accredited laboratory, approved by the Ministry of Health, yielded negative results. He emphasized that his son was cleared of any wrongdoing based on these comprehensive examinations.

Contrary to the allegations, all tests conducted on my son Oğuzhan Beker at a fully equipped, internationally accredited laboratory, approved by the Ministry of Health, have all resulted in NEGATIVE and he came out clean.

— Adnan BekerStatement from CHP Ankara Deputy Adnan Beker regarding his son's detention in a drug and prostitution investigation.

Beker further stated that his legal team will formally object to the forensic medical report that formed the basis of the proceedings. They have also submitted a request for a re-evaluation of the case at the Forensic Medicine Institute in Ankara, where Oğuzhan Beker resides. Beker vowed to pursue the matter until the truth is revealed, stating they would not tolerate "dirty manipulations and base slanders."

We will not tolerate dirty manipulations and base slanders, and we will follow the process until the facts come to light.

— Adnan BekerAdnan Beker's vow to pursue the truth after his son's detention.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.