Exclusive: We Couldn't Afford the Shopping Mall Anyway, but My Daughter's Birth Gold Was Stolen - Sözcü Newspaper
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The Gökçek family declared their wealth to be "gold received at their wedding," while the leader of the NEW Party said, "We also received gold as gifts, but it was stolen."
Murat Ağırel, a columnist for Cumhuriyet newspaper, drew attention to inconsistencies in the prosecutor's statements of Melih Gökçek, his son Ahmet Gökçek, and his daughter-in-law Hülya Gökçek, as well as uncertainties regarding their sources of capital.
Özgür Özel, the leader of the NEW Party, made a noteworthy comment regarding the attempt by Melih Gökçek's son Ahmet Gökçek and his wife Hülya Gökçek to purchase a shopping mall in Germany for 8.7 million Euros.
Speaking on Koza TV, Özgür Özel alluded to the Gökçek family's assets and the allegations surrounding the "gold given as wedding gifts." Stating that the gold given at his daughter's birth was stolen, Özel said, "Even if it hadn't been stolen, we wouldn't have been able to buy the shopping mall."
Özel explained that they didn't have a wedding ceremony with his wife, that they used the gold jewelry they received to pay off the pharmacy's debts, and that a few gold pieces given at their daughter's birth were stolen by a burglar who broke into their house.
New Party leader Özel responded to the controversy surrounding Ahmet and Hülya Gökçek's attempt to buy a shopping mall in Germany for 8.7 million Euros, where they claimed the source of their wealth was the gold they received at their wedding, with an anecdote. Özel stated that the gold given to him at his daughter's birth was stolen by a burglar who broke into their home, adding, "Even if it hadn't been stolen, we wouldn't have been able to buy…
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