Melih Gökçek's Explanation Regarding 'Chewing Gum': 'I Used It because of My diabetes.'
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Former Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek, who went to Ankara Courthouse to give a statement as a suspect in the investigation against him, said that what was seen in his mouth was not chewing gum, but a chewable tablet he uses for diabetes. Gökçek said, "The chewable tablet issue ended the moment I stepped into the courthouse. I threw the tablet in the trash can at the entrance."
Defense From Gökçek, Who Saw the Reaction of Chewing Gum with a Laugh “Challenge to the Courthouse”!
Melih Gökçek went on the defense after seeing the chewing gum images as a “challenge to the courthouse” as a reaction. “My son Osman Gökçek shared with the public the chewable tablet I used to prevent dry mouth when passing through journalists in front of the courthouse and my son Osman Gökçek, which I used because of my diabetes,” Gökçek said, “It is not up to anyone to challenge justice”. Melih Gökçek said: “The chewing tablet incident took me…
Former Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Gökçek stated that the product he was chewing on while going to the courthouse was not gum but a chewable tablet. Gökçek added, "It is not anyone's place to challenge justice."
Melih Gökçek, summoned to give a statement as a suspect in the ongoing investigation, reacted to comments suggesting that he was chewing gum on his way to the courthouse and that this was a "defiance." Stating that the substance in his mouth was a chewing tablet he uses for diabetes, Gökçek said, "It is not anyone's place to defy justice."
Former Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek, who went to Ankara Courthouse to give a statement as a suspect in the investigation against him, said that what was seen in his mouth was not chewing gum, but a chewable tablet he uses for diabetes. Gökçek said, "The chewable tablet issue ended the moment I stepped into the courthouse. I threw the tablet in the trash can at the entrance."
Former Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Melih Gökçek responded in a written statement to criticisms regarding his chewing gum while on his way to the Ankara Courthouse to give a statement as a "suspect" in the investigation into allegations of "undeclared money transfers to companies abroad."
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