In Kalecik district Satılar neighborhood, a knife fight broke out between the relatives of the incumbent headman Fatih Akgül and his rival Ö.B. during the counting of votes, according to allegations. Upon receiving a notification from the locals, a large number of gendarme forces and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. As a result of the fight, H.Ş., C.Ş., E.A. and T.S. were severely injured due to knife wounds.
The condition of the four individuals, whose lives were deemed to be in danger, was transferred to hospitals in Ankara and Çankırı. It was reported that the other 19 injured individuals involved in the incident were in good general health. An investigation into the incident was initiated by the gendarmerie forces.
“7 people from my family were stabbed”
Despite losing the election, injured Fatih Akgül stated that this incident occurred, saying, “When the election started, there began to be a crowd of people around. The son of the rival headman candidate gathered people from outside and brought them here. They constantly provoked us. There were armed and knife-wielding individuals on the other side. They stabbed 7 people from my family. Two of them are receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. These people had a grudge against us. My father served as the headman for 30 years, and I served for 10 years here.
For about 40 years, we never harmed anyone. There were about 250 people. They cursed at my children and my children responded. At that moment, I was inside for vote counting. I heard shouting voices and went outside. When I tried to move my children away from there, I was stabbed from behind. When I went to the hospital, I was unconscious. We had clashed with this group many times before. We were trying to stay away from each other,” he said.
