"Erdogan, Resign!": Turkey’s Opposition Party Presented Documents against Turkish President

• 11.29.2017, 19:15
•  Region,  World

Turkey’s main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu claimed he had documents to prove President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s family sent millions of dollars to a company in a tax haven.

As Geo.TV reports, Kilicdaroglu alleged members of the president’s family, including his brother, transferred around $15 million to Bellway Limited, based in the low-tax British Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man.

"We have all the records of this company. Was money sent to this company? Yes, it was sent," Kilicdaroglu told CHP party members in Ankara.

He then listed the alleged transfers made by family members including Erdogan’s son, Ahmet Burak Erdogan, between 2011 and 2012 to the company.

Other CHP members at one point chanted "Tayyip, resign!" during the speech.

Erdogan at the weekend promised that he would "not stay one minute more as president" if Kilicdaroglu could prove his claims.

Calling on Erdogan to resign in light of his accusations, Kilicdaroglu said: "If you are an honourable man, you will do what is necessary."

Erdogan’s lawyer Ahmet Ozel was quoted by state-run news agency Anadolu saying that the documents Kilicdaroglu presented were "fake".

Erdogan has yet to react to the claims but in speeches, during the past week, he has repeatedly railed against the CHP leader and his party.