A well-known mobster in Turkey, Sedat Peker posted 7 videos on YouTube – each of which went viral, causing numerous reactions in the country.
In his videos he severely accuses prominent politicians of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party He says politicians are involved in murder, rape, drug smuggling, abuse of power and many other criminal activities. At the same time, according to Peker, the Turkish government has protected him from prosecution for years – claiming he even had police protection. In his video messages, Peker has specifically targeted Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.
The mobster says that the minister himself had warned him when investigations were launched against him. That was the only reason he was able to flee Turkey in 2020 and take refuge in Dubai. Because no judicial investigation has been launched against him so far, it is not yet clear what is true and what is not. What is clear is that Suleyman Soylu’s position is weakening a lot – while the opposition is strongly demanding the resignation of the Minister of Interior, says DW. 49-year-old Sedat Peker was known to the Turkish public for a long time.
He is considered one of the greatest in the world of Turkish crime, had to answer in court several times for murder, attempted murder and kidnapping and was convicted of “creating a criminal organization”. His appearances on YouTube will say another damage to the image of Erdogan, who this week made only one statement on the issue, saying that “terrorist organizations and criminal gangs are the same kind of poisonous snake.”
