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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's CHP Event Used Paid Actors, Agencies Admit
Casting agencies, including Elyo Cast Agency and Cast 34, hired roughly 300 individuals to serve as figurers at a CHP member‑enrollment ceremony in Sarıyer, Istanbul. Each person received about 950 TL and was told they were being taken to a television or film shoot, but they arrived at the political event organized under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s chairmanship.
Sezer Çakmak, an equipment manager for the agencies, confirmed the payments and said an agency employee threatened him, warning “CHP will not support you.” The scandal, first reported by BirGün journalist Ebru Çelik, prompted CHP Istanbul branch leader Gürsel Tekin to play a derogatory audio recording at a press conference; he later issued an apology.
Entities
Elyo Cast Agency · Gürsel Tekin · Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu · Republican People's Party (CHP) · Sezer Çakmak
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A court issued a “Mutlak Butlan” decision appointing Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as CHP chairman. halktv.com.tr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Participants were told they were being taken to a TV series or film shoot. halktv.com.tr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Gürsel Tekin played a hateful audio recording at a press conference and later apologized. artigercek.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Cast agencies initially denied paying participants but later admitted the payments. halktv.com.tr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Sezer Çakmak reported being threatened by an agency employee who said “CHP will not support you.” anfenglishmobile.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The scandal was first reported by BirGün journalist Ebru Çelik. anfenglishmobile.com · artigercek.com · halktv.com.tr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Each participant was paid 950 Turkish lira for attending the event. halktv.com.tr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 300 people were brought to the CHP member‑enrollment ceremony as paid figurers. halktv.com.tr