The incident took place in the Çubuk district of Ankara Province, where the politician had arrived to attend a funeral ceremony for a fallen military serviceman. During the ceremony, a group of angry men surrounded the opposition figure, shouting insults and making aggressive gestures at the official. Security personnel at the scene attempted to shove the mob aside to clear a path for the opposition politician to his car. Kılıçdaroğlu reportedly sustained no injuries as a result of the incident and has purportedly been taken to a safe place guarded by the police.
Genel Başkanımız Sayın Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’na yapılan saldırı kin ve nefretinizin dışa vurumu faşizmin ta kendisidir.#KılıçdaroğluYalnızDeğildir pic.twitter.com/qeR61xZ8xk
— Yusuf Özkanlı (@YusufZkanl) 21 апреля 2019 г.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly lashed out at the politician for his alleged support for the Kurdistan Workers' Party which is banned in Turkey.
