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title: "Alleged attack on former AKP district chairman in café in Nizip, one person arrested"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-18-alleged-attack-former-akp-district-chairman/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-18
updated: 2026-09-19T03:10:49.656Z
category: politics
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# Alleged attack on former AKP district chairman in café in Nizip, one person arrested

According to Sözcü, in the Nizip district of Gaziantep, former AKP District Chairman Yakup Karakuş was attacked by four people at a café he visited on Monday; suspects were detained and one person was arrested.

## Who is in this story

- [Yakup Karakuş](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/yakup-karakus/) — People
- [AK Party (AKP)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/ak-parti/) — Parties
- [Nizip](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/nizip/) — Places
- [Gaziantep](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/gaziantep/) — Places
- [Sözcü](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/sozcu/) — Media

## News sources

- [AKP’yi eleştiren eski AKP’li başkana saldırı](https://www.sozcu.com.tr/akp-yi-elestiren-eski-akp-li-baskana-saldiri-p359588) — Sözcü (opposition) — 2026-09-19

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-18-nizip-eski-akp-ilce-baskanina-kafede/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-18-alleged-attack-former-akp-district-chairman/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-18-nizipe-eks-glavu-rayonnogo-otdeleniya-psr/

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