Recep Çelen

Recep Çelen is the principal of 23 Nisan Ortaokulu ve İlkokulu, who made headlines after a violent incident in which he was attacked by an individual identified as Murat K. during an attempt to remove him from the school premises. Following the altercation, which resulted in a physical assault, Çelen was taken to the hospital, although his condition was reported to be stable. He described the assailant as a man in his 35-40s whom he did not recognize and believed might have been under the influence of substances. Çelen expressed his intent to file a complaint regarding the incident.