[6][better source needed] Since January 2019, Dogus has been targeted by far-right groups and even received death threats after the restaurants he founded included on the bottom of their receipts the message: "Brexit is bad.

The investigation stated that in 2011, Dogus was forced to surrender thousands of pounds in cash after attempting to smuggle it out of the country via his aunt for the purpose of "unlawful conduct" including "tax evasion.

"[9][10] In the subsequent court case, Dogus claimed the cash was legitimate and that he had sent it to Turkey in order to repay his brother-in-law, who had lent him money for his wedding.

Throughout the case that took place almost a decade ago, Mr Dogus sought to cooperate fully with the court and instructed his solicitor and legal team to do the same.

"[12] The British Kebab Awards have been presented by several prominent figures including Jeremy Corbyn, Sadiq Khan, Dan Carden, Joan Ryan, Angela Rayner and Tim Roache and have been sponsored by Just Eat.

[13][14][15] Dogus' connection with the Labour Party goes back to when he was sixteen, when he was invited by a teacher to address an NUT meeting, to talk about Kurdish human rights.

[35] In October 2019, Dogus was shortlisted to be the Labour candidate for the seat of Vauxhall in South London, losing out to Florence Eshalomi.

[36] In November 2019, Dogus was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for West Bromwich East following the decision by the incumbent MP and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson, to resign at the 2019 general election.