Detainees Gojde Aitar, Dilek Kurt, son of the victims, and Ibrahim Kosar Bakarki were present at the 16th High Criminal Court hearing. Lawyers for both sides were present at the hearing.
In his defense, detainee Gözde Aytar said, “I do not accept any charges against me. I have been living in that building since 2002. I had no problem with the victim. I had problems with her daughter Dilek. She and Mehmet continued. He came to us and apologized. I had no problem with the victim. On the contrary, we saluted. Dalek insulted and threatened me every time he saw me in the next period. Despite all this, I did not complain to the police. That I didn’t go to anyone’s apartment. I had a chance to go beforehand. No, I was a permanent employee. We put the bill on everyone’s doorstep. I and a few others do it for help. I was at home with him. I had exams, I was studying in the bedroom. I didn’t hear my mother calling, shouting, studying. I was wearing headphones. Let’s go out and see what’s going on. Then 10 minutes later or not, the police come to our house. They asked me what I was doing during the day. I told the police that I went to buy bread at 15:00 and then I came home. I did not commit this crime. I was told in the news and in the papers that I had a mental problem, but the doctors said I had no medicine. I have no mental problems, I want my release. I came to know from the police who came to my house, my name has been given in the incident. I don’t know why it was given. I did not kill the victim, nor did I take her gold. “
The presiding judge said the accused had no criminal record and no fingerprints were found at the scene.
Defendant’s attorney said, “The fingerprints are not of my client. All the evidence has been collected and nothing of my client has been found. The persons testifying against my client are the children of the deceased’s wife. There is nothing in it. File without abstract statement. For that we want HTS records. Only abstract. “My client has been detained for one year due to the statement. In our opinion, the investigation is incomplete, “he said.
“I burn the girl”
The victim’s daughter, Dilek Kurt, complained, “My mother called me at 15.40 that day, we had a normal conversation, we cut off. Then between 18.00 and 19.00, my mother called again. When I answered the phone, she said, ‘I’m burned.’ Gone, my daughter. ‘ So I went to my daughter’s house in shock. My phone rang. Two minutes later, we talked again. When my mother asked me who made the tea, she said, “No, my daughter, they burned me.” My daughter Bura snatched the phone from my hand and said to my mother, “What happened Grandma, who burned it?” She said. I called my brother Ibrahim. I told him to go. He went to the hospital. I am complaining against the accused.
Complainant Ibrahim Kosar, the victim’s son, said: “On the day of the incident, my sister called me and told me that something had happened to my mother. They burned me. ‘Your mother is crying, shall I knock on the door?’ I was too close. I said wait because I thought the tea and coffee were spilled. I opened the door with my key. Everyone gathered at my mother’s voice. She saw my mother lying on the floor in the living room. I was screaming. “Only the accused’s family did not come. They also could not open the window. Mother, what happened to you?” I asked her, “They burned me.” He said, ‘Mom, who did it, why?’ I entered, “he said.
The victim’s granddaughter Bura Kurt said in a statement: “I visited my grandmother two weeks before the incident. I would go boarding all the time anyway. He says he came to Gojde last month and left. He said the bill came with an excuse. He brought the bill again that day. I took the bill, I’m going to close the door, he turned to me again and chatted. He asked me questions. “Do you come often?” He asked. Although I tried to talk about when you will come and when you will leave, I did not take him home. I was at home on the day of the incident. Before the incident, my grandmother told me that Gojde always came home for coffee and tea, “he said.
Witness Sadia Aitar, the mother of the arrested suspect, said, “My daughter was studying at home on the day of the incident. A scream was heard from above. We were shocked by what happened, then an ambulance or something came out. We opened the door and saw what was happening.” I remember my daughter went to buy bread around 16:00. “She came to pick it up because the toy had fallen off. He had a mental problem, but I took him. To the doctor, this illness did not stop him from working, “he said.
Defendant’s father Ali Aitar said, “I was at home on the day of the incident. I was resting. My daughter came and asked for money. I gave her some money. She went out around 06.00-16.30 pm. She left. “My daughter was at home at the time. I opened the door, what is it? My wife, me and my daughter Gojde looked through the door because it was happening,” he said.
Defendant Gojde Aitar said, “Witness Bura Cart’s statement is not true. It is unquestionable for me to go to the victim’s house and have coffee and snacks. When I talk to Bura at the door, he asks me how I am, and I ask him.” ‘Come in, my sister.’ “I didn’t talk to your mother, so I told her not to come in. Also, the dead man came to our door 4 days before he died. And he said, ‘Why don’t you give me justice in Gojde,’ I said everything I could. I did not commit these crimes. I demand my release. “
Announcing his interim decision, the court decided to continue the detention of the accused. The delegation decided to examine the HTS records of complainants Dilek and Ibrahim and adjourned the hearing.
Complaints
Bakırköy sought additional life imprisonment for kindergarten teacher Gojde Aitar for “intentionally killing a person using flammable substances” in a complaint prepared by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. Gözde Aytar was also sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for “looting”.