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(Milliyet Newspaper, 8 July 2022)
Maybe some traditions deserve a second thought.
In Çorum, the trial of Murat Yılmaz (46) for causing the deaths of his
friends Murat Şahin (38) and Emin Alparslan (44) when he fired his gun
randomly into the air at a wedding is continuing. Of the 4,000 (!) bullets
fired at the wedding, 200 have been determined to have come from
Yılmaz's gun. In his defense, Yılmaz explained that "I pulled the trigger
once and it started firing continuously." (!)
The incident occurred last November in Tepekutuğun village in Çorum's
Bayat district. As wedding guests danced in the village square, random
revolver and automatic rifle fire erupted in celebration. However, some
of the bullets hit guests Emin Alparslan and Murat Şahin. Both were
taken first to İskilip State Hospital and then to Çorum Hitit University's
Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, where despite all efforts
they died.
At Yılmaz's trial for causing the deaths of Alparslan and Şahin, it was
stated that of the 4,000 celebratory bullets fired, 200 came from Yılmaz's
gun. Appearing at the trial in front of the judge for the second time,
Yılmaz pleaded innocent, asserting that "I just touched the trigger once.
Then it started to fire continuously. I'm innocent! I didn't commit the
crime I'm accused of!"
Yılmaz's lawyer Derya Öztekin declared that "only" 200 of the 4,000
bullets came from Yılmaz's gun and it has not yet been proven
conclusively that the bullets that killed the deceased came from his gun.
Öztekin added that the witnesses at the trial are protecting themselves
and their relatives while hiding some truths. The trial is continuing.
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