türkçe links to original Turkish article.
(T24 Internet Newspaper, 23 March 2025)
Worth a life?
In September 2023 in the Hasanbey neighborhood of Bursa's
Mudanya district, Hasan Şahin warned his neighbor Mustafa
Çikin living in the opposite flat about shoes left in front of his
(Çikin's) door, deeming them unsightly. An argument ensued
but other neighbors quelled it.
Four days later, though, as Çikin was heading to his night
shift job at a factory on his bicycle, Şahin hit the bike with
his car, toppling Çikin. Şahin then got out of his car and
stabbed Çikin 15 times with a "sustalı" (switchblade) knife.
Çikin died at a hospital and Şahin turned himself in to the
police (!).
On the other hand...
Şahin "explained" what happened as follows: "The deceased
and I were neighbors in the same apartment building. Since
there's no superintendent I took it upon myself to act as one
for the building. We had argued a number of times about him
leaving shoes and other items outside his door. He cursed me
and threw a punch but I did not file a police complaint. On
the night of the incident I encountered him and he insulted
me again. I hit his bike with my car and when he cursed me
again I got out of my car with my knife. I don't remember
what happened after that." (!)
Speaking for her late husband, wife S.Ç countered in court:
"The suspect is lying. We recently moved into to our house.
A few days before the incident while I was in the kitchen
the doorbell rang and he and my husband argued about the
shoes left outside our door. His son came and apologized to
us, saying 'my dad's an irritable person, just stay clear of him.'
The night of the incident my husband was going to work on
his bike and he hit him and stabbed him. Mustafa did not
deserve to die this way. I want the most severe punishment
for him."
The court sentenced Şahin to life in prison and added on 11
months (!) for "carrying an unlicensed weapon" - the
switchblade knife.
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