"Beat & Release": Scooter Rider Hit by Truck Cab at Its "Blind Spot", in Pendik

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 8 November 2024)

                               Vehicular mismatch.

Ecem Sultan Çamlı (28) worked as an engineer at an aerospace

technology firm in Istanbul.  On 5 November on her way to 

work on her scooter at around 0845, she was hit by a TIR cab

(tractor-trailer) driven by Hasan Furkan Çolak (24) and dragged

150 meters.  Ecem Sultan hanım died at a hospital from her 

injuries. 

Çolak was taken into custody for "causing death by neglect".

In his statement Çolak related that "As I was heading toward

Sabiha Gökçen Airport, I heard the cars behind me beeping 

their horns so I stopped my truck, got out and saw an injured

person, whose name I learned was Ecem Sultan Çamlı, lying

on the ground in back of the truck.  I found out from the 

onlookers that I had hit this woman on her scooter.  I myself

did not see the incident because the deceased was riding her

scooter at the right front blind spot of my truck.  I did not

feel or sense that I had hit anything."

"In any case, I went to her and asked about her condition.

She replied that she was OK but was having trouble 

breathing.  She was taken to a hospital in an ambulance.

I don't think I was at fault in the accident.  The right lane

was closed and I was in the far left lane because I was 

going to turn 40-50 meters later.  I do not accept the blame

that has been cast upon me."

"Beat & Release": Drug Addict Son Kills and Decapitates Mom; Sentenced to "Life + 6 Months", in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 7 November 2024)

                             Freudian slip and slash.

In Bağcılar district of Istanbul on 25 September 2022, Ali 

Sayan (28) and his mother Havva Sayan argued, prompting

Ali bey to kill her, cut off her head and throw it into the 

street (!).  Afterwards, he set fire to the house to avoid capture

by the police but he was nabbed in the house after firefighters

put the fire out. 

When Ali bey faced a judge he "explained" that "I don't recall

the incident. I learned about it in the hospital.  I've been using

antidepressants since childhood.  Now I'm addicted to all sorts

of drugs."

Ali bey participated in the court hearing from jail  by means of 

SEGBİS (like ZOOM).  He was convicted of killing a family 

elder and of  "intentionally creating a public danger", receiving 

a jail sentence of  "life plus six months" (!). 

Ali bey had a gruesome sequel in mind...

"Beat & Release": Justice Prevails! Driver Exonerated After Fine for 1 KPH + Speeding, in Kayseri

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 6 November 2024)

Kargın also wants warning signs in Turkish henceforth!

Veli Kargın, an Ankara lawyer, learned from a notice he 

received from the Kayseri Regional Traffic Supervision Office,

that on 12 June 2024 between the hours of 17:23 and 17:52

he had exceeded the speed limit on the Kayseri-Malatya 

highway by 1 kph (!) and was fined 1,506 TL (about $44).

Kargın, though, appealed the fine noting that "with the 10 kph

tolerance, the speed limit on this road is 121 kph and I was 

fined for going 122 kph.  At any given moment, in 

consideration of  gradient and other road conditions, exceeding 

the speed limit by 1 kph is normal.  I request that the fine be 

voided."

A court decision on the matter came down in Kargın's favor

and his fine was voided.  The court declared that "It was not

easy for the driver to adjust to the traffic flow in light of the

road conditions, in regard to him having exceeded the speed 

limit by 1 kph. Additionally, his speedometer reflecting such

a slight difference and him noticing it was problematic.  

İn light of the radar system's sensitivities, weather and other

conditions it is not reasonable to consider 1kph to be over

the speed limit."

"Beat & Release": Football Booster Club Chief Offended, Puts Blonde Wig on Offender, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 5 November 2024)

                       A blonde not having more fun.

A photograph of Cem Gölbaşı, the leader of the "Young  

Fenerbahçe Boosters" club, was shared on a fake social

media account bearing the name and profile of former 

Turkish Football Federation president Mehmet Büyükekşi

on 17 October.  The caption for Gölbaşı's photograph

read "Look at this guy who went to the beach. Did you just

come down from a mountain?", along with some cursing. 

Those who were offended by this posting, including Gölbaşı, 

were able to identify the real poster as Burhan İ.  They 

tracked him down at his workplace, kidnapped him,  took a 

picture of him wearing a blonde wig, and made him post the 

picture on his own social media account along with this video 

statement: "I apologize for the wrongheaded thing I did to my 

elder, Cem Gölbaşı."

Subsequently, Burhan İ. filed a police complaint and 

Gölbaşı, along with six friends, were taken into custody

on Saturday, charged with kidnapping, and jailed. 

Not amused.

Halloween Nightmare: Elderly Man Beaten to Death With Pumpkin, in Karabük

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(Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 5 November 2024)

                                    Trick, no treat.

In Safranbolu district of Karabük province, when İbrahim Tuna's

three daughters in Istanbul hadn't heard from him in three days they 

had the village chief go to his home and he found Tuna (93) dead 

from blows to the head with a pumpkin (!).  A mentally-impaired 

individual was taken into custody for the killing and jailed. 

Tuna lived alone in Konarı village but his daughters, living in Istanbul,

contacted village chief Mustafa Özşen when they hadn't been able to

reach their dad since 28 October.   Özşen went to Tuna's house but no

one responded. He checked the perimeter and saw that a ladder was

propped up against the rear balcony, raising his suspicions.  Özşen

found another ladder and entered the house through the balcony. 

Killer pumpkins can climb ladders!!

He found Tuna on the bed completely covered.  When Özşen lifted the

cover he was confronted with a horrific sight and summoned Gendarmerie

troops, who determined that Tuna had died after being hit multiple times 

with a pumpkin (!).  They also determined that Tuna had gotten his 

retirement salary on 28 October but there was no money in the house 

and the house key was missing, too. 

The Gendarmerie unit identified another villager, mentally handicapped

Ayhan Aksoy (53), as the "pumpkin killer" and took him into custody in 

Emek village around midnight. They found Tuna's 11,800 TL salary and

his house key in Aksoy's house.    Aksoy was processed and taken to the

Karabük T-type Closed Prison

 

"Beat & Release": Blocked Ambulance That Drew Sympathy on Social Media Actually a Truck Posing as an "Ambulance", in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 3 November 2024)

       A.A.: "One way? Fine, I'm only going one way."

In Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district on 1 November,an 

"ambulance" was unable to proceed down a back street

because the car coming from the opposite direction would

not yield the right of way.  The "ambulance" backed up and gave

way to the other car.  A pedestrian videoed the incident and

posted it on social media, prompting negative reactions and

a police investigation.  

//NOTE: many times, drivers impede ambulances for no reason 

other than spite. Other times, the ambulance may be used for 

other purposes like this one  below ferrying contraband 

cigarettes, or as a taxi to get passengers through traffic faster.//

However (!),  it turned out that the "ambulance" was actually

a light truck dressed up as an "ambulance"  and illegally 

appearing to be a real ambulance.  Driver A.A. was taken into

custody and fined 23,709 TL ($690), while the "ambulance"

was banned from the roads for 15 days. 

"Beat & Release": Teenagers Hinder Fleeing Step-Father's Escape So Step-Daughter Can Stab Him to Death, in Izmir

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 2 November 2024)

                               No, they're not dancing.

The night before last in Konak district of Izmir, F.M. (23) and

her step-father Mehmet Kara (60) got into an argument, with 

F.M. accusing Kara of forcing her mother into prostitution.  

F.M. grabbed a knife so Kara fled from the house into the 

street.  F.M. chased after him screaming "sapık!" (deviant)

to enlist help from bystanders. 

As Kara was being roughed-up by the bystanders, F.M. 

caught up to him and stabbed him in the stomach, while

O.Ş. (16) stabbed Kara in his calf.  After being taken to a

hospital, Kara expired.

Police took F.M., O.Ş., S.D. (16), H.A. (17), M.A. (17) and

M.K. (17) into custody.  F.M. confessed to the stabbing and

O.Ş. "explained" that he had learned that Kara had harassed

a woman so he stabbed him in his calf.