02.06.2025 16:50
On the morning of February 14, Düriye Çiğdem Keklik was found dead at her home in Antalya. Her husband, Hüsamettin Keklik, is alleged to have shot her with a rifle and staged it as a suicide. A life sentence with aggravated conditions has been requested for him. The indictment states that evidence such as blood traces at the crime scene and fingerprints on the 'suicide note' contradict the defendant's account, and it was noted that the letter may have been written under duress.
On the morning of February 14, an incident occurred in the Altıntaş neighborhood of the Aksu district; Hüsamettin Keklik called the 112 Emergency Call Center and reported that he found his wife's lifeless body when he returned home from work in the morning. The medical team that arrived at the house determined that Düriye Çiğdem Keklik had been shot in the chest with a rifle and had lost her life.
HIS WIFE WAS ARRESTED
In a letter found on a table at the scene, it was noted that the following expressions were present: 'I did not cheat on you, I had no knowledge of any of your photos, I did not think of anyone but you. I loved you more than my own life. I am very sorry for what I have put you through. Please forgive me. I am taking my own life of my own free will, you are free from me.' Hüsamettin Keklik, who was taken into custody, claimed in his statement at the police station that his wife had committed suicide. Keklik, who was referred to the courthouse, was arrested by the duty judge.
FINGERPRINT ON THE LETTER
The indictment prepared by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the suspicious death of Düriye Çiğdem Keklik was accepted by the 3rd Heavy Criminal Court. The indictment noted that Hüsamettin Keklik's fingerprint was found on the 'suicide note.' It was also stated that no DNA belonging to a different man was found in the DNA samples taken from the victim.
"IT MAY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO BE WRITTEN"
The indictment stated that the evidence at the scene, such as blood traces, gunpowder residues, and the fingerprint on the 'suicide note,' contradicted the defendant's account; it was indicated that the letter may have been forced to be written by Düriye Çiğdem Keklik at the behest of Hüsamettin Keklik. The indictment also mentioned that the defendant systematically applied violence to his wife, that the victim lived in fear and under pressure, that he argued with his wife on the day of the incident, and that she might have been shot afterward. It was expressed that the defendant could have arranged the crime scene after the murder to make it look like a suicide.
"HE HAD PHOTOS WITH HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND"
Hüsamettin Keklik stated in his testimony at the prosecutor's office that they had been together for 5 years and got married in 2024, saying, "My wife had photos with her ex-boyfriend on her phone, I saw these photos on February 13. I threw the phone in front of her and told her to delete the photos. Later, I asked my wife what she did with the photos, and she said, 'I deleted them.' She had deleted them, but they were still in the trash. I told her she was being disrespectful to me. I got angry and went outside. My wife had a health issue; sometimes her heart would race, and she would experience shortness of breath, so I returned home knowing this," he stated.
"I SAW MY WIFE IN A STATE OF SUICIDE"
Keklik stated that he asked his wife about the photos again the next day, saying, "She had not deleted the photos. I said, 'What you did is disrespectful to me; you see me in a pitiful state. I told you we would talk about this and close the matter.' She said there were also photos of different men, claiming they were her ex-boyfriends. Then my service time came, and I went to work. Before leaving the house, my wife had given me her phone, saying, 'You can look at anything you want; I have nothing to hide from you.' I did not leave work that night. I left at 8:00 AM and went home. When I opened the living room door, I saw my wife in a state of suicide. She had shot herself with my automatic shotgun," he said.
Hüsamettin Keklik, who is facing aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of intentional killing against a woman and spouse, will stand trial in the coming days.