27.05.2026 10:20
High school student Can Kartal Demirbaş, who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in the Piyalepaşa-Kağıthane Tunnel in Istanbul, lost his life after a 19-day struggle. While Demirbaş, who played for the Sarıyer Sports Club youth team, was laid to rest in tears, the motorcycle driver involved in the accident was placed under house arrest.
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A motorcycle driven by D.T. (17) in Şişli, while traveling through a tunnel, first struck a motorcycle operated by Ömer U., and then collided with a car belonging to Asiye Y. that was stopped in the emergency lane. In the accident, high school student D.T. and his passenger, Sarıyer Sports Club youth player and high school student Can Kartal Demirbaş (17), were seriously injured. Demirbaş, who was hospitalized for treatment, died 19 days later. The driver D.T., who was detained in connection with the incident, was placed under house arrest.
Can Kartal Demirbaş, a high school student who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in the Piyalepaşa-Kağıthane Tunnel in Istanbul, lost his life after a 19-day struggle. Demirbaş, who also played for the Sarıyer Sports Club youth team, left his family, school friends, and the sports community in mourning.
The accident occurred on Wednesday, May 6, at around 3:30 PM in the Piyalepaşa-Kağıthane Tunnel in the Halil Rıfat Paşa neighborhood. According to information obtained, the motorcycle driven by D.T., a student at Nişantaşı Nuri Akın Anatolian High School, rear-ended another motorcycle traveling in the same direction in the emergency lane. The motorcycle, thrown off balance by the impact, also collided with a car parked in the emergency lane. In the accident, the motorcycle driver D.T. and his passenger, 10th-grade student Can Kartal Demirbaş from the same high school, were injured.
TRAGIC NEWS CAME 19 DAYS LATER
Police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification. Among the injured, D.T. was discharged after treatment at the hospital, while Can Kartal Demirbaş, who was seriously wounded, underwent surgery.
The young student, who was in critical condition, underwent treatment in intensive care for days. Demirbaş, who played for the Sarıyer Sports Club youth team, passed away on May 25 despite all medical interventions. Following Demirbaş's death, an investigation was launched, and the motorcycle driver D.T. was taken into custody. The suspect was placed under judicial control in the form of house arrest.
BID FAREWELL WITH TEARS
A funeral ceremony was held for Can Kartal Demirbaş at the Beşiktaş Cemevi. The ceremony was also attended by Şişli District Governor Cevdet Ertürkmen, Provincial Director of National Education Murat Mücahit Yentür, District Director of National Education Sevgi Yücel, AK Party Şişli District Chairman Serkan Polat, and CHP Beşiktaş District Chairman Mehmet Arslan.
After the funeral prayer, Demirbaş's body was laid to rest at Kilyos Cemetery in Sarıyer.
CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM THE CLUB
Sarıyer Sports Club also issued a condolence message following the young athlete's death. The club's statement read: "We offer our condolences to the deceased athlete; first and foremost to his grieving family, as well as to his relatives, loved ones, and our community."
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