09.07.2025 19:50
The court has announced its decision in the case regarding the threats made against the family of 15-year-old Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, who lost his life as a result of a knife attack in Kadıköy. The court panel sentenced the detained defendant Çınar Diril to 5 years and 3 months in prison for two offenses and ordered his release. The other defendant, Barış Ayata, who is not in custody, was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison.
The trial of two defendants accused of sending threatening messages and making posts directed at the family of 15-year-old Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, who lost his life in a knife attack in Kadıköy, continued. During the hearing held at the Bakırköy 8th Criminal Court of First Instance, detained defendant Çınar Diril connected via the Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBİS), while the lawyers of the parties were present in the courtroom. The other defendant, Barış Ayata, and Minguzzi's family did not attend the hearing.
COMPUTER EXAMINATION REPORTS OF THE DEFENDANT ADDED TO THE CASE FILE
In the previous session, defendant Barış Ayata had been released, and the report prepared by the expert was added to the case file. In today's hearing, the computer examination reports belonging to defendant Çınar Diril, examined by the expert, were added to the case file. The report stated that it was determined that the computer was formatted while Çınar Diril was in detention. Additionally, the report included information that remnants of the number that sent threatening messages to the family were found on the examined computer, but it could not be determined how the record was created.
"MAYBE MY FATHER ENTERED TO DO RESEARCH"
Defendant Diril, who made a defense regarding the report prepared by the expert, said, "I do not accept the allegations. I would never do something so cowardly and dishonorable. I did not send those messages, and I am not even aware that the computer was formatted. It is impossible for this number to appear on the computer. There is not even a password on my computer. No one can enter except for my family. Maybe my father entered to do research," he stated.
In response to the statements, Çınar Diril's father, Evren Diril, said, "I did not format the computer. I used the computer occasionally for research since my son went to prison," he stated.
"I LEARNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT FROM THE NEWS, I DO NOT KNOW THE KILLERS OF MINGUZZI"
During the hearing, Y.B.T., who was heard as a 'witness' and was found to be under 18, stated, "I do not know the number that sent threatening messages to the Minguzzi family. Çınar and I have a game server together, and we wanted to get an open line to provide customer service for this server. There were problems when players connected directly to us. Other players disturb us because of the game. The line we were going to get was a Turkish number. It was not like the foreign numbers that sent threatening messages. Then Çınar decided not to get the line. I also returned the money he sent me. Çınar would not do such a thing to the Minguzzi family. Çınar did not send the threatening messages. I learned about the incident from the news, and I do not know the killers of Minguzzi. I have never discussed this issue with Çınar," he said.
5 YEARS 3 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AND RELEASE DECISION
The court panel, which announced its interim decision, sentenced detained defendant Çınar Diril to a total of 5 years and 3 months in prison for the crimes of 'threat' and 'insult' and ordered his release. The court also sentenced the non-detained defendant Barış Ayata to 2 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of 'praising the crime and the criminal.' The panel decided to acquit Ayata of the 'threat' charge against him. The court panel also ruled that the judicial control measures for both defendants would continue.
FROM THE INDICTMENT
The indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office described the incident that occurred on January 24, 2025. The indictment stated that the complainants Yasemin Akıncılar Minguzzi and Andrea Minguzzi's son, Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, was stabbed to death by individuals named B.B. and U.B. in Kadıköy, and that after the incident, Barış Ayata made a post on social media stating, "B.B. is our brother." The indictment also mentioned that Ayata organized a group with underage children, creating fear among the complainants. It was expressed in the indictment that Ayata shared words of a praising nature in a manner that posed a danger to public order through his social media account. The indictment also stated that Ayata made posts that could be perceived as threats to intimidate the complainants along with underage children. Furthermore, the indictment recorded that Çınar Diril sent threatening and insulting messages to the complainants by purchasing a number through the Discord application.
Barış Ayata is requested to be sentenced to imprisonment of 2 to 5 years for the crime of 'threatening with multiple people' and up to 2 years for the crime of 'praising the crime and the criminal.' Çınar Diril is requested to be sentenced to imprisonment of 3 months to 2 years for the crime of 'insult' and 2 to 5 years for the crime of 'threatening with multiple people.'