11.12.2025 12:20
Footage has emerged showing Esma Timurtaş, the wife of Erdal Timurtaş, who stole gold and silver worth 147 million lira from the Büyükçekmece Courthouse, fleeing to England together. The family's calmness is notable in the footage.
Images have emerged of the suspect Erdal Timurtaş, who is said to have stolen approximately 25 kilograms of gold and 50 kilograms of silver from the Trust Office of the Büyükçekmece Courthouse, arriving at Sabiha Gökçen Airport with his wife Esma Timurtaş to flee to England.
13 PEOPLE HAD BEEN DETAINED
The investigation launched after the historic robbery at the Büyükçekmece Courthouse is ongoing. The number of detentions in the investigation had risen to 13.
THE NUMBER OF ARRESTED HAS INCREASED TO 6
After their procedures at the police station, 5 of the suspects sent to the courthouse were arrested and sent to prison. A suspect named Kemal Demir had previously been arrested and sent to prison.
NOTABLE DETAIL IN THE ESCAPE IMAGES
Meanwhile, Erdal Timurtaş and his wife Esma Timurtaş, who are said to have stolen the gold, traveled to England with their two children, and a red notice had been requested against them. The images of the suspects at Sabiha Gökçen Airport have emerged. In the footage, the calm demeanor of Erdal Timurtaş and his wife Esma Timurtaş was also striking.
IMAGES OF THE GOLD HAVE EMERGED
While the process continues in this manner, images of some of the gold stolen from the judicial deposit have emerged. The footage highlighted the presence of gold bars and various sizes of jewelry. This gold had been seized in a different operation and then brought to the judicial deposit room.
HE CALCULATED THE DAY
Additionally, Timurtaş acted with the calculation that the next routine inspection of the office would take place on January 15, and that the security camera recordings would expire and be deleted by that date. It was revealed that the suspect specifically chose the date of the robbery, November 13. November 13 is the day when the Ministry of National Defense receives arms deliveries every three months, and it was learned that Timurtaş used this busyness to cover up the robbery.