09.11.2026 11:27
The 35-year marriage of Melek Subaşı and Şefik Subaşı, known for a time for the argument they had on Flash TV screens, has been taken back to court. Şefik Subaşı, who claims he has lived apart from his wife for 17 years, filed a new lawsuit after his first divorce case was rejected. Another detail that drew attention was the relationship with another woman and two children born from that relationship, included in the previous case file.
The 35-year marriage of Melek Subaşı and Şefik Subaşı, who were etched in memories with the argument they had on Flash TV screens at one time, has once again become a matter for the courts. Şefik Subaşı, whose first divorce case was dismissed, filed a new lawsuit stating that he had lived apart from his wife for 17 years. Another detail that emerged in the old case file—a relationship with another woman and two children—drew attention.
BROUGHT THE 17-YEAR SEPARATION TO COURT
There has been a new development in the marriage of Melek Subaşı and Şefik Subaşı, who became known for the argument they had on the program hosted by Yalçın Çakır on Flash TV in the early 2000s. According to Hürriyet's report, Şefik Subaşı filed for divorce at the Istanbul Family Court, stating that he and his wife of 35 years had not lived together since 2009.
Arguing that their marriage continued only in official records, Şefik Subaşı stated that their shared life could not be re-established and requested that the court issue a divorce ruling. The claim that the couple had lived apart for 17 years formed the main justification for the new case.
HE HAD STATED THAT HE HAD TWO CHILDREN WITH ANOTHER WOMAN
Şefik Subaşı's first application to court for divorce took place about 10 years ago. In the case he filed at the Muş Civil Court of First Instance, Subaşı, claiming that he and his wife had not been able to get along for a long time, reported that he had had an unofficial relationship with another woman and that two children had been born from this relationship.
Melek Subaşı, however, opposed her husband's claims and argued that the problems in their marriage stemmed from violence, insults, and neglect. Subaşı, claiming that her husband had abandoned her and begun living with another woman, asked that his divorce request be rejected.
THE COURT FOUND THE HUSBAND GROSSLY AT FAULT
The court, evaluating the parties' statements and the information in the file, found Şefik Subaşı grossly at fault in the divorce. The ruling was influenced by his having had a relationship with another woman while the marriage continued and his failure to provide the necessary conditions for his wife to return to the shared home. For these reasons, the first divorce case filed by Şefik Subaşı was dismissed.
YEARS LATER, HE FILED FOR DIVORCE AGAIN
Şefik Subaşı, who did not get the result he wanted from the first case, this time applied to the court again, citing the long-standing separation. In the new petition, it was argued that the marriage had effectively ended and that the parties could not re-establish a shared life.
There is not yet a finalized divorce ruling regarding the new case filed at the Istanbul Family Court. Whether the couple's 35-year marriage will legally end will become clear as a result of the trial.