05.01.2026 11:04
Tuğberk Yağız Gülter, the son of singer Güllü, announced that he will protect his legal rights as a complainant in the investigation regarding his mother's death. Gülter stated, "Trusting the innocence of a person who can easily say 'let her die' about my mother may have been the biggest mistake I made."
On September 26, 2025, the famous singer Güllü (52), known as Gül Tut, fell from the window and lost her life while having fun with her daughter and a friend on the closed terrace of the apartment on Vali Akı Street in the Harmanlar neighborhood of Çınarcık district in Yalova. In the investigation conducted by the Yalova Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding Güllü's death, Tuğyan Ülkem Gülter, who was present in the house at the time of the incident, was arrested on charges of murdering her mother. The artist's son, Tuğberk Yağız Gülter, made a written statement regarding the events.
"I HAVE COME TO SEE SOME TRUTHS MORE CLEARLY"
Sharing his statement on social media, Gülter said, "This process I have experienced has been by far the hardest days and months of my life. It is neither in the past nor will it pass easily. This period, which began with the loss of my mother in her sleep one night, started from the heaviest point right from the beginning. Immediately after this loss, endless allegations, baseless accusations, slanders, and outright lies were made against me. The incredible stories told by people who knew my mother or did not know her, as if they were with her every day, have strengthened my belief that much of what is spoken in the media is untrue. Over time, as I distanced myself from emotions and began to think logically, I have come to see some truths more clearly," he said.
"IT WAS MY BIGGEST MISTAKE"
Regarding his sister, who is being tried while in custody, Gülter stated, "Trusting the innocence of a person who can easily say 'let her die' about my mother was perhaps my biggest mistake. The mere thought that my sister could have harmed my mother is extremely heavy for me. I still have not been able to overcome it. It is still so difficult to accept that you cannot understand. Nevertheless, I rejected this possibility and remained silent with the thought, 'How can a daughter harm her mother?' Since all the allegations made against me are baseless and low-level, I did not take them seriously for a long time. However, this process has clearly shown me how heartless and immoral people can be around us, in my mother's life, and in the media, and how the news we trust can be manipulated, contain lies, and slander," he said.
"THEY REMAINED SILENT DESPITE KNOWING THE TRUTHS"
Gülter criticized those who were aware of his sister's plans for remaining silent before the incident, saying, "Some people have shared past messages exchanged with my sister with the public. However, these people chose to remain silent until these messages came to light, did not attempt to intervene, and did not inform either my mother or me while she was alive. They remained silent despite knowing the truths. They were silent while my mother was alive. Later, they preferred to speak. As if it were not enough, they claimed that I was making plans over my mother and her legacy, as if I needed something material after losing my mother in this world. They tried to lighten the burden on their own consciences at my expense. I was not afraid of live broadcasts, nor did I avoid speaking or answering questions. I would like to remind those who have forgotten whose son I am: You tried to gain popularity by acting as if you were always by my mother's side after her death, while you did not call her when she was alive, were not by her side in her difficult days, and did not support her even when she was left on the street with ten cardboard boxes after the seizure with her two children. You presented yourselves as if you were her so-called children who loved her dearly. I have messages, documents, and concrete information sent to me by those who slander and lie, both before and after. All of these will be shared with the public in the live broadcasts I will conduct very soon, within a completely legal framework. At that time, names will be mentioned; everyone who tries to label me as a murderer, thief, liar, or with other titles by making comments will face this reality. I will settle accounts with all of them through legal means. We will all watch this process together," he stated.
"ALL THE ALLEGATIONS ARE DISGUSTING SLANDERS"
Denying the allegations made against him in the public eye, Gülter stated, "I have neither met with film companies, nor have I allowed anyone to touch a single costume of my mother, nor have I used anything left by my mother for my own benefit. My family, close circle, and the prosecutor's office are fully aware of these facts. Moreover, this matter does not concern anyone; it is not anyone's place. All the allegations made are disgusting slanders. I will settle accounts one by one in front of the law with everyone who deliberately misleads the public; who tries to portray me as a child who does not love his mother, someone trying to show off power over pain, or someone who has a share in his mother's death. Necessary legal applications will be made regarding all shares containing insults, curses, and slanders directed at me. The identities of those who produced these lies, for what purposes, and based on what will also be revealed.
Now I am coming to a more personal and internal point. I really do not know the motivation of my sister, who is trying to portray me as a 'bad child' by saying things I did not say and making it look like I did actions I did not do, in order to slander me and incite my closest circle against me. I can now clearly see that she not only left her brother, who lost his mother suddenly and shockingly, alone with this pain but also added more to it. I no longer trust the words of a person who can think these things during a period when I am struggling with the pain of my mother. I have always wished well for her and her daughter; I have done nothing but support her as much as I could. Offering a room in my house to a sister who cried, 'What will I do?' at the funeral was my duty as my mother's son. Nevertheless, I still cannot understand the reason why she describes me to people with lies and slanders. This situation deeply troubles me. Despite the messages, voice recordings, and evaluations of the prosecutor's office that have emerged so far, the thought I have been trying to hold on to, 'I hope she did not do it,' has now completely broken. The statement 'I did not do it' has also lost its credibility in my eyes. From this moment on, I respectfully inform the public that I have cut off all communication with her. Because silencing the mind and acting only with the heart means infringing on my mother's rights. And I will not allow anyone to infringe on my mother's rights. I will use all my legal rights on behalf of my mother as long as there are as many people related to this incident in the investigation file. Sincerely."