10.05.2025 20:31
The brother of Erol Eğrek, the worker who was beaten by numerous officials in front of the Çalık Holding building while trying to receive his 10-year compensation and later died in the hospital, said, "They lynched him from behind and beat him until he died." Ibrahim Eğrek, expressing his grief, stated, "Did he deserve this? A child who walks around with chocolate in his pocket for the kids on the street and food in his pocket for the cats." He demanded justice.
Relatives of the worker Erol Eğrek, who lost his life after being beaten by about 10 officials at the Çalık Holding building he went to yesterday afternoon to receive his 10-year compensation, spoke out.
Erol Eğrek "I WANT JUSTICE" İbrahim Eğrek stated that his brother was beaten to death in front of the holding building while trying to seek justice for his brother: "The child who went there healthy came back as a corpse. My brother, with whom I had dinner yesterday, is now in the morgue. He left behind four children and a wife. Who will stand against this? I want justice... There is a greater God than these. Money cannot solve everything. I will continue on his path until I die. Surely, there are honest prosecutors in this state. There are lawyers, there are judges. Someone will hold them accountable. They will definitely be held accountable.
"THEY BEAT HIM UNTIL THEY LYNCHED AND KILLED HIM" Those who eat the rights of his four children should not see peace in this world or the next. This child fought for you there. Tomorrow, you will find yourselves in the same situation. Did you serve the boss? The man did nothing to you. After taking his gun, they took him to the back, lynched him, and beat him until he was dead. The child has nothing. He came back dead from the hospital. That's what I will say. I will support whoever goes as far as they can on this issue until I die. I will continue. Wherever it leads. 'He was fine when we took him to the hospital,' they say. They can make statements again without shame or embarrassment. They have no fear of God, no fear of religion, no fear of faith left. Thank God, I say to all the Muslims here. Justice, justice, justice. May God grant everyone justice. For the rights of our children. For their futures.
İbrahim Eğrek "MY BROTHER DID NOT DESERVE THIS" This man had a fiancée, he was going to have a wedding in two months. Did he deserve this? A child who walks around with chocolate in his pocket for the kids on the street. A child who carries food for cats. No one who claims otherwise can stand in front of him. No one he has hurt can stand in front of him. My brother did not deserve this. He would not harm himself there. Just to make his voice heard, but I am sure that everyone is hearing this voice now. On social media too. Everyone should be with us. This issue until the end. The Çalık family is not strong, we are strong. Capital is not strong, we are strong. The rights of those orphaned children should not be left to anyone. I will go as far as whoever stands behind us. No matter who it is. I do not listen to any politics. There is no political side for me. Whoever is with us, I am with them. I will continue until the end with whoever continues with us. Are you bigger, or are we bigger? We will see the strength. Capital is Çalık. For the rights of the other workers too. For the future of the children. I will go until the end. He went healthy. They sent us a dead body.."
"THEY LEFT US ALL ORPHANED" His daughter Zehra Eğrek expressed her sorrow with the following words: "They left us all orphaned. What more can be said? Walking. They are sharing a video saying 'Come on'. I just brought his lifeless body from the morgue to the mosque. It does not change anything, whether he walked in or not. My father died as a result of being beaten. Let it be known that my father died as a result of being beaten."
WHAT HAPPENED? Erol Eğrek, who was beaten by about 10 people in front of the holding building in Şişli Esentepe because he could not receive his 10-year compensation after being laid off while working at Çalık Holding's facilities in Turkmenistan, lost his life at the hospital he went to after the incident.
HE WAS FAREWELLED TO HIS LAST JOURNEY A funeral prayer was held for Erol Eğrek at the Güzelyalı Central Mosque after the afternoon prayer. Relatives of the deceased Eğrek and citizens attended the ceremony. The crowd that filled the mosque courtyard performed their last duty to Erol Eğrek with tears and prayers. After the funeral prayer, Eğrek was laid to rest at Tuzla Aydıntepe Cemetery.
REQUEST FOR ARREST OF 6 PEOPLE In the investigation of Erol Eğrek, the statements of the 6 people who were detained have been completed. The prosecutor's office referred the suspects to the Istanbul 12th Criminal Court of Peace with a request for arrest on the charge of 'intentional killing.'