27.03.2026 17:25
In the trial regarding the death of Ejegül Ovezova, with whom Cemil Koç, who killed 22-year-old university student Ayşe Tokyaz in Istanbul and transported her body in a suitcase, was living in Diyarbakır, a witness, Y.F., who lives on the ground floor, stated, "It was quite a loud argument. I went to the balcony because I thought something was happening outside, and at that moment, Ejegül fell right in front of me. Before she fell, she was shouting 'enough, enough.' I don't know if she jumped or if someone pushed her."
After being murdered in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, the body of university student Ayşe Tokyaz was found in a suitcase by the roadside in Eyüpsultan on July 13, 2025. Cemil Koç (38), who was taken into custody in connection with her murder, was arrested by the Duty Magistrate for the crime of premeditated murder, and six others who assisted him were also arrested for aiding and abetting premeditated murder.
AYŞE'S KILLER IS ALSO A SUSPECT IN EJEGÜL'S DEATH While the investigation is ongoing, it was determined that Cemil Koç is also a suspect in the death of Ejegül Ovezova (29), who fell from the eighth floor of an apartment in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır on July 24, 2023, where he lived with her.
THE 4TH HEARING WAS HELD In the indictment completed by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on July 4, 2025, regarding the death of Ejegül Ovezova, it was requested that Cemil Koç be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional killing of a woman' under Article 82/1-f of the Turkish Penal Code. The fourth hearing of the case, held at the Diyarbakır 6th High Criminal Court, was attended by the parties' lawyers, a lawyer from the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services, lawyers from the Diyarbakır Bar Association Women's Rights Center, and journalists.
Ejegül Ovezova "WE WERE IMAM MARRIED WITH EJEGÜL" In his statement taken via the Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBİS) from the prison where he is held, Cemil Koç stated that he was imam married to Ejegül Ovezova and that they had arguments from time to time, saying: "I had known Ejegül for 2 years. We had been imam married for 1 year. We were constantly in contact. She came from Greece to Diyarbakır to get married. I came to Diyarbakır 1 year before the process. We were imam married, and she was going to take the documents to the court for official marriage.
"IF I THREATENED HER, THERE IS A LOGICAL EXPLANATION" Ejegül became pregnant and had a miscarriage in Turkmenistan. If I sent messages in a threatening manner, there must be a logical explanation for it. There was a woman I was messaging called 'Emine abla', I don't know her last name, but she was Ejegül's fortune teller. I don't know what the amulets found at home were made for. There was 1 cat and 1 dog at home. The cat belonged to me, the dog belonged to Ejegül.
"I DID NOT SEE BLOOD AT HOME" Ejegül and I loved each other very much. When I told her that I would send her to her family to get the documents, Ejegül got angry. Then we argued, I wanted to send her away, she loved her dog very much. I called my brother Cihan to send the dog because it was causing a lot of smell. When I sent the dog, she thought I would send her too; her psychology was disturbed. Ejegül's nose would occasionally bleed; the blood traces in the house could be from Ejegül's nose. I did not see blood in the heat of the moment at home; if I did, I don't remember.
"SHE MAY HAVE TURNED OFF THE LIGHT TO JUMP DOWN" When I argued with her, I did not intervene. She pushed me a little, threw something. At that moment, her nose may have bled. I was cutting the cat's nails, and in that reflex, the cat scratched me with its claw. After I told the victim, 'You are leaving from here,' and ended the argument, I went to the bathroom. After I came out, the victim was not at home. Then I looked in the bedroom. After that, I looked in the living room and kitchen but could not find her.
The lights were already on, but the victim may have turned off the light to jump down. I did not see the blanket in the corridor; I don't know why it was there. I don't know why the bedding was not on the bed. I knew it was on, but it was on the bed, and the house was very tidy. I do not accept the accusations against me."
"I SAW BLOOD ON THE BEDDING" The defendant's sister-in-law, Ş.K., who was heard as a witness, stated that she had a brief encounter with the victim on the day of the incident and noticed a bloodstain while walking around the house, saying, "On the day of the incident, I encountered Ejegül. I saw her for 10 minutes while going to their house in the evening. Nothing caught my eye. There was no argument. My husband was dismissed from the police in 2018 due to FETÖ. Then he started doing business. Cemil was going to marry the victim. I was going around all the rooms because my son was causing trouble. I saw a bloodstain on the bedding of the bed," she said.
"SHE WAS SCREAMING 'ENOUGH' The neighbor Y.F., who was heard as a witness, stated that he heard arguing sounds in the building on the day of the incident and then saw the victim fall, saying, "I was living on the ground floor. On the day of the incident, we heard shouting and screaming. Especially the woman's voice was very loud. It was a very loud argument. I went to the balcony thinking something was happening outside, and at that moment, Ejegül fell right in front of me. Before she fell, she was screaming 'enough, enough.' I don't know if she jumped or someone pushed her. In that panic, I knocked on the door of the janitor, who is my next-door neighbor. I did not go to check on the victim. While we were at the entrance of the building, the defendant came down," he said. After the break, the court decided to continue the defendant's detention for the completion of missing documents and to hear other witnesses, postponing the hearing to July 14.