09.05.2025 14:31
New footage has emerged regarding the murder of Bahar Aksu in Şişli. The images contradict the statements of the suspects, who claimed that Rüstem Elibol was responsible for the incident. The footage shows that three suspects traveled from Çanakkale to Istanbul, checked into a hotel, conducted reconnaissance around Aksu's home and workplace, and then returned to Çanakkale, bringing a fourth person with them to carry out the crime.
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New details have emerged regarding the murder of Bahar Aksu (37), who was attempted to be kidnapped in the middle of the street and then shot dead by her ex-husband Rüstem Elibol on Monday, May 5, in the Şişli district of Istanbul.
THIS IS HOW THEY ENTERED THE HOTEL THEY PLANNED THE MURDER
As a result of the police investigation, it was determined that the suspects arrived in Istanbul from Çanakkale on Friday, May 2, in a car with the license plate 17 LT 343, and that they conducted reconnaissance at Bahar Aksu's home and workplace. It was also established that the suspects checked into a hotel in Şişli and spent the night there, with security camera footage capturing their entry and exit moments from the hotel.
THEY RETURNED TO ÇANAKKALE AND TOOK 1 MORE PERSON WITH THEM
In the police investigation, it was determined that the suspects later returned to Çanakkale and came back to Istanbul as a group of four on Sunday, May 4, this time taking Samet S. with them.
THEY SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE CAR
It was learned that the suspects prepared by going back and forth between Bahar Aksu's home and workplace, and after spending the night waiting in the car, they carried out the kidnapping and murder.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WERE CHILLING
On the other hand, the social media posts made by Rüstem Elibol, who shot and killed his ex-wife in the middle of the street, have emerged. In one of the suspect's posts, it was noted that he wrote, "I will tell you what it is like to stand still when you burn like fire," and in another, "Revenge is my favorite feeling, revenge is unforgettable." It was also determined that Rüstem Elibol used expressions such as "Those who have the power to burn me must have the power to bear the consequences" in one of his posts.
THEY WERE ARRESTED
In the investigations initiated by the police after the incident, the ex-husband Rüstem Elibol, who committed the act, and three suspects who assisted him were captured and taken into custody. The suspects, who were interrogated at the Public Order Branch, were arrested by the court they were brought before yesterday.
“WE CAME TO ISTANBUL FOR A TRIP,” HE SAID
In his statement taken at the police station, S.Y. said that they came to Istanbul as a group of four in the morning hours in his vehicle for a trip, and during this time, the suspect Rüstem Elibol said he had some business and took them to the area where the incident occurred, stating that they waited there for a while. He reported that after seeing Bahar Aksu, Rüstem Elibol and Samet S. got out of the vehicle and tried to force the woman into the car, and after the woman resisted, his friend shot her with a gun and then fled the scene.
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