28.11.2025 20:50
The Karabulut family officially complained about Netflix's documentary titled "A Portrait of a Murder: The Münevver File," stating that no permission was obtained from them. In a statement made on behalf of the family, it was emphasized that no approval was given during the preparation and filming stages of the documentary, and that the entire process was carried out without consent.
The Karabulut family reacted to Netflix's documentary about the Münevver Karabulut murder being prepared without their permission. In a statement made on behalf of the family, it was noted that no approval was given during the filming and preparation process of the documentary, and the entire process was carried out without permission.
The family's legal team stated that the documentary was prepared without the knowledge of Münevver Karabulut's parents. The family lawyers emphasized that the production constitutes a violation of personal rights under both the Turkish Civil Code and the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works.
TURNING INTO COMMERCIAL CONTENT
The family's lawyers announced that all legal processes would be initiated to stop the broadcast and prevent possible rights violations.
In the statement, the discomfort felt about the "transformation of Münevver Karabulut's name into commercial content" was particularly expressed.
MÜNEVVER KARABULUT MURDER
On March 3, 2009, 17-year-old Münevver Karabulut was killed by her boyfriend Cem Garipoğlu, who was the same age as her. Karabulut, who was stabbed 29 times and had her head severed from her body with a saw, was thrown into a trash container in Etiler. She was in her final year of high school and attending a tutoring center; Garipoğlu was a third-year high school student. Garipoğlu, who hid for 197 days, surrendered on September 17, 2009. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison on November 18, 2011, and was found dead in his cell on October 10, 2014. Investigations revealed that he had committed suicide.
The manner in which the murder was committed, the autopsy report, the profile of the killer, his hiding, and the reason for his suicide caused the murder to resonate widely in public and became a turning point. Scandals in state institutions were met with backlash, and the Karabulut murder became one of the most cited examples of femicides in Turkey. The reason for the murder was never uncovered.