10.11.2026 13:43
In the case concerning the death of singer Güllü (Gül Tut), Merve Uçanok, the lawyer of Tuğyan Ülkem Gülter, who was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for premeditatedly killing her mother, filed an appeal against the verdict. In the petition, it was argued that there were contradictions in witness statements, that 3.53 promille of alcohol was found in Gül Tut’s blood, and that the possibility that the fall was accidental had not been sufficiently investigated; acquittal and release were requested.
In the case concerning the death of singer Güllü, the lawyer of Tuğyan Ülkem Gülter, who was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment, objected to the conviction and applied for appeal. The lawyer requested that the verdict be overturned, that Gülter be acquitted, and that she be released pending trial without detention.
A new development has occurred in the case regarding the incident in which the artist Gül Tut, publicly known as Güllü, lost her life. Merve Uçanok, the lawyer of Tuğyan Ülkem Gülter, who received an aggravated life imprisonment sentence for premeditated murder of her mother, took the local court’s decision to a higher court.
Uçanok, who submitted the appeal petition to the Yalova 1st Heavy Penal Court, requested that the case file be re-examined by the Bursa Regional Court of Justice. In the petition, it was argued that the conviction did not rely on sufficient and conclusive evidence and that the decision was unlawful.
ATTENTION DRAWN TO CONTRADICTIONS IN WITNESS STATEMENTS
In the defense petition, attention was drawn to contradictions between the statements given at different stages of the investigation by Sultan Nur Ulu, who was at home during the incident. It was claimed that Ulu’s initial accounts and subsequent statements did not match, and that some statements were taken under pressure. It was also stated that the audio recordings and expert assessments submitted to the case file should be reconsidered.
IT WAS RECALLED THAT 3.53 PROMILLE ALCOHOL WAS FOUND IN HER BLOOD
In the petition, it was recalled that Gül Tut had 3.53 promille alcohol in her blood during the incident and that certain active pharmaceutical ingredients were detected. It was stated that this could have affected her balance and coordination, and it was argued that the possibility that the fall occurred as an accident had not been sufficiently investigated.
The petition also included the report dated February 11, 2026, of the 1st Specialization Board of the Forensic Medicine Institute, stating that it was assessed that the death occurred as a result of a fall from a height, but that it could not be medically determined whether the fall occurred by accident, suicide, or the influence of another person.
Lawyer Uçanok objected to this matter being used as a basis for the conviction, stating that the death examination and autopsy report prepared on the day of the incident contained a finding that the ground was slippery, while no lubricating substance was found in the subsequent criminal investigation.
REQUESTED EXAMINATION OF THE VOICE IN THE CAMERA RECORDING
In the appeal application, it was also noted that it could not be definitively determined to whom the phrase “Let’s talk later” reflected in the camera footage from before the incident belonged. Pointing to the assessment by Gül Tut’s close friend Çiğdem Emir that the voice could belong to the artist, it was requested that the recordings be re-examined.
In the petition, it was further argued that the local court’s refusal of requests to hear certain witnesses and conduct new expert examinations restricted the right to defense.
In the conclusion of the petition, it was requested that the conviction be reversed under Article 289 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and, if a contrary opinion were reached, that the judgment be lifted and Tuğyan Ülkem Gülter be acquitted. Lawyer Merve Uçanok also requested that her client be released until the appeal examination is completed.