07.05.2025 14:40
It has been learned that Melisa Şimşek, one of the siblings who were brutally murdered in Sivas with their hands tied and throats slit, was a national skiing athlete and had rankings in competitions.
The brutality that occurred around 00:00 in the Idil Apartment on 58th Street in Kılavuz Neighborhood, Sivas, deeply affected Turkey. Ayşegül Şimşek, who went to her village to visit her relatives, found her children, Umutcan (22) and Melisa Şimşek (16), covered in blood when she returned home late at night. Upon the mother's screams, neighbors reported the incident to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Medical teams confirmed that the siblings had lost their lives.
THEY WERE MURDERED WITH THEIR THROATS CUT
A large-scale investigation was initiated by the police regarding the incident. The examination revealed that both siblings had their hands bound with plastic handcuffs and their throats cut with a knife. After the prosecutor's investigation, the bodies of Umutcan and Melisa Şimşek were taken to the morgue of Sivas Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty for autopsy.
MASKED SUSPECT STAYED IN THE APARTMENT FOR 5 HOURS
Police teams examining the building's security cameras identified a person who entered the apartment around 17:00 and exited again around 22:00, wearing a mask, glasses, a hat, and holding a bag. Based on the statements of witnesses in the building, police teams took action to identify and capture the person suspected of committing the murders. The teams learned that the suspect left the building on foot and conducted searches in the area. Security cameras in the vicinity were also examined. However, no trace of the suspect has been found so far.
1 SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
It was reported that one person considered a suspect has been detained, and an investigation is underway to determine their connection to the incident. The autopsy procedures for the deceased siblings are still ongoing at the hospital.
MELISA WAS A NATIONAL SKIER
It was learned that Melisa Şimşek, one of the murdered siblings, was a 10th-grade student at Kongre High School and also a national skiing athlete with achievements in competitions. Her brother, Umutcan Şimşek, was reported to have worked as a waiter in wedding halls in the city.
THEIR FATHER HAS BEEN MISSING FOR 5 YEARS
It was revealed that the father of the murdered Umutcan and Melisa Şimşek, Uğur Şimşek, went missing 5 years ago at the age of 48. Uğur Şimşek, who lived in Sivas and was known to occasionally work as a taxi driver and livestock dealer, reportedly left his wife, Ayşegül Şimşek, on July 24, 2020, saying he would go out of town, and has not been heard from since. It was determined that Şimşek was last seen in Ankara.
THEIR SIBLINGS AND WIFE APPEARED ON A PROGRAM
About 11 months after that date, it was reported that the siblings and wife Ayşegül Şimşek appeared on a program broadcast on a national television channel to find Uğur Şimşek. In the program, Ayşegül Şimşek stated that her husband did not have a regular job, that he usually communicated continuously over the internet, and that they had not heard from him since he mentioned he would go out of town. It was learned that a decision of absence was issued for Uğur Şimşek, who has not been heard from for 5 years.
THEIR FATHER'S UNCLE SPOKE
Uğur Şimşek's uncle, Fevzi Şimşek, tearfully shared what they knew with the press in front of the building where the incident occurred. Şimşek said, "Their mother had gone to Yıldızeli district. The children were at home. After the afternoon, someone came. A man wearing a mask, hat, and gloves came. He found the girl inside, cut her, and then the brother came and cut him too. The girl was alone at home; the brother came later. He killed both of them. This is what we heard. Their father was missing. These children are suffering from that. Why is a man running away? There was a money transaction, a debt issue. That's why he was running away. After that date, their relatives appeared on television. The police are looking for the suspect. They looked at the camera. I don't know who it is; we don't suspect anyone. The children were very well-mannered. They were perfect. They were polite, delicate, calm, and their mother was calm too. I can't say anything bad about them. They had no evil in them," he said.