06.03.2026 19:15
The truck driver Mehmet Acet, who caused the death of lawyer Mehmet Mesut Karslıoğlu by dragging the vehicles in front of him and led to 25-year-old İrem Karatutlu losing her legs on her wedding anniversary, has been released.
In the accident that occurred at the exit of the Lion Tunnel on the TAG Highway on July 26, 2025; it is claimed that the truck with license plate 63 LC 463, driven by Mehmet Acet, broke down. After Acet got out to fix the breakdown, the truck suddenly moved and hit parked motorcyclists and a rescue vehicle at the tunnel's exit.
IREM LOST HER LEGS UNDER THE TRUCK
The truck stopped after dragging the vehicles it had hit for about 500 meters. In the accident, motorcycle driver Lawyer Mehmet Mesut Karslıoğlu lost his life, while İrem Karatutlu and Ali Demirci were injured. İrem Karatutlu, who was trapped under the truck, had both of her legs amputated at the hospital she was taken to.
THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS RELEASED
After the accident, the truck driver Mehmet Acet, who was arrested and faced up to 15 years in prison for the crime of 'causing death and injury by negligence', continued to be tried. The second hearing of the case at the İslahiye Heavy Penal Court was attended by the lawyers of the parties. Mehmet Acet, who was connected to the courtroom via the SEGBİS system from the prison where he was held, requested his release, stating that both he and his relatives were victims due to his detention.
The public prosecutor, in his opinion, stated that considering the existing evidence and the requested penalty, there was a suspicion that the defendant might flee, and requested that Acet's detention be continued. At the end of the hearing, the court panel decided to release Mehmet Acet and postponed the case to June 3.
"MY REQUEST IS NOT REVENGE, BUT THE MANIFESTATION OF JUSTICE"
İrem Karatutlu, who lost both of her legs in the accident she experienced on her wedding anniversary, reacted to the decision with a post on her social media account. Karatutlu stated that she had to continue her life with prosthetic legs and said, "As someone who has lost both legs, the magnitude of the victimization I have experienced deeply affects my sense of justice and conscience when the responsible parties are tried freely. My request is not revenge, but the manifestation of justice in a way that will ease the conscience of society."