04.04.2026 01:02
The mother of former prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçarslan, who shot and injured a female judge in Istanbul, caused a scene in the courthouse after the hearing. Reacting to the injured female judge, Kılıçarslan's mother said, "Do you know how I raised him? He wasn't like that; he ruined my child! He turned everything upside down! He destroyed all of his ethical values."
Public Prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçaslan, who works at the Istanbul Anatolian Courthouse, shot and injured 23rd Criminal Chamber Judge Aslı Kahraman after a discussion during a visit to her office on January 13. Prosecutor Kılıçaslan was intervened by Yakup K., a prisoner and tea maker at Maltepe Open Prison, when he attempted to shoot again.
FORMER PROSECUTOR WHO SHOT A FEMALE JUDGE IN COURT
Judge Kahraman escaped the incident with injuries, while a case was filed against Prosecutor Kılıçaslan for 'attempted murder against a woman', 'violating workplace immunity by using coercion and threats', 'threatening with a weapon and in a serial manner', 'illegally obtaining personal data', and 'stalking', with a request for a prison sentence of 20 years and 2 months to 42 years and 3 months.
The first hearing of the case was held at the 35th Heavy Criminal Court of Istanbul Courthouse. Prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçaslan, Judge Aslı Kahraman, and the parties' lawyers attended the hearing. The court panel decided to continue the defendant's detention. The hearing was postponed to June 12 for the resolution of missing issues.
"SHE RUINED MY CHILD!"
After the hearing, Kılıçaslan's mother reacted to the female judge shot by her son at the courthouse. Mother Kılıçaslan said, "Do you know how I raised him? He wasn't like that, she ruined my child! She turned everything upside down! She destroyed all his ethical values."