Sexual intercourse, assault, battery! Embarrassing details in the non-commissioned officer-imam love scandal.

The reasoned decision regarding the case in which Gendarmerie Non-Commissioned Officer Gül Kılıç, Specialist Sergeant Orhan Ersoy, Specialist Private Ömer Keleşoğlu, and Taner Şirp were sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for the qualified robbery of İkram Sorğuç, who was serving as an imam in Bitlis, was announced.

THEY DRAGGED THE IMAM OUT OF THE VEHICLE

In its reasoned decision, the Van 1st Heavy Penal Court noted that Non-Commissioned Officer Gül Kılıç met the imam through a social media account opened under the name Esra and decided to meet him. After sitting in the vehicle for a while, it was recorded that they continued on the road while driving. It was stated that during a stop by the roadside to smoke, the two defendants suddenly opened the door of the vehicle driven by the imam and dragged him out.

THEY BEAT HIM SAYING "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY WIFE"

It was reported that one of the defendants hit the imam on the neck and shoulder with the butt of a gun, saying, "What are you doing here with my wife? She took my money, is she eating with you here?" They initially demanded 100,000 lira from the assaulted imam, threatening to kill him if he did not comply. After putting a gun to his head, they asked him to access his bank accounts from his mobile phone and transferred money from that account to their own. The reasoned decision stated that after the robbery, they threatened him not to tell others about the incident, and during this time, Gül Kılıç, who was in the vehicle, was seen wiping the places he touched with a wet wipe and throwing the imam's car keys into the lake before they all fled together. It was noted that the imam identified the defendants one by one, and a biological examination conducted on the coffee box found in the vehicle, which Gül Kılıç had consumed, was compatible with his DNA profile.

“THEY ROBBED ME UNDER THE GUISE OF FAMILY”

According to the news in Sözcü; the reasoned decision also included the statements of Imam İkram Sorğuç. Sorğuç stated: "After meeting with Gül, while driving around in the vehicle, he told me to stop by the roadside. I stopped. At that moment, two people opened the door of the vehicle and beat me. They were all armed. They accessed my accounts and took my money. Then they said, 'If you report us, you are an imam too, we will disgrace you.' The defendants are accusing me of drinking alcohol to clear themselves. They robbed me under the guise of family. I resolved the incident there, but I did not show any signs of distress due to the fear of being killed."

“THEY ASKED ME TO STRIP NAKED”

They forcibly accessed my mobile bank accounts. I even noticed that they were applying for a loan and requesting a credit limit increase. They pointed a gun at me and asked me to strip naked. When I said, 'Even if you kill me, I won't strip,' they hit me in the jaw. While Gül Kılıç was in prison, he sent me a letter threatening me indirectly. He said, 'I am giving you one last chance. Go tell everything, say I have nothing to do with the money.' I do not accept their remorse requests; I am complaining about all of them."

“HE ATTACKED ME AFTER DRINKING BEER”

Non-Commissioned Officer Gül Kılıç stated in his testimony that he had been following the imam on Instagram for two years and mentioned that he had just divorced his wife, saying: "İkram picked me up in his vehicle, and we started driving around. After a while, he suggested we drink alcohol. I was surprised at first because he was an imam. I told him I wouldn't drink alcohol and that I wanted coffee. He stopped at a gas station and bought a coffee. When I asked him why he didn't buy coffee for himself, he showed me two full and one empty beer bottles and said, 'I have my drink,' and started drinking the beer. I asked him how he could drink beer since he was an imam, and he replied, 'We drink like this.'

“HE TOLD ME 'LET'S GO TO THE BACK'”

Seeing the alcohol made me uneasy. Then he told me that he had emotional feelings for me. I asked him to stop at a gas station again. At that moment, he locked me in the vehicle. He said he had a gun. I called Orhan Ersoy and told him that the person next to me was not trustworthy. Then we went to a place with a view of the lake. He told me, 'Let's go to the back.' His intentions were bad. When I said no, he grabbed my arm and pulled me to the back of the vehicle. I sent a live location to Orhan and Taner.

“HE UNBUTTONED MY SHIRT”

He made me sit in the back seat and unbuttoned my shirt. I have marks from his mustache on my neck, scratch marks on my back, bruises on my hip, and several marks on my belly. He completely removed my shirt. He only had a tank top on. While he was trying to take it off, I was trying to get dressed.

“HE TRIED TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTS WITH ME...”

He tried to be with me, but he couldn't. At that moment, when Orhan and Ömer opened the door, I threw myself outside. That night, the imam sent me a message on Telegram saying, 'May God curse me. How did I experience such a thing? Alcohol played a role. I will kiss and hug my children. Then I will shoot myself. No one should hear about this incident; I will shoot you.' I am complaining about Imam İkram Sorğuç, who threatened me and attempted sexual acts with me."

THEIR SENTENCES WERE REDUCED FROM 13 YEARS TO 6 YEARS

In the reasoned decision, it was stated that Non-Commissioned Officer Gül Kılıç, who had just divorced and was a mother of one child, and Imam İkram Sorğuç met on Instagram, and later there was a close relationship between them. It was noted that while the imam took the non-commissioned officer into his vehicle, he sent the location to the other three defendants while they were driving towards the Erciş District.

It was stated that Specialist Sergeant Orhan Ersoy, Specialist Private Ömer Keleşoğlu, and Taner Şirp stopped the vehicle, assaulted the imam, and transferred a total of 55,530 TL in two parts from his account to Taner Şirp's account, and then fled the scene together, which was confirmed by camera and PTS records.

In the decision, it was emphasized that since the material damage suffered by the imam had been compensated, a reduction in the sentences of the defendants should be applied. It was noted that there was no observation of remorse during the trial phase, and the court did not form a positive opinion that they would not commit crimes again in the future, thus the good conduct reduction regulated by Article 62 was not applied.

Considering that Gül Kılıç sent the location to the other three defendants and they all left the scene together after the robbery, it was recorded that all four acted in concert and were joint perpetrators. In the reasoned decision, it was reported that the defendants were sentenced to 13 years in prison for the crime of "robbery with a firearm by multiple persons at night."

It was unanimously decided that during the trial phase, since Imam İkram Sorğuç's robbed money was compensated by the defendants, their sentences were reduced to 6 years and 6 months, and a judicial control decision was applied to them not to leave the country until the decision is finalized.