29.12.2025 13:11
In the case of university student Ayşe Tokyaz, who was killed by former police officer Cemil Koç in Küçükçekmece, nine defendants appeared before the judge for the first time. Tension arose during the hearing when the suspect Cemil Koç looked at Esra Tokyaz, Ayşe Tokyaz's twin sister. When Tokyaz reacted to Koç and received the response, "I can look wherever I want," she threw a frame containing Ayşe Tokyaz's photo and water at the defendants.
A trial has begun regarding the murder of university student Ayşe Tokyaz, who was killed by former police officer Cemil Koç in Küçükçekmece and whose body was left in a suitcase by the roadside. The 9 defendants, including the suspect Cemil Koç, appeared before the judge for the first time.
On July 11 in Küçükçekmece, 22-year-old university student Ayşe Tokyaz was killed by former police officer Cemil Koç, and her body was placed in a suitcase and left by the roadside in Eyüpsultan. Today, 9 defendants, including the suspect Cemil Koç, appeared before the judge. The hearing, which will be held at the Küçükçekmece 2nd Heavy Penal Court, was attended by detained defendants, including Cemil Koç, as well as the complainants, twin sister Esra and mother Halime Tokyaz, representatives of civil society organizations, and numerous members of the press. The hearing began with the roll call of the defendants.
THREW THE FRAME AND WATER AT THE DEFENDANTS
In the courtroom, when Cemil Koç looked at Esra Tokyaz, Tokyaz reacted. When Koç said, "I can look wherever I want," complainant Tokyaz threw the frame containing a photo of Ayşe Tokyaz and water at the defendants. The presiding judge warned the defendants to only face the podium.
The hearing continues with the defense of the defendants.
INDICTMENT
In the indictment, it was requested that defendant Cemil Koç be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of 'killing with premeditation and inflicting torture with a monstrous feeling against a woman', and for the crimes of 'depriving a person of their liberty by using force, threat, or deception' and 'blackmail', a prison sentence of 4 to 15 years was sought. For the other 7 detained defendants, it was requested that they be punished with 15 to 20 years in prison for the crime of 'aiding and abetting the murder of a woman with premeditation and inflicting torture with a monstrous feeling'. Following the determination that Oğuz Kal participated in the crime committed by suspect Cemil Koç, aggravated life imprisonment was requested for 'participation in the crime of killing with premeditation and inflicting torture with a monstrous feeling against a woman', and a prison sentence of 3 to 12 years for other crimes.
On the other hand, the indictment also stated that Cemil Koç was dismissed from the police force, had been in a relationship with Ayşe Tokyaz for a while, and had a total of 8 separate criminal records, including 1 suspicious death, 3 intentional injuries, and threats.