The attack incident on the academic couple in Malatya turned out to be quite different! The allegations are quite intriguing.

An interesting claim was made about the attempted attack on the academic couple in Malatya two days ago. It was alleged that the attackers were creditors.

New developments have emerged regarding the attack on the academic couple that took place in traffic at İnönü University in Malatya, where academics developed a composite material to protect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against laser weapons.

CLAIM THAT THE ATTACKERS WERE CREDITORS

It was learned that the academic couple Murat-Yeliz Toptaş produced rocket fuel from apricots in 2021 and radiation shield from crab shells in 2023. It was alleged that the individuals who blocked the couple's way were citizens who claimed to be inventors and lost money to the couple.

STATEMENT FROM MALATYA SECURITY DIRECTORATE

The Malatya Security Directorate announced that it is conducting an investigation into the incident and issued a statement. It did not go unnoticed that the statement made by the Security Directorate denied the allegations of "assassination attempt".

Here is the statement from the Malatya Security Directorate regarding the incident:

"As a result of the investigations conducted regarding the news published in some press organizations on 22.07.2024, stating that 'the police prevented the attack on the academic couple who developed a composite material to protect aerial vehicles against laser weapons in Malatya', it was determined that on 21.07.2024, the complainant M.T. caused a material damage accident by changing lanes suddenly while driving his vehicle with the license plate number 44 ACS 482 in the Yakınca Neighborhood of our Yeşilyurt District, and a short argument took place with the complainant. Meanwhile, the suspects tried to escape from the scene of the incident with the vehicle with the license plate number 44 ACS 482, which was blocked by our traffic team on patrol duty.

Our traffic team followed the said vehicle and apprehended the individuals. It was determined that the suspect had a blood alcohol level of 1.46 promille during the controls, and necessary legal actions were taken by the traffic department, and the vehicle was impounded. As a result of the controls, it was determined that the suspect A.L.E. was wanted for the crime of 'Drug Trafficking' and the person was taken to the Police Station, and necessary legal actions were taken for the crimes of 'Damaging Property-Intentional Injury-Insult'.

It was determined that the person named B.Ç., who was with the driver of the vehicle, served as a contracted military personnel between 2019-2020, and left his duty after the expiration of the contract period. Since the person was not involved in the incident and no complaints were filed against him, no legal action was taken. The suspect A.L.E. was taken into custody in accordance with the instructions received from the Malatya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and was released under judicial control by the court. Respectfully announced to the public."

MATERIAL TO PROTECT UAVS AGAINST LASER WEAPONS

Meanwhile, it was determined that the academic couple who claimed to have developed a composite material to protect UAVs against laser weapons gave a statement to the press about the invention a month ago. The Toptaş couple claimed that the boron-based composite material could withstand temperatures above 2,600 degrees.

RADIATION SHIELD FROM CRAB SHELLS

Another invention claimed by the Toptaş couple is the "radiation shield" produced from the shells of freshwater crabs. The news about the remarkable invention was published in the media last March. The news stated that the academic couple applied to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office to obtain a patent for the "radiation shield".

ROCKET FUEL FROM APRICOTS

Another discovery that the academic couple made, which was reflected in the media in 2021, is rocket fuel produced from apricots. Murat Toptaş said the following to the press about the invention: "We managed to obtain rocket fuel from waste apricots, which cost a few liras per kilogram, and reached a price of 200 dollars per kilogram. We compressed the rocket fuel we obtained and turned it into a rocket engine. In the next stage, we plan to finish the design of the motor by designing a suitable nozzle for this rocket engine."