The attacker who brutally beat the national athlete responded to the judge's question, "Are you sorry?" with the following answer.

18.09.2025 14:01

In Bursa, the owner of a business and his bodyguard, who were charged with pulling a gun and assaulting national athlete Semih Topçu in a gym, appeared before the judge. The defendants, who accepted their statements made at the police station, responded "No" when the judge asked, "Are you regretful?"

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The incident occurred in a gym located in the Parkora Shopping Mall in the Odunluk neighborhood of Nilüfer district. According to allegations, the gym owner Baki K. insulted national athlete Semih Topçu over the phone after he did not come to work on his day off. Later, Topçu, who was called to the workplace, was threatened with a gun by the business owner. An employee of Baki K. beat the national athlete with kicks and punches on the order of "Shoot." Those moments were also captured by security cameras. Semih Topçu, who suffered fractures in the attack, filed a complaint. The trial against the defendants continued at the 24th Criminal Court of First Instance.

RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION "ARE YOU REGRETFUL?"

Defendant Baki K. and Yusuf İslam D., who spoke at the hearing, stated that they accepted the statements they gave at the police station. In response to the judge's question "Are you regretful?", one of the defendants replied, "I am not." Defendant Baki K. said, "On the day of the incident, I saw that there were no trainers or instructors in the sports center, so I called him on the phone. A discussion occurred between us. About 45 minutes later, he came to my room, entered, and locked the door. When I saw a bulge on Semih's back, I thought it could be a gun, so I took out my licensed firearm and pulled the trigger. Semih's physique is large in my opinion. I was worried that an unpleasant incident would occur. At that moment, my employees Yusuf İslam D. and Rüçhan Polat S. came by forcing the door open. After that, when the complainant said 'You bastards,' Yusuf İslam started hitting the complainant with his fist. We tried to intervene and separate them. Later, Semih Topçu went outside the sports center. There was again a discussion and scuffle in front of the door. After that, the complainant left, and the incident ended like that," he stated.

Baki K., who requested his acquittal, answered the court president's question "Are you regretful?" with "I am not regretful."

Defendant Yusuf İslam D. also stated, "On the day of the incident, I was at the sports center belonging to the other defendant, which is my workplace. When I saw that there was a discussion in the office of the boss, Mr. Baki, I forced the door open and entered. I directly intervened between the complainant and Mr. Baki. As can be understood from the footage, I was trying to separate the complainant and the defendant. At that moment, when the complainant insulted by saying 'You bastards,' I hit the complainant with my fist. I have no regret about the incident. I accept the accusation in this form. I request a decision for my acquittal," he said.

The hearing was adjourned to a later date.