26.07.2025 11:05
The investigation into the death of the phenomenon Yağmur Taktaş, who passed away in the United States, is ongoing. On May 6, a burial procedure was conducted, and samples taken from the body were sent to the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute. After the autopsy report prepared by Columbia University reached the prosecutor's office, an arrest warrant was issued for her boyfriend, A.C.F.
The social media phenomenon Yağmur Taktaş (28), who passed away in the USA, had an autopsy report prepared at Columbia University in New York, which led to an arrest warrant being issued for her painter boyfriend A.C.F. (39). The report indicated that various types of drugs were found in Taktaş's body. The family's lawyer, Fethi Öksüz, stated, "We will follow the process for the extradition of the individual from the US authorities or for their statement to be taken so that the trial can continue. We insist on the extradition decision." The autopsy report for the late Taktaş was prepared on May 6.
Yağmur Taktaş, a social media phenomenon from Adana who gained fame through the television competition 'İşte Benim Stilim', passed away on April 3, 2024, after collapsing in the USA and being taken to the hospital. Taktaş's funeral was held on April 20 at the Kabasakal Cemetery in Adana, after the autopsy conducted in the USA. Yağmur Taktaş's family filed a complaint against her painter boyfriend A.C.F., a Turkish-American citizen, claiming that he was responsible for the death of their daughter, who had previously been assaulted and lost her spleen.
GRAVE EXHUMATION WAS DONE LAST YEAR The Taktaş family claimed that Yağmur was addicted to drugs by her boyfriend, was held captive and beaten, and was starved in the place where she was kept. Following these suspicions, the family applied through their lawyers for the exhumation of the body and for an autopsy to be conducted in Turkey. With the acceptance of the application, Taktaş's body was exhumed on May 5, 2024, and taken to the Adana Forensic Medicine Institution morgue. Samples taken from the body, which was found to be partially decomposed, were sent to the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution.
AUTOPSY REPORT REACHED TURKEY On the other hand, in the autopsy report prepared at Columbia University in New York following the family's application, it was stated that various types of drugs were found in Taktaş's body. The autopsy video also showed signs of bruising related to beating and cigarette burns. Consequently, an arrest warrant was issued for A.C.F. by the 5th Peace Criminal Court at the request of the Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It was also noted that the autopsy report from the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution was awaited.
BRUISES AND CIGARETTE BURN MARKS The family's lawyer, Fethi Öksüz, stated that the autopsy report received by the prosecutor reinforced the belief that Taktaş had been beaten and tortured, saying, "When we watched the autopsy video, we reached the conclusion that there were cuts on the top of Yağmur's head, bruises on her neck and legs, and evidence of cigarette burns. This supports our claims and even goes beyond them. The report indicates that various types of drugs and stimulants were found in Yağmur's body, suggesting that she was poisoned. It has become clear that Yağmur's death occurred due to the administration of drugs following her torture and starvation."
NO LEGAL ACTION TAKEN IN THE USA Öksüz stated that no legal action has been taken against A.C.F. in the USA so far, saying, "If the individual enters Turkey, they will be arrested and handed over to the relevant judicial authorities. We will follow the process for the extradition of the individual from the US authorities or for their statement to be taken so that the trial can continue. We insist on the extradition decision. A precedent decision was made regarding this matter in the past. Due to the deep pain caused by Yağmur's death in the family, we want the individual to be tried in Turkey."