07.01.2025 14:23
The suspect, who was caught during a police check after killing his spouse, who was in the process of divorce, and placing the body in the trunk of his car, admitted to the murder in his statement. It was determined that after the divorce proceedings at the courthouse, the perpetrator picked up his spouse to drop her off at the bus station, and that he killed her following an argument that took place there. Footage of the moment the couple left the courthouse has emerged.
Yesterday, in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, a driver who did not comply with the police's "Stop" warning and fled in a car with the license plate 35 AS 0254 was stopped by being blocked on Adem Yavuz Street in Yunus Emre Neighborhood. During the search, a woman's body was found in the trunk, shot in the head. Following this, the driver Engin Çelik was taken into custody. Investigations revealed that Engin Çelik had killed his wife Ayşe Çelik, who was in the process of divorce, by shooting her with a gun after an argument inside the car, and chilling details about the brutality emerged.
Engin Çelik HE CONFESSED TO THE MURDER It was learned that Engin Çelik, who was interrogated at the Homicide Bureau of the Public Security Branch, confessed to the murder in his statement. The suspect stated that his wife called him to her side, saying, "I filed for divorce. You need to come to the Gaziosmanpaşa Courthouse."
Ayşe Çelik HE KILLED HIS WIFE DURING AN ARGUMENT ON THE WAY TO THE BUS STATION In his statement, Engin Çelik said that his wife wanted to go to the bus station after leaving the courthouse, and he said, "I will drop you off," taking Ayşe Çelik into his car. While on the way to the bus station, it was determined that Çelik tried to convince his wife not to proceed with the divorce, but when he received a rejection, the argument escalated. It was found that Engin Çelik lost control and committed the murder as the argument intensified. It was learned that the suspect encountered police teams while wandering around, not knowing what to do after the incident.
LAST FOOTAGE EMERGED Meanwhile, footage of the moments when suspect Engin Çelik and Ayşe Çelik left the courthouse has emerged. In the footage, Engin Çelik is seen leaving the courthouse with a suitcase in hand, followed by Ayşe Çelik.
HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT After his procedures at the Homicide Bureau, suspect Engin Çelik was transferred to the courthouse, where he did not respond to reporters' questions about "Why did you commit the murder?"