07.05.2025 14:21
Details have emerged regarding the brutal incident in which two siblings, aged 16 and 22, were found dead in Sivas with their hands bound and throats slit. It has been learned that the brothers' father has been missing since 2020, and that the siblings and their spouse had appeared on a television program. It was reported that one suspect has been detained in connection with the incident, and an investigation is underway to determine their involvement.
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A horrifying incident occurred around 00:00 at the Idil Apartment located on 58th Street in Kılavuz Neighborhood, Sivas. Ayşegül Şimşek, who went to visit her relatives in the village, found her children, Umutcan (22) and Melisa (16) Şimşek, motionless and covered in blood when she returned home late at night. Neighbors alerted the 112 Emergency Call Center upon hearing the mother's screams. Police and medical teams were dispatched to the address following the report. Medical teams confirmed that the Şimşek siblings had lost their lives.
HANDS TIED, THROATS CUT Police teams launched a comprehensive investigation into the incident. It was determined that both siblings had their hands tied with plastic handcuffs and their throats cut with a knife. After the examination by the public prosecutor, the bodies of Umutcan and Melisa Şimşek were taken to the morgue of Sivas Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty for autopsy.
SUSPECT WITH MASK STAYED IN THE BUILDING FOR 5 HOURS Police teams examining the building's security cameras identified a person who entered the apartment around 17:00 and exited again around 22:00, wearing a mask, glasses, a hat, and holding a bag. Based on the statements of witnesses in the building, police teams took action to identify and capture the person suspected of committing the murders. The teams learned that the suspect fled the building on foot and conducted searches in the area. Security cameras in the vicinity were also reviewed. However, no trace of the suspect has been found so far.
1 SUSPECT DETAINED It was reported that one person considered a suspect has been detained, and investigations are ongoing to determine their connection to the incident. The autopsy procedures for the deceased siblings are still ongoing at the hospital.
NO NEWS FROM THEIR FATHER FOR 5 YEARS It has emerged that the father of the murdered Umutcan and Melisa Şimşek, Uğur Şimşek, went missing 5 years ago at the age of 48. Uğur Şimşek, who lived in Sivas and was known to occasionally work as a taxi driver and livestock breeder, reportedly left his wife Ayşegül Şimşek on July 24, 2020, saying he would go out of town, and has not been heard from since. It was determined that Şimşek was last seen in Ankara.
SIBLINGS AND WIFE APPEARED ON TELEVISION PROGRAM About 11 months after that date, it was reported that the siblings and wife Ayşegül Şimşek appeared as guests on a national television program to find Uğur Şimşek. During the program, Ayşegül Şimşek stated that her husband did not have a regular job, that he often communicated online, and that they had not heard from him since the day he said he would go out of town. It was learned that a decision of absence was issued for Uğur Şimşek, who has not been heard from for 5 years.
"THE BROTHER CAME LATER, KILLED BOTH" Fevzi Şimşek, the uncle of Uğur Şimşek, tearfully shared what he knew with the press in front of the building where the incident occurred. Şimşek said, "Their mother had gone to Yıldızeli district. The children were at home. After the afternoon, someone came. A man with a mask, hat, and gloves came. He found the girl inside, cut her. Then the brother came and cut him too. The girl was alone at home, the brother came later. He killed both of them. This is what we heard. Their father was missing. These children are suffering because of him. Why is a man running away? There was a money transaction, a debt issue. That's why he was running away. After that date, relatives appeared on television. The police are looking for the suspect. They looked at the camera. I don't know who it is, we don't suspect anyone. The children were very well-mannered. They were perfect. They were polite, delicate, calm, and their mother was calm too. I can't say anything bad about them. They had no evil in them," he said.
MELISA WAS A NATIONAL SKIER It was learned that Melisa Şimşek, one of the murdered siblings, was a 10th-grade student at Kongre High School and also a national ski athlete with achievements in competitions. Her brother, Umutcan Şimşek, was reported to have worked as a waiter in wedding halls in the city.
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