18.08.2025 05:09
The owner of the jacket, which was thrown under the vehicle stopped by the police in Bursa on suspicion and contained 556 grams of methamphetamine in its pocket, was identified in the courtroom by having the defendants wear it. Emrah Işık, determined to be the owner of the jacket, and his friend Murat Can Kunter were each sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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In Bursa, the Yunus teams of the Provincial Police Department's Public Order Branch stopped a car on suspicion in the Sinandede neighborhood of the Yıldırım district in March 2024.
THREW THE JACKET UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FLED Emrah Işık, who got out of the stopped vehicle in the middle of the road, threw the orange and navy blue jacket he had with him to the ground and pushed it under the vehicle with his foot to escape. In the incident reflected in the security camera of a nearby market, the police who caught Işık detained M. C., who was driving the car, along with his wife E. C. and Murat Can Kunter, who was sitting in the back seat.
METHAMPHETAMINE FOUND IN THEIR POCKETS The teams seized a total of 556 grams of methamphetamine in 8 packages from the pockets of the jacket thrown under the vehicle, while 126,000 TL was found during the body search of E. C. It was determined that Emrah Işık and Kunter had numerous criminal records for the offenses of 'selling and using drugs' during the identity check. E. C. was released after her procedures at the police station. The suspects, who denied the accusations during their interrogations and claimed that the jacket containing the drugs did not belong to them, were arrested by the court they were brought to, while M. C. was released under judicial control.
UP TO 10 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT REQUESTED At the end of the prosecutor's investigation, a decision was made not to prosecute E. C., while a case was opened at the Bursa 5th High Criminal Court against the 2 detained suspects and 1 suspect released without detention for the crime of 'trafficking or supplying drugs or stimulants' with a request for up to 10 years in prison. In his statement during the hearing, Emrah Işık claimed that the jacket from which drugs were seized belonged to the other detained suspect Murat Can Kunter, saying, "The jacket from which the drugs were seized belongs to Murat Can Kunter. While walking down the street with Murat, we came across M. C.'s car. We asked him to drop us off at the taxi stand. While we were going in the vehicle, when Murat saw the police, he handed me the jacket and said, 'Take the jacket away.' When I refused, I got out of the vehicle and he threw the jacket on me. I kicked it away with my foot to avoid taking it."
Kunter, on the other hand, stated that he only used drugs and did not sell them, saying, "I had a debt of 10,000 TL from Emrah Işık. I met him that day to collect it. We saw M. C. on the road. We asked him to drop us off at the taxi stand. While we were going, the police stopped us. When the vehicle stopped, Emrah tried to escape but the police caught him. I don't know to whom the jacket belongs." The released suspect M. C. denied the accusations against him, stating that the jacket did not belong to him and that the 126,000 TL found on his wife was the money from the gold they exchanged for their children's circumcision ceremony, requesting his acquittal.
THEY WORE EACH OTHER'S JACKETS IN THE COURTROOM The court panel asked the three defendants about their height and weight to determine to whom the jacket with drugs in the pockets belonged. Emrah Işık stated, "I am 172 cm tall and weigh 96 kg," while Murat Can Kunter expressed, "Your Honor, I weigh 90 kg and am 180 cm tall." M. Ç. replied, "I weigh 105 kg and am 170 cm tall." The court panel requested the defendants to take off the jackets they wore to the hearing and asked the bailiff to check the sizes of the jackets worn by the three defendants. The court had Işık wear an 'XL' jacket, M. C. wear a '5XL' jacket, and Kunter wear jackets with unreadable size tags to see if they fit them.
JUDGE'S WARNING: "DON'T GAIN WEIGHT" While Murat Can Kunter's jacket was too big for Emrah Işık, it was observed that M. C.'s 5XL jacket was also very large on the other two defendants. While these were recorded in the minutes, photographs showing the physical conditions of the defendants were also taken and added to the file. The panel decided that after the DNA test of the jacket from which drugs were seized was conducted, it would be brought to the next hearing and worn by the defendants to determine to whom it belonged. The court also verbally warned Işık, Kunter, and M. C. to maintain their current weights.
THIS TIME THEY WORE THE JACKET WITH DRUGS IN THE POCKET During the verdict hearing, the orange-navy blue jacket containing drugs in its pocket was brought to the courtroom and worn by the defendants. It was determined that the jacket, which was short for Kunter and did not fit M. C., belonged to Emrah Işık, as it was suitable in sleeve length.
18 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT The court sentenced M.
While deciding on the acquittal of C., the court sentenced Emrah Işık, who was wearing the coat, and his accomplice Murat Can Kunter to 12 years in prison for the crime of 'drug trafficking'. Considering the large amount of drugs seized, the panel increased the defendants' sentences to 18 years each and imposed a fine of 36,000 TL each.