21.07.2025 14:35
Hülya Alkaş, the mother of İlayda Alkaş, who was shot and killed by her ex-partner in Diyarbakır, claimed that her daughter’s husband, M.A., watched while she was being beaten and said, "If you are going to kill her, then kill her."
On the evening of July 15 in Yenişehir, İlayda Alkaş was attacked by C.A., with whom she had been living together under a religious marriage and had separated, while returning home with her family after a friend's birthday. As Alkaş collapsed in a pool of blood, C.A. fled. İlayda Alkaş died in the hospital, and efforts to capture the fleeing suspect are ongoing.
"SENT HER BACK HOME BY THREATENING HER" Hülya Alkaş, İlayda's mother, stated that İlayda had been subjected to violence by C.A. for 7 months, saying, "My daughter met her killer in October 2024 and married him in November. They did not have an official marriage. My daughter called me and said, 'I am being abused in that house. They want to blow up the banks in my name. They are arms traffickers. Their house is full of weapons in the ceilings. They have cocaine setups. Mom, please come and save me.' I took my daughter with civil police friends. We stayed in a women's shelter for 5 days. For 7 months, my daughter lived as if she were in prison in that house. They never let her go outside. They didn't even let her go to the door or the window. My daughter lived a life of slavery and servitude in that house. Because they are gang people, mafia people. After my daughter stayed with us, her father forced and threatened her to return home. My daughter was saying to her father, 'Dad, please listen to me, listen to me.' Her father was already in collaboration with her mother-in-law and was constantly talking on the phone," she said.
"MY DAUGHTER'S FATHER IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DEATH" Claiming that her husband M.A. is also responsible for her daughter's death, mother Alkaş said, "It was around 1:00 AM in May when my door was knocked. I looked and saw İlayda and her father. İlayda's eye was swollen, and her face was puffy. When I asked what happened, her father said İlayda had beaten herself. I said, 'How can she beat herself, how does that happen?' When my husband came out, my daughter told me that her mother-in-law had broken a sugar bowl on her head and that her sister-in-law and husband had beaten her mercilessly. İlayda said that at that moment her father was there and that she tried to jump from the 4th floor, asking her father to save her. However, her father told her to 'jump down.' Even when her father was beating her, he said, 'I am not getting involved, I am not interested. If you are going to kill, then kill.' Her father is also responsible for my daughter's death. My daughter told me to save her, that she wanted to leave this city. We took a taxi to Batman. From Batman, we flew to Izmir. We stayed in Izmir for 20 days. After 20 days, my daughter said, 'Mom, let's go to Antalya.' We also stayed in Antalya. They were constantly calling İlayda and threatening her with death," she said.
"MY DAUGHTER HAD A MISCARRIAGE DUE TO THE BEATINGS" Hülya Alkaş said, "They also killed my daughter's child. My daughter was 2 months pregnant. Due to the beatings, my daughter had a miscarriage. Because they had frightened my daughter. 'We will kill your brother, your sister, and your mother. We came from Antalya a month ago, and my daughter had regained her freedom. On the day of the incident, my daughter said, 'Take me to Gazi Mansion.' We didn't know we were being followed. If I had known, would I have taken her outside? We went to Gazi Mansion. It was a birthday celebration. I, my daughter, M.A., and İlayda went. Then we returned from there. The taxi did not stop in front of the building but on the side. After stopping on the side, we entered the building. Gunshots echoed inside our building as well. It was not a single shot; they fired a lot. After that, I fell to the ground. My other daughter was also going up the stairs, and they shot at her too. My İlayda was on the ground, covered in blood. C.A. killed her. The killer is C.A. Please, all of Turkey, hear İlayda's voice. İlayda's blood should not be left on the ground. My dear prosecutor, my judge, my esteemed president, I ask you, my daughter did not deserve this. My daughter did not deserve this death. İlayda Alkaş is immortal. İlayda is my paradise bird. My daughter had dreams and hopes. She would tell me, 'I will go to university. I will become a midwife.' What did they want from my daughter? I could not protect my daughter. I wish I had jumped on my daughter. If the bullet had hit me, I would have died. They shot her twice in the left side of her chest, in her heart, and in her legs," she said.
"MY MOTHER AND I HAVE NO PERSONAL SECURITY" İlayda's sister M.A. said, "While going to the Forensic Medicine Institution, my father's family beat me. Our pain was fresh. I couldn't even see my sister's funeral. An investigation should be opened against my father's family. An investigation should be opened against my father. Hear our voice, that murderer should be given life imprisonment. Right now, my mother and I have no personal security. The man was constantly threatening before killing my sister, saying, 'We will kill your mother and your sisters.' Right now, the killer is walking around. We cannot go home. They have made us homeless. We will not be able to go back to Diyarbakır again."