26.06.2025 08:23
The player Mehmet Akif Akdeniz, who was assaulted by four people he argued with in traffic in Gebze, said, "One of them approached me and said, 'I served time in prison because of scum like you. They recorded a video and shared it. Go ahead and share it, I'll go back to prison, what’s it to you?' Then three more people got out of the truck. They knocked me to the ground and started kicking and punching my face, eyes, neck, and back. If the truck driver hadn't intervened, I would have died."
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Mehmet Akif Akdeniz, an actor who was assaulted as a result of a traffic dispute in the Gebze district of Kocaeli, said, "If another truck driver hadn't intervened, I think I would have died there."
The incident occurred in the Sultan Orhan neighborhood of Gebze district on the Ankara direction of the TEM Highway. According to allegations, a truck in motion first squeezed the car driven by actor Mehmet Akif Akdeniz (25) and then cut in front of it. A dispute began among the fans after Akdeniz stated that he would file a complaint with the police. The driver who got out of the vehicle and a passenger assaulted the young actor. The fight ended when bystanders intervened. Upon notification, health and police teams were dispatched to the scene. Injured Akdeniz was taken to the hospital after the first intervention.
"THREE PEOPLE WHO GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO BEAT ME" Mehmet Akif Akdeniz, who made a statement on his social media account, described his experience as follows: "Some people really have no place to sleep. Should I have thanked the truck driver who squeezed me at 130 kilometers and didn't warn me? Should I have said, 'Well done, driver, keep it up. There is a family with three children ahead, should I tell you to run over them'? When he saw that I was recording a video, he squeezed me until he pushed me onto the emergency lane. To scare him, I said, 'I called the police, they are coming. There is video footage and photos.' He approached me saying, 'I served time because of people like you, they recorded and shared a video. You can share it too, what will happen to me?' He got so close to me that I pushed him away. Then he tried to hit me. I defended myself. Then three more people got out of the truck. They knocked me to the ground and started kicking and punching my face, eyes, neck, and back. If another truck driver hadn't intervened, I think I would have died there. Even while I was trying to escape and take refuge in the car, they continued to attack me."
"I HAVE AN UNBEARABLE PAIN IN MY NECK" In the continuation of his statement, Akdeniz reacted to those who belittled the incident on social media, saying, "You, who say 'Good for you brother, don't interfere with others, what is it to you' without interpreting, reading, understanding any event, without it happening to you... I will also file a complaint against you because you normalize threatening people's lives like those with the same mentality." Additionally, providing information about his health status, Mehmet Akif Akdeniz said, "I have passed all superficial injuries. I have an unbearable pain in my neck. My right eye is seeing blurry."
THERE IS A STATEMENT FROM THE POLICE In a statement made by the Kocaeli Police Department, it was stated, "On the Anadolu Highway in our Gebze district, a dispute occurred between the individuals in the vehicle and the truck due to not yielding, and as a result of the fight between 2 individuals in the vehicle and 2 individuals in the truck, after the treatment of the 4 individuals involved in the incident, they filed complaints against each other, and the parties' statements were taken as complainants-suspects, and judicial investigation has been initiated."
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