22.04.2025 16:21
A legal opinion has been issued regarding the six suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the famous carpet dealer Nurhan Ör from Hereke, who was beaten in Istanbul, wrapped in a carpet, brought to Kocaeli in the trunk of a car, and whose body was dismembered and dissolved in acid. The public prosecutor requested that all suspects be sentenced to life imprisonment with aggravated conditions.
Relatives of the famous carpet weaver Nurhan Ör (56), who had not been heard from since November 7, 2023, reported the situation to the police. As a result of the investigations carried out by the police teams, Nurhan Ör's car was found abandoned in Gebze. The Kocaeli Provincial Police Department's Homicide Bureau teams clarified the case by examining a thousand hours of camera footage. It was determined that Nurhan Ör was beaten and rendered unconscious at a car gallery in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul, and then wrapped in a carpet and placed in the trunk of his car, which was taken to a farm in Kartepe district. It was found that Ör's body was dismembered and dissolved in acid.
6 PEOPLE HAD BEEN ARRESTED Among the police teams, Işık E. (57), Ahmet T. (58), Bahadır T. (31), Ceyhun A. (58), Emrah D. (35), and Ferdi G. (38) were arrested and sent to prison. It was learned that suspects Işık E., Ahmet T., and Ceyhun A had been friends with the victim Nurhan Ör since high school.
Nurhan Ör AN OPINION WAS GIVEN The third hearing of the case opened regarding the murder continued to be held at the Kocaeli 4th Heavy Penal Court. The hearing was attended by the detained defendants, the victim's family, and the lawyers of the parties. The public prosecutor included in the opinion how the murder was planned.
In the opinion, it was stated that the defendants Işık E., Ahmet T., and Ceyhun A were friends with the victim Nurhan Ör from high school, and that Bahadır T. was the son of defendant Ahmet T., while Ferdi G. and Emrah D. were friends of defendant Bahadır T. It was expressed that about a year before the incident, defendant Işık E had contacted the victim Nurhan Ör through a WhatsApp group after many years and started meeting, and shortly after, a close relationship developed between them. It was noted that the victim Nurhan Ör had carpet workshops in Hereke with his siblings, and that defendant Işık E had discussions with Nurhan Ör about conducting unofficial carpet trade, and that Nurhan Ör had allocated an empty apartment inherited from his father in Kirazlıyalı, Körfez district, to defendant Işık E, who sometimes stayed at this house and sometimes at his mother's house in Üsküdar, Istanbul.
It was emphasized in the opinion that there was a car gallery in Istanbul registered in the name of defendant Bahadır T., which was operated jointly by Bahadır T. and his father Ahmet T. It was stated that Işık E took the victim Nurhan Ör to Bahadır T's gallery and introduced him to Bahadır T, and that this led to the victim Nurhan Ör starting to meet with defendant Ahmet T.
"THE BEST WAY TO COMMIT MURDER IS TO DISSOLVE IN ACID" Over time, it was stated that Nurhan Ör left his personal cars at Bahadır T's car gallery for sale, and that defendant Ceyhun A had a farm in Ketenciler village, Kartepe district, Kocaeli, where Işık E also met with the victim's family and siblings, and that Nurhan Ör was introduced to Esra A., who was a friend of defendant Işık E's wife, for the purpose of marriage.
In her testimony, which was taken as a witness during both the investigation and trial phases, Esra A summarized that she was introduced to Işık E. for the purpose of marriage on May 9, 2023, that they were friends for about 2 months, during which time Işık E expressed jealousy by referring to the victim Nurhan Ör as "lucky pig," and that during conversations, he stated that the best way to commit murder was to kill and dissolve the body in acid, saying, "If there is no body, there is no murder."
"WE WILL HAVE HIM SIGN A PROMISSORY NOTE" According to the file, it was stated that under the leadership of defendant Işık E., all defendants conspired to detain Nurhan Ör to have him sign a promissory note and obtain benefits through other means, and that it was planned in detail to kill him after obtaining material benefits and dissolve his body in acid.
Within the framework of this plan, it was emphasized that from July 2023 onwards, communications among the defendants intensified, and that the defendants began to visit defendant Ceyhun A's farm and defendant Bahadır T's car gallery in groups of 2-3 or individually. It was noted that about 2 months before the incident, Işık E. and Ahmet T. told defendant Ceyhun A, "Your farm is very quiet, we will bring some people here in the future and keep them for a few days, we will have them sign promissory notes, etc. There will be an increase in blood pressure, there will be shouting, no one will hear here. This place is very suitable. We will also give you money in return for this."
CAMERAS WERE DISMANTLED In Ceyhun A's statement, he expressed that he got involved in this job due to financial difficulties and that before the incident, Işık E had given him about 15-20 thousand TL. According to the planning led by defendant Işık E, it was stated that the victim Nurhan Ör would be incapacitated using a knockout spray at the car gallery owned by defendant Bahadır T and would be taken to the farm owned by defendant Ceyhun A. It was also detailed in the opinion that after being held at the farm for a while and obtaining material benefits, he would be killed and his body would be dissolved in acid. Within the framework of this plan, it was noted that on October 29, 2023, about a week before the incident, the video and camera system at the car gallery owned by Bahadır T was dismantled and disabled by Bahadır T and Emrah D under the instruction of Işık E.
"HE DYED HIS BEARD AND BOUGHT A WIG TO LOOK LIKE THE VICTIM" In the continuation of the opinion, it was stated that to incapacitate the victim at the car gallery, defendant Işık E assigned defendant Ferdi G to research the necessary chemical substance. It was noted that before the incident, defendants Emrah D and Ferdi G procured knockout spray, sleeping pills, and pepper spray-type chemical materials to incapacitate the victim.
According to the planning, it was recorded that after killing the victim, defendant Işık E assigned Ahmet T and Ferdi G to obtain the acid and materials necessary to dispose of the body. It was also mentioned in the opinion that a 5-contour line was purchased, and that the lines were used by the defendants on the day of the murder and the following day. It was noted that defendant Emrah D dyed his beard white and bought a wig to look like the victim a day before the incident. In the opinion, it was stated that when all the file contents were evaluated together, all defendants acted in unison under the leadership of defendant Işık E.
PUNISHMENT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE BODY BEING FOUND The public prosecutor stated in the opinion that the victim's body was dismembered and dissolved in barrels containing sulfuric acid, and that the defendants Ceyhun A.
It was reported that it was understood from the statements of Ferdi G. In the opinion, it was emphasized that the absence of the victim's body, given the presence of DNA belonging to the victim at the crime scene, does not constitute a contradiction to the ordinary course of life; the mere fact that the victim's body could not be found does not mean that he was not murdered, and it is legally and practically impossible to condition punishment in every murder case on the absolute requirement of finding the body.
This situation is also incompatible with criminal justice, as the defendants deprived the victim of his freedom with multiple people using a weapon, and that they killed the victim to conceal a crime, hide evidence of another crime, or avoid capture. It was noted that the crime of robbery with a weapon by multiple people remained at the attempt stage, and additionally, Ceyhun A. and Ferdi G. violated Law No. 6136 by possessing prohibited weapons.
REQUEST FOR AGGRAVATED LIFE IMPRISONMENT The public prosecutor requested in the opinion that the defendants Işık E., Ahmet T., Bahadır T., Ceyhun A., Emrah D., and Ferdi G. be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of "killing to conceal a crime, hide evidence of another crime, or avoid capture." It was requested that all defendants be separately sentenced to imprisonment of 2 to 7 years for the crime of "depriving a person of their freedom using force, threat, or deception with multiple people." Additionally, a prison sentence of 6 to 10 years was requested for the crime of "attempted robbery with a weapon by multiple people." Furthermore, it was requested that defendants Ceyhun A. and Ferdi G. be separately sentenced to imprisonment of 1 to 3 years for the crime of "purchasing, carrying, or possessing firearms and ammunition without a license."
The defense attorneys of the defendants objected to the opinion, requesting that their clients be tried without detention. The court panel rejected this request and adjourned the hearing.