29.06.2025 12:00
News.com has obtained the farewell note of businessman İlhan Arık, who committed suicide by jumping from the July 15 Martyrs Bridge. In the note written in his own handwriting, Arık expressed, "I am very tired now. Tired of starting anew, of being sad, of being hurt... Please do not see me as so helpless, okay? I can no longer pull myself together. I sincerely apologize to everyone."
Yesterday, around 14:00, businessman İlhan Arık, who got out of his vehicle on the 15 July Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul, jumped into the Bosphorus. Upon receiving reports from witnesses, teams from the Istanbul Fire Department Underwater Search and Rescue (ISAK), the Coast Guard Command, and the Marine Police were dispatched.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE LOST HIS LIFE
The teams, which quickly began search operations in the Bosphorus, brought the person in the water to the Ortaköy pier. Initial checks by the medical teams determined that businessman İlhan Arık (41) had lost his life.
"I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE FOR WHAT I HAVE CAUSED"
Haberler.com obtained the farewell note of businessman İlhan Arık, who committed suicide by jumping from the 15 July Martyrs Bridge. In the note he wrote by hand, Arık stated, "I am İlhan Arık. Until now, I always wanted to achieve something. I didn't want anyone to be harmed or upset. I am very tired now. Tired of starting anew, of being sad, of being broken... Please do not see me as so helpless, okay? I can no longer cope. I sincerely apologize to everyone for what I have caused. By the time you read these writings, I will no longer be in this world. It has no meaning. Please forgive me."
HIS LIFE TURNED OUT TO BE A TRAGEDY
Businessman İlhan Arık had made striking statements in a Haberler.com YouTube broadcast in January 2024. In that broadcast, Arık said, "My father was found dead at home. I grew up as an orphan from a young age. I did not know my father; I always felt his absence. I wore other people's clothes. I lost my son due to hospital negligence when he was 3 months old. I wanted a male child very much. I did not receive a father's love; I wanted my son to experience it, but it did not happen. I cried by the cradle for days. I was always alone; I fought my battles this way. I currently have two daughters. May God not make anyone experience the pain of losing a child. We came out from under the rubble in Sakarya during the 99 earthquake; we lived in a tent for 3 months. At the age of 14, I pulled a lifeless body from the rubble." he recounted his experiences.