03.01.2026 15:33
Four siblings living in Germany learned through a DNA test that the person they thought was their father is not their biological father. The siblings filed a lawsuit claiming that their biological father could be their grandfather. Döndü G. stated, "According to what people here say, our biological father is our grandfather. We were told that. He raped our mother."
The couple Nazire-Celalettin G. living in Germany has 4 children who, after their mother's death 3 years ago, underwent DNA testing due to rumors they heard from relatives. It was revealed that among the siblings Selahattin (44), Leyla, Nejla (49), and Döndü, Döndü and Leyla's biological father was not Celalettin G.
"YOUR FATHER IS ACTUALLY YOUR GRANDFATHER" The siblings, who spoke about this situation with their relatives in the village, received the response, "Your father is actually your grandfather." The 4 siblings began to investigate what happened to their mother years later and what really took place. Believing that their grandfather Selahattin G., who died 13 years ago, sexually assaulted their mother, the siblings filed a lawsuit to determine their paternity. Leyla and Döndü G. are waiting for the legal process to proceed for the exhumation of their deceased grandfather Selahattin G.'s grave to conduct a DNA test to establish their father. The siblings also want their mother's grave to be moved away from the grave of Selahattin G., whom they accuse of sexually assaulting their mother.
"HE NEVER CALLED US DAUGHTER" The 3 sisters came from Germany to Zonguldak to follow the legal proceedings and visit their mother's grave. Döndü G. said, "Since our birth, we and my late mother have been severely abused by the person we knew as our father. They raised us with beatings. The person I knew as my father did not love us, did not treat us as human beings. He never called us 'daughter.' He always called us with insults."
Describing how her mother said in the women's shelter, "He has a desire to kill me, he will kill me, my bones are fine here, they don't ache anymore," Döndü G. stated, "Whatever he did, he found my mother again. My mother had to return. We couldn't understand why she returned. We couldn't see our mother for 15 years because she went back to him. As we talked, a suspicion arose in us, 'Maybe this man is not our father.' There were rumors in the villages. A feeling arose in us, and we took a step on this path together with my older sister. We did a DNA test. Then everything unfolded like a thread unraveling."
Celalettin G. "WE FILED A PATERNITY LAWSUIT" Döndü G. stated that they filed a lawsuit for paternity in Turkey, saying, "We filed a paternity lawsuit. The state helped us in this matter. They invited us here to give blood. It resulted in the same way as the test we did in Germany. He is not our father. Our assumption is that according to what people here say, everyone seems to know. Our biological father is our grandfather. We were told that. He raped our mother. He also had a drinking problem, he would drink and then rape our mother," she said.
"WE WANT OUR MOTHER'S GRAVE TO BE MOVED" Döndü G. stated that her mother was buried in the cemetery of Torlaklar village, in the grave right in front of her father-in-law. Explaining that they do not want their mother to be in the same cemetery as her father-in-law, whom they believe did her harm, Döndü said, "We want our mother's grave to be moved. If it comes out, we do not want her to lie next to her rapist. A lawsuit has been filed, and the process is ongoing. In the second phase, the judge will decide to open the grave for DNA to be taken. Ultimately, we also want to know our lineage. This is our natural right," she said.
"HE DID NOTHING BUT HARM US" Leyla G. said, "Throughout my life, the person I fought against was not really my father. That is why he never addressed any of us as 'daughter' until today. Until the last day we lived in that house with my mother, he did nothing but harm us. After this first DNA result, my sister and I went to the village where we grew up. We asked everyone one by one, and they told me, 'Leyla Hanım, you don't need to do a DNA test, we know who your father is.' I asked, 'Who is my father? If this man is not my father, then who is my father?' They told me, 'Your grandfather is your father.' In Germany, we have many witnesses in that village. They all knew about this. In Turkey, the whole village knows this. None of the villagers came forward to tell us, 'This man is your father,'" she said.
"WE SUSPECT OUR GRANDFATHER" Leyla G. said, "Such things have been done that I am ashamed to even mention. We are 4 siblings, I am the oldest, and the father of the 2nd and 4th siblings is definitely known. The father of my younger sibling and me is still not clear. Because we have no evidence. Tests need to be done for this as well. This will happen in the next phase. We suspect our grandfather. Because everyone we asked described him to us. The neighbors here, everyone knows about this incident; everyone covered it up," she said.
"GET OUR MOTHER OUT OF HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" Leyla G. stated that they do not want their mother to lie in the same place as someone who did her harm, saying, "They took our mother without asking us and buried her here. This person did this harm to our mother. Would you want to lie next to someone who harms you while alive after they die? No one would want that. Get our mother out of here as soon as possible; we want our mother to find peace. She did not see the light of day while alive; we want her to be comfortable from now on. She should be buried elsewhere. If we remain silent now, we will be no different from those other people," she said.
The sisters have learned that they did not contact Celalettin G. after the DNA test and have never met him.
FATHER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN GERMANY On the other hand, Nejla G. stated that Celalettin G. has 10 criminal records in Germany, has received prison and monetary penalties for acts of violence against his family, and that these incidents have been reported in the German press. "I filed a complaint against Celalettin G. in 2007 for the violence he inflicted on me. He was tried in the Limburg Court and received a 90-day fine. In 2008, my sister filed a complaint due to threats of violence and 'I will blow up your house,' and he appeared in court. It was also reported in the newspapers. In that trial, he was sentenced to 3 months in prison and a 500 euro fine. We want to announce that this person is a psychopathic monster and what he has made us endure," she said.