28.08.2025 21:29
Sedat Dereli, whose body was found in a well in Istanbul, had a friend who confessed to the murder. The friend stated that Dereli was shot accidentally when the gun went off, and after crying over his friend's body for an hour, he threw the body into the well. He also mentioned that he continued his life as if nothing had happened afterward. It was learned that the individual disposed of the bloody couch to erase traces and painted the walls as well.
The friend of Sedat Dereli, who was reported missing in Istanbul, Aydın Cem K., was detained upon the notification of Dereli's family. In his statement at the police station, he confessed to killing his friend. The suspect stated that Dereli was shot accidentally when his gun went off, and after crying for an hour by the corpse, he threw it into a well in the garden of his workplace and continued with his life. The suspect Aydın Cem K. and his father Şaban K., who is the owner of the workplace where the incident occurred, were referred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station.
FAMILY REPORTED MISSING
On August 25 in Istanbul, Kerem H. went to the police and reported that they had not heard from his uncle Sedat Dereli since August 18. A few days after the police started search operations, Sinan Dereli, Sedat Dereli's brother, went to the police and gave a statement. In his statement, Dereli said, "We are worried about my brother's life. He had a gold transaction with Aydın Cem K., who was a friend of his before. My brother would send money to him, and he would buy gold. Finally, it was determined that he went to see him. This person may have information about my brother's fate."
FRIEND DETAINED
In response, the police intensified their efforts in this direction and detained Aydın Cem K. due to his contradictory statements. The suspect was released after stating in his first police statement that he did not know anything about Sedat Dereli's disappearance.
BODY FOUND IN THE WELL AT THE WORKPLACE
The teams from the Missing Persons Bureau of the Public Security Branch intensified their efforts and interviewed witnesses around Aydın Cem K.'s workplace. After several residents in the area stated that they saw Sedat Dereli enter Aydın Cem K.'s shop but did not see him exit, it was decided to search the shop. During the police search, it was observed that a well in the garden of the workplace was covered with a wooden lid. When the police opened the lid, they found a corpse inside the well. The body was removed from where it was located by the fire department teams called to the scene under the supervision of the public prosecutor.
CONFESSED TO THE MURDER
After it was determined that the body belonged to Sedat Dereli, Aydın Cem K. and his father Şaban K., the owner of the workplace, were detained. In his statement to the police, the suspect Aydın Cem K. said, "Sedat needed a gun. That's why he came to me. He asked me to buy it for him since he couldn't get it himself. I went and bought a gun for 10,000 lira. I called him to the shop to deliver it to him. While showing him the gun, it suddenly went off. He was shot in the head and fell to the ground."
CRIED FOR 1 HOUR BY THE BODY
In his statement, the suspect Aydın Cem K. said that after the incident, he cried for about 1 hour by his friend's body. "I was very scared. That's why I threw the body into the well and covered it. Then I continued my life normally. My father, the owner of the workplace, had no idea about anything. Therefore, while the body was in the well, I opened the shop every day and continued to work normally," he said.
THREW AWAY THE BLOODY SOFA AND PAINTED THE WALLS
As a result of the police's investigations, the weapon used by the suspect in the incident was found hidden between the wall and the shelf next to the toilet inside the workplace. It was also determined that the suspect threw away the bloody sofa found in the workplace and painted the workplace to cover the blood stains that splattered on the wall. After completing the procedures at the Public Security Branch, the suspect Aydın Cem K. and his father Şaban K. were referred to the courthouse.