07.05.2025 16:50
The funeral of Bahar Aksu, who was brutally murdered in the street by her ex-husband in Şişli, was held in Edirne with tears. Bahar's aunt stated, "Her father is English, and because he lived abroad and had a good financial situation, he did not let go of her to avoid losing his privileges."
The funeral of Bahar Aksu, who was attempted to be kidnapped by her ex-husband Rüstem Elibol in the Şişli district of Istanbul and later shot multiple times in the middle of the street, was taken from the morgue and brought to Edirne. At the Eski Cami, Aksu's mother Gülçin Küçüktorun, father İbrahim Aksu, sister Berin Nur Altınbaş, and family members received condolences.
WOMEN FORMED THE FRONT LINE
The funeral was buried at the Yenişehir Cemetery after the funeral prayer held at noon. The funeral was attended by Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan Akın, AK Party Provincial Chairman Belgin İba, CHP Provincial Chairman Harika Taybıllı, Provincial General Assembly Chairman Çiğdem Gegeoğlu, female muhtars, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and citizens. During the funeral prayer, women wanted to form the front line.
"A MASSACRE BEYOND MURDER"
Filiz Gencan Akın stated in a statement to journalists that they experienced an unfortunate pain. Evaluating the incident as "a massacre beyond murder," Akın pointed out that the issue of femicides should be considered sociologically and legally. Yücel Altınbaş also mentioned that he was Bahar Aksu's stepfather but accepted and loved her as his own child, stating that he would fight to stop femicides.
"SHE DIDN'T TELL ANYTHING BECAUSE WE OPPOSED HER MARRIAGE"
Bahar Aksu's aunt, Nesrin Arıkan, expressed that her niece had been threatened for years. Arıkan said, "She didn't tell anything for years, she didn't share anything because we opposed her marriage. We knew about the child. It was obvious from his behavior that he was a psychopath. We opposed it, but we couldn't save the girl from him. No matter how he threatened her, she got married, the wedding was held. Her father bought a house. Her father did everything for her. But the psychopath did what he would do. Then they separated," she said.
"SHE WENT EVERYWHERE BUT COULDN'T LOSE HIS TRACK"
Arıkan stated that they wanted the killer to receive the heaviest punishment, saying, "After they separated, he went everywhere to lose his track, but he couldn't. There were threats. She had five complaints at the police station. There was a restraining order. I want him to be executed so that it serves as an example to everyone and no one dares to do it again. She didn't mention the threats because we didn't agree to her marriage. There were incidents of assault. When the last incident happened, the girl decided to break up. She changed places 4-5 times. To lose his track, but because of the phones, he was able to locate her," she expressed.
"HE DIDN'T LET HER GO BECAUSE HER FATHER WAS RICH"
Her aunt stated that Elibol didn't let go of Aksu because her father was financially well-off, saying, "Her father is British, and because he stayed abroad, he didn't let go of her to not lose his financial means. He should be punished with heavy penalties," she said.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the Cumhuriyet neighborhood on Kazım Orbay Street, Bahar Aksu was forcibly abducted by her ex-husband Rüstem Elibol and his friend S.S. while she was on her way to work, and Rüstem Elibol severely injured his ex-wife with a gun for resisting getting into the car.
While the suspect Rüstem Elibol fled the scene on foot, the medical teams who arrived at the scene upon notification determined that Aksu had lost her life.
Along with S.S., who was driving the vehicle, S.Y. (33) and A.B. (44) were detained by police teams in Silivri.
Police teams, deepening their investigations, found that Bahar Aksu and suspect Rüstem Elibol got married in 2019 and divorced in 2022, that they had no joint children, and that there were two separate reports of "threat" and "intentional injury" against the suspect in 2020, and that there was no ongoing restraining order between them.
The suspect Rüstem Elibol was also caught in traffic while fleeing in a vehicle by police teams.
Source: ANKA, AA, IHA