The 57-year-old Necati Akkaplan, who had 3 grandchildren and was killed by his son-in-law Vesim Şimşek in Izmir, spoke about the incident. Akkaplan stated that his daughter Naciye Şimşek was subjected to violence and therefore filed for divorce, and expressed that their only consolation was their grandchild Hiranur Şimşek, who survived the incident. "SHE SAID SHE MISSED THE CHILDREN"Akkaplan, a retired worker and father of 3 children and grandfather of 6, living in Salihli district of Manisa, stated that his daughter obtained a restraining order against her son-in-law for 1 month first, and then for 2 months on July 27, and said the following: "The children were living with us. Vesim said she missed them. She said, 'Don't I have the right to see them?' We allowed them to visit their fathers from time to time. Finally, the children went to their fathers' two weeks ago. In addition, we transferred the children's school to Manisa. Therefore, we asked him to send the children to Manisa. The day before the incident, in our meeting with Vesim, she said, 'Okay, I will send them today.' They had prepared their suitcases for the children. We learned about the incident in the morning. I never thought of it. If I had thought she would do such a thing, I would have taken the children away." "HE SAID 'I WILL KILL NACIYE' TO HIS NEIGHBORS"Akkaplan, who claimed that his son-in-law had previously beaten his daughter Naciye and grandchildren several times, said, "On the day of the incident, our relatives talked to our neighbors. Vesim had said to his neighbors before the incident, 'If Naciye comes, I will kill her.' Maybe he didn't send the children back for my daughter to return to Izmir. He also intended to kill her," he said. Talking about Vesim Şimşek's death, Akkaplan said, "May Allah forgive his negligence. He will be held accountable for the children on the other side."
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