28.06.2025 10:00
Businessman İlhan Arık jumped from the July 15 Martyrs Bridge and took his own life. Arık, who passed away at the age of 41, mentioned in a News.com YouTube broadcast he participated in January 2024 that he had lost his father and son, stating, "I have always been alone. I grew up as an orphan. I grew up in the clothes of others. At the age of 14, I pulled bodies from the rubble," sharing his experiences.
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 being notified by witnesses of the incident, teams from the Istanbul Fire Department Underwater Search and Rescue (ISAK), the Coast Guard Command, and the Marine Police were dispatched. The teams, which quickly began search efforts in the Bosphorus, brought the individual out of the water to the Ortaköy pier. Initial checks by the medical teams determined that businessman İlhan Arık had passed away.
HIS LIFE TURNED OUT TO BE A DRAMA After the tragic incident, the words of businessman İlhan Arık, which he shared during a broadcast on Haberler.com YouTube last January, came to mind. In that broadcast, Arık said, "My father was found dead at home. I grew up as an orphan from a young age. I never knew 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 really wanted a son. I didn't receive a father's love, I wanted my son to experience it, but it didn't 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 let 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. I pulled a lifeless body from the rubble when I was 14 years old." sharing his experiences.
Businessman İlhan Arık