The mother of the murderer Semih Çelik, who killed two young girls, spoke for the first time after several days.

The mother of 19-year-old Semih Çelik, who killed two young girls in Istanbul and then committed suicide by jumping from the walls, spoke for the first time after the incident that shook Turkey.

"WHATEVER HAPPENED HAPPENED AFTER THE PANDEMIC"

Starting her words with "I wish I had died instead of those girls," the mother of the killer Semih Çelik stated in an interview with Sabah newspaper, "I lost my son during the pandemic. Whatever happened happened after he locked himself in his room. I took him to the hospital multiple times, I took him from doctor to doctor, all of it is in the records. They said, 'This child is just going through adolescent psychology.'

"I CALLED THE MOTHER AND SAID 'KEEP YOUR DAUGHTER AWAY'"

Seeing the situation with my son, I reached out to İkbal's family and said, 'Keep your daughter away. My son is not well, take your daughter away, lose contact.' They transferred her from school, but their connection did not break. İkbal had also attempted suicide by taking pills last year. After that, they stayed away for a while, but their connection did not break again.

"I STRUGGLED A LOT BUT I COULDN'T HEAL MY SON"

I fought very hard for my child. I took him to hospitals. When he tried to commit suicide, I took him to the doctor. They said there was nothing wrong. I called an ambulance home, they said there was no need for an ambulance. I struggled, I burned, I screamed, but I couldn't heal my son. The meeting place for Semih and İkbal was already the walls. They were constantly meeting there.

"WOULD I WANT MY CHILD'S HEAD TO BE THROWN IN FRONT OF A MOTHER?"

They could never cut off their connection with İkbal. She couldn't let Semih go either. I am a mother too; would I want my child's head to be thrown in front of a mother? I can't even live my own pain. No one understands me, I am not bad, I tried, I struggled, but I couldn't save my child. I am suffering a great deal; my child has been in the ground for days, but I am sad for those girls, I feel helpless. I couldn't solve my son's problem; he was prone to suicide, I wish he had only gone himself.

"AYŞENUR IS SHY, DOESN'T WANT TO GET ON SCREEN"

On the day of the incident, Semih called me via video. I asked, 'Son, what are you doing, how are you?' He said, 'Mom, I'm fine, Ayşenur is next to me, she's in the bathroom now, she's shy, she doesn't want to get on screen.' We chatted a bit, then he hung up. I didn't sense any abnormality. Whatever happened to my son happened after the pandemic, in relation to drug use," she expressed.