28.05.2024 11:35
There has been a new development regarding the Sinan Ateş assassination, which has been on Turkey's agenda for the past 2 years. It has been revealed that the prosecutor, who was removed from the case, requested the Plate Recognition System (PTS) records of the vehicles allegedly used by Ömer Şanlı, the Ankara Provincial Chairman of the Ülkü Ocakları (Idealist Hearths), and Tolgahan Demirbaş, a member of the Ülkü Ocakları, who are claimed to be the masterminds behind the murder but were not included in the indictment, and that this information has been obtained.
The examination of the PTS records of the vehicles allegedly used by former Ülkü Ocakları General Headquarters Manager Tolgahan Demirbaş, who is claimed to be the instigator in the Sinan Ateş murder case, and Ülkü Ocakları Ankara Provincial Chairman Ömer Şanlı, whose name is not mentioned in the indictment prepared by Ankara 32nd Heavy Penal Court, was revealed. It was determined that the information was requested by Prosecutor Durdu Özer, who was withdrawn from the file.
PROSECUTOR REQUESTED EXAMINATION
In the indictment prepared for the Sinan Ateş murder case, which took place on December 30, 2022, in Çukurambar neighborhood of Çankaya district in Ankara, it was revealed that the PTS records of the "06 DB 7018" license plate VW Passat vehicle allegedly used by Ülkü Ocakları Ankara Provincial Chairman Ömer Şanlı, whose name is not mentioned in the indictment, and the Renault Fluence vehicle with license plate 34 CRY 469, allegedly used by Tolgahan Demirbaş, who is claimed to be the instigator of the murder, were requested to be examined on February 10, 2023, upon the instruction of Prosecutor Durdu Özer, who was withdrawn from the file.
Prosecutor Özer requested "determination of the individuals who used the vehicles by especially identifying the in-car footage, as well as obtaining and determining the security camera footage of the specified vehicles at gas stations and rest areas, if any."
SEEN IN A SHOPPING MALL THE DAY AFTER THE MURDER
According to the PTS records, it was determined that the vehicle with license plate 06 DB 7018, allegedly used by Ülkü Ocakları Ankara Provincial Chairman Ömer Şanlı, entered Bolu Highway Shopping Mall at around 00:37 on December 31, 2022, the day after the murder.
It was also recorded in the footage that the person who got out of the vehicle alone entered the shopping mall and exited at around 01:06. The footage also captured the vehicle traveling towards Bolu province at around 01:26.
On the other hand, the PTS records of the Renault Fluence vehicle with license plate 34 CRY 469, allegedly used by Tolgahan Demirbaş and found at the house of former MHP deputy Olcay Kılavuz, were also included in the file.
SEIZED AFTER JUDICIAL HOLIDAY
In the investigation conducted under the coordination of Prosecutor Durdu Özer, critical suspects such as Tolgahan Demirbaş, the Private Secretary and Deputy of Ülkü Ocakları General Chairman Ahmet Yiğit Yıldırım, and MHP lawyer Serdar Öktem were arrested.
When the investigation reached a critical stage, the file was transferred from Durdu Özer and other prosecutors who went on leave to Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ahmet Altun, citing the need for a judicial holiday in July 2023. After the end of the judicial holiday, the investigation was completely taken over by Durdu Özer in September 2023.