The statement of the motorcyclist who killed the non-commissioned officer by hitting him has emerged: "I ride a motorcycle, I could have died too."

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In the Gülyalı district of Ordu, the trial of the motorcycle driver who failed to comply with the 'stop' warning at a checkpoint conducted by gendarmerie teams, resulting in the death of Gendarmerie Sergeant Mehmet Fatih Çangır, who was a 15-day personnel, has begun. The motorcycle driver Adem Topçu claimed that he did not want to stop because his documents were incomplete.

I DID NOT WANT TO STOP BECAUSE MY DOCUMENTS WERE INCOMPLETE

The first hearing of the case, which is being held at the Ordu 2nd Heavy Penal Court, was attended by the detained motorcycle driver Adem Topçu and the lawyers of the parties. The father of the martyr, Turgut, and his mother, Asiye Çangır, participated in the hearing via the Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBİS) from Sakarya, where they reside.

Adem Topçu, who participated in the hearing as a defendant and was given the floor, stated in his defense that he lifted the front of his motorcycle once while in motion but denied the allegations that he was weaving. Claiming that he did not want to stop at the checkpoint because his documents were incomplete, Topçu said, "At that moment, I was not under the influence of alcohol; I had consumed alcohol at night. My helmet was also on my arm while driving. I had not used any drugs. When I arrived at the scene, I saw the checkpoint and did not want to stop because my documents were incomplete. I thought I could pass without entering the checkpoint since the personnel were blocking the left lane. I saw a personnel on the right, and he was coming towards me. I braked, hit the personnel on the right, and the accident happened this way."

HAD COMMITTED CRIMES BEFORE

Stating that he did not intentionally engage in any behavior on the day of the incident, defendant Topçu said, "I ride a motorcycle; I could have died too. I regret what happened; I did not foresee that it would come to this point." During this time, Topçu addressed the martyr's family, stating that he did not do it intentionally and offered his condolences to the family.

The martyr's father, Turgut Çangır, said that they sent their child to his first duty station in Ordu with prayers, stating, "I think his regret is not genuine; he has previous criminal records. This is not an accident; it is murder. He did this intentionally. I want him to be punished in the harshest way."

The martyr's mother, Asiye Çangır, expressed that her son, who had dreams and was in the process of getting married, had fallen as a martyr, saying, "No one can know what I have been through for days. He was a non-commissioned officer with dreams, preparing for marriage. He has been taken away from life. I believe there was intent in this incident. I demand that the defendant be punished with aggravated life imprisonment for this act."

DECISION MADE TO CONTINUE DETENTION

During the hearing, the statements of a total of 10 witnesses who saw the incident were also heard. One of the witnesses, U.E., stated that on the day of the incident, the motorcycle driver Topçu, who was not wearing a helmet, was speeding and went behind his vehicle when he saw the radar.

Another driver, U.Ö., stated that he saw the personnel telling the driver to 'stop,' but he did not stop, first brushing past one of the personnel and then hitting Çangır, who was thrown about 50 meters.

The personnel who gave the 'stop' warning to the motorcycle driver, T.G., said, "We wanted to stop the motorcycle driver because we suspected him; he did not slow down and passed me closely. I shouted, 'The motorcycle will not stop; protect yourselves.' My friends tried to move him to the right and left. In the excitement of the incident, our Sergeant Fatih could not make the maneuver to save himself in time," he said.

The statements of the gendarmerie personnel on duty at the checkpoint were also heard as witnesses. The personnel stated that the motorcycle driver was coming at high speed, did not comply with the stop warning, and attempted to escape while accelerating again, claiming that the motorcycle's license plate was not attached and that the driver was not wearing a helmet.

The court panel decided to continue the defendant's detention and postponed the hearing to a later date.

WHAT HAPPENED?

On September 18, 2024, an incident occurred on the Ordu-Giresun highway in the Turnasuyu neighborhood of the Gülyalı district, where during a checkpoint, motorcycle driver Adem Topçu, with license plate 07 GU 227, attempted to escape by speeding, failing to comply with the gendarmerie teams' 'stop' warning. The motorcycle driver Adem Topçu, who was speeding and had his license revoked for a different offense, hit Gendarmerie Sergeant Mehmet Fatih Çangır. Çangır, who was seriously injured in the accident, died in the hospital. It was learned that motorcycle driver Adem Topçu had 22 records for various offenses, most of which were fines written for the license plate, and that he had previously escaped from checkpoints. Additionally, it was reported that Topçu had records for using drugs and riding a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol, and that he had numerous videos of dangerous motorcycle riding on his social media accounts, and that he had been riding his motorcycle dangerously and quickly on the day of the traffic accident, and had argued with another driver in traffic for this reason.

The Ordu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had completed the investigation against Topçu and prepared an indictment. The indictment prepared against the defendant for 'intentional killing to avoid being caught due to the public duty he was performing' sought life imprisonment, and for 'endangering traffic safety,' it sought a prison sentence of 3 months to 2 years, and was accepted by the Ordu 2nd Heavy Penal Court.