19.06.2026 18:41
In Sakarya Hendek, the former Turkish Red Crescent branch president, who had obscene photos of a 9-year-old child on his phone, was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison, while the mother who sent the photos received a sentence of 6 years, 6 months, and 22 days.
In the Hendek district of Sakarya, the court announced its ruling regarding the former Turkish Red Crescent Hendek Branch President, who was arrested after obscene photos of a 9-year-old child were found on his phone, and the mother who sent photos of her daughter. The panel sentenced R.Y. to 7 years and 6 months in prison and a judicial fine of 25,000 lira, and Z.K. to 6 years, 6 months, and 22 days in prison and a judicial fine of 18,700 lira, both for the crime of 'producing obscene content targeting children'.
OBSCENE PHOTOS OF A YOUNG CHILD FOUND ON HIS PHONE
On February 3, during an operation by police teams in Sakarya related to child obscenity, R.Y., the former Turkish Red Crescent Hendek Branch President, who was found to have obscene child photos on his phone, and Z.K., who was determined to have disseminated obscene photos of her child, were taken into custody. After their procedures at the police station, the suspects were arrested and sent to prison. The indictment prepared against the suspects was accepted by the Hendek 1st Criminal Court of First Instance. The two defendants appeared before the judge for the third time. The detained defendants R.Y. and Z.K. participated in the hearing from prison via SEGBIS, while their lawyers were present in the courtroom.
DEFENDANTS REPEATED THEIR DEFENSES
Given the floor during the hearing, detained defendant R.Y. said, 'First of all, I am sorry to appear before you for such an incident. I have no obsession with children. If such a situation existed, I would not have voluntarily given my phone password to law enforcement. There is no flight risk. I repeat my previous defenses. I do not accept the accusations. There are no such photos on my phone. They are in the deleted folder. I deleted these images as soon as I saw them. If there was intent, I would not have deleted them. I would not have given my password to the police. I request my release and acquittal,' repeating his earlier defenses. The other detained defendant, Z.K., stated that she did not accept the accusations and requested her acquittal and release.
VERDICT ANNOUNCED
As the prosecution repeated its opinion, the court panel sentenced detained defendant R.Y. to 7 years and 6 months in prison and a judicial fine of 25,000 lira for the crime of 'producing obscene content targeting children', and detained defendant Z.K. to 6 years, 6 months, and 22 days in prison and a judicial fine of 18,700 lira for the same crime, along with restricting her custody of her child for 3 years, 3 months, and 11 days.