09.01.2026 11:11
In Kocaeli's Körfez district, 28-year-old Gülcan Yazıcı was evicted from her home by her mother-in-law after her husband was sentenced to 12 years in prison. With nowhere to go, Yazıcı spent a night with her three children in the mosque of Körfez State Hospital. Upon realizing the situation, philanthropists and Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality intervened and placed the mother and children in a temporary shelter. It was reported that the family would move to a newly rented house shortly.
After her husband was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Gülcan Yazıcı (28), who was kicked out of her home by her mother-in-law, took refuge in the hospital mosque with her 3 children. The mother, who was asked to leave her son behind but refused to separate from her children, received help from philanthropists and the municipality.
The incident occurred in the Körfez district. Gülcan Yazıcı, a mother of 3, had her husband sentenced to 12 years in prison for a crime he committed. According to allegations, after the sentence was upheld and her husband went to prison, her mother-in-law no longer wanted Gülcan Yazıcı to stay in the house. The young woman, who rejected her mother-in-law's offer to "leave my grandson and take the others," left the house with all 3 of her children. Having nowhere to go and facing financial difficulties due to her husband selling the household items earlier, Yazıcı took refuge in the mosque of Körfez State Hospital with her children.
Citizens who noticed the family's situation after spending a night in the hospital mosque contacted the Kocaeli Philanthropists Association. Upon receiving the report, the association's management and Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality teams took the mother and her children from where they were. The family was temporarily placed in the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Shelter and Accommodation Center.
"I TOOK MY CHILDREN AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL MOSQUE" Gülcan Yazıcı described the process she went through after leaving home with her children: Yazıcı said, "I was staying with my mother-in-law. My husband was in prison, he had received a 12-year sentence. When they heard about the sentence, they threw me and my children out, they didn't want to take care of us. First, I went to a girlfriend's house and stayed there for two days. However, since her mother did not accept us, I had to leave to avoid any problems. I took my children and went to the mosque of the hospital. We spent a night there. Then I reached out to the nearby philanthropists and the association to make my voice heard," she stated.
"I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE ANY OF MY CHILDREN TO THEM" Yazıcı, who said they had a separate rented house before her husband went to prison, stated, "While I was going to my mother's, my husband had sold all the household items. That's why we stayed with my mother-in-law for about six months. When I learned that my husband had received a long-term sentence, my mother-in-law said, 'I cannot take care of you' and did not want us. They do not want the girls, they only want the boy. I do not want to give any of my children to them. I did not take any belongings with me when I left the house; the belongings belonged to my mother-in-law, I left everything behind and came." she said.
"WE WILL PROVIDE A NEW HOME FOR OUR FAMILY" Mehmet Aksakal from the Kocaeli Philanthropists Association, who conveyed the process from the association's perspective, stated, "We found this family, consisting of a mother with three children, in the mosque of the State Hospital based on a report we received yesterday. We intervened immediately. We first hosted our family in the guesthouse of the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Social Services Department. All our activities regarding renting a new house for our family and placing their belongings are ongoing. God willing, we will reunite our family with their new home within a day or two," he said.
It was learned that the family, whose basic needs were met, would be placed in a rented house that is currently being renovated.