What happened in the control room during the cable car accident was caught on camera

Security camera footage of the Tünektepe Cable Car accident in Antalya, which resulted in the death of one person and the injury of 17 people, clarified the details of the incident. In the images, the warnings of the passengers and the interventions made just seconds before the accident attract attention. Criminal lawyer Atty. announced that the security camera footage was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office file last week. Figen Çalıkuşu called for the release of current Kepez Mayor Mesut Kocagöz, the former chairman of ANET, who was arrested within the scope of the accident.

THE IMAGES WERE IN THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE FILE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO

Çalıkuşu made the following statements: “This was an image we knew. However, it is interesting that it has not been taken into account in the detention review even though it has been in the case file so far. After detecting these images, there is a report prepared by the Antalya Homicide Bureau. That report is in full clarity. The incident is obvious and has been included in the prosecutor’s office file. These images were included in the prosecutor’s file about a week ago, yet it is not legal for Kepez Mayor Mesut Kocagöz to remain in detention, because even one second of freedom is precious. It shouldn’t be placed.”

THE NAME OF THE ACTION AND THE SUBJECT WILL CHANGE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT

Evaluating the security camera footage, Çalıkuşu emphasized that the action and subject of the accident changed as a result of the details reflected on the cameras. Çalıkuşu said, “There was an incident that resulted in death. Could this accident, which would lead to even greater consequences, have been prevented? The answer to this question is in the footage recorded by this murder bureau. It could have been prevented, how could it have been prevented? At that time, the passengers noticed the malfunction in the cable car. The difference.” When they landed as they did, they warned the cabin attendant, and the incident came to Serkan Yellice, who was currently detained inside. After stopping the cable car, he did not care and did not make the necessary checks. Seconds later, he started it again. And when he started it twenty-five seconds later, the fault was fully activated. He pulled the rope and broke it, causing the pole to fall over. Why did this accident happen because he did not do what was necessary, knowing that there was a malfunction. In terms of responsibility and fault, the name of the act and those responsible are changing. “There is a mistake, if you ignore it, the action may change without manslaughter,” he said.

“SERKAN YELLICE DID NOT DO WHAT WAS NECESSARY”

Lawyer Figen Çalıkuşu stated that after the images of the accident emerged, Kepez Mayor Mesut Kocagöz had no responsibility regarding the issue. Çalıkuşu said:

“Mesut Kocagöz has no responsibility here, he resigned on November 28, 2023. You did not carry out sufficient supervision in time, it cannot be said that this happened today. Whether there is supervision or not, this is a harmful result. This outcome, which ended in death, could have been prevented. The citizen warned. Serkan Yellice did not do what was necessary. Why did Serkan Yellice not tell about these moments? If these images had not been recorded and handed over to the prosecutor’s office, we would not have been informed. This means that there is a hidden truth, and this is a sign of the psychology of indifference. We lost a colleague. But here the real criminal must be revealed, and the freedom of the innocent must not be usurped.”

A SECOND REPORT IS BEING PREPARED AFTER THE ACCIDENT

Explaining that the crime scene prosecutor made a second investigation after the cable car accident, Çalıkuşu said that after the new report was prepared, Mesut Kocagöz’s lawyers would object to the decision to arrest him again. Çalıkuşu said, “The objection will be made again based on this report. The prosecutor made an examination for the second time. There was a first preliminary report, and experts went to the scene again. A very detailed, long-term examination was carried out. A new report will be issued, and the images recorded by the homicide bureau will be re-examined. Mesut Kocagöz needs to be removed. The people of Kepez elected Mesut as the mayor. There is a need to balance the interests here. It is clear that there is no fault in the mayor, and why this file? Isn’t it being pursued? said. (UAV)