The verdict was announced in the terrorist attack case on Istiklal Street

Beyoglu Istiklal StreetHe left the bomb device in the terrorist bomb attack in which 6 people died and 99 people were injured on November 13, 2022. Ahlam Albashir and 35 other defendants were tried, the verdict was given. The court board sentenced the defendant Ahlam Albashir “Disrupting the unity and integrity of the state” and against 6 people “Deliberate killing” He was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for a total of 7 times for his crimes. Defendant Albashir, “Attempted deliberate murder”, “Possession of dangerous substances without permission” He was sentenced to a total of up to 1,794 years in prison and a judicial fine of 22 thousand liras for his crimes. to Albashir “Being a member of an armed terrorist organization” It was also decided that there was no need to convict him of the crime.

Some of the detained defendants, including Ahlam Albashir, attended the hearing at the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court, and some attended via the Audio and Video Information System (SEGBIS). The defendant’s lawyers were also present at the hearing.

“I accept the punishment to be given”

Defendant Ahlam Albashir, whose last words were asked at the hearing, said: “I will not defend myself, I accept any sentence you give me. I accept the punishment to be given for the explosion and the deaths. Ammar Jarkes had no knowledge of anything, he knew that my family had passed away. I also stayed at Ahmad Haj Hasan’s house for three days, in the workshop where I worked. “We met. He helped me because I was a woman and he knew I had no one. I only saw Ferhat and Fatma at home. I want to talk to Mr. President privately.” said. The other defendants also denied the accusations and requested their acquittal.

What was in the indictment?

In the indictment prepared by the Terrorism and Organized Crimes Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, it is stated that the bomb attack on Taksim Istiklal Street on November 13, 2022 was planned and carried out by the Syrian extension of the PKK/KCK armed terrorist organization, YPG/PYD/SDG. It is stated that as a result of the attack, child Ecrin Meydan, her father Yusuf Meydan, Adem Topkara and his wife Mukaddes Elif Topkara, Arzu Özsoy and her daughter Yağmur Uçar died, 99 people were injured and many workplaces suffered material damage.

Syrian national Ahlam Albashir, who left the bag containing a handmade bomb, was caught and detained on November 14, 2022, and the defendants Ahlam Albashir and Bilal Elhacmaos, who are alleged to be special intelligence officers of the YPG/PYD terrorist organization, were accused of disrupting public order, weakening the authority, creating chaos and mayhem. It is stated that they were given special training and instructions by the organization and sent to Turkey accompanied by explosive materials in order to achieve the aim of disrupting the unity and integrity of the state.

In the indictment, 7 aggravated life sentences and 1,949 years and 6 months to 3,09 years in prison are requested for Ahlam Albashir, the suspect who planted the bomb. Other suspects, including fugitive organization ringleader Cemil Bayık, are being asked for 7 aggravated life sentences and up to 3,016 years and 6 months in prison. In the indictment about the 36 defendants who committed the act “Disrupting the Unity of the State and Territorial Integrity, Establishing or Leading an Armed Terrorist Organization, Being a Member of an Armed Terrorist Organization, Premeditated Murder against a Child by Bombing, Premeditated Murder by Bombing, Attempted Murder by Premeditated Bombing, Using Dangerous Substances Without Permission.” Possession or Change of Ownership, Immigrant Smuggling” They are asked to be punished for their crimes. At the hearing held on February 12, the prosecutor requested that Ahlam Albashir be punished as in the indictment, acquittal for 5 defendants and punishment for 20 defendants.