Indictment prepared for police officer murder at TÜVTÜRK

The indictment prepared by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has been sent to the Ankara 12th High Criminal Court. The indictment states that in the incident that occurred on February 2, 2026, at the İvedik Vehicle Inspection Station in Yenimahalle, Melih Okan Keskin was severely injured as a result of being beaten and passed away on February 5 at the hospital where he was taken.

It was reported that during the fight, which broke out after an argument escalated during a vehicle inspection on the day of the incident, suspects Rahman Görfidan and Yiğitcan Karlar pushed Keskin and forced him out of the station, Murat Yıldırım punched him, and Saruhan Atasoy caused Keskin to lose his balance with the final punch he threw.

Including the Forensic Medicine Institute report in the indictment, it was stated that Keskin's death occurred as a result of intracranial hemorrhage due to blunt head trauma, that there was a causal link between the assault and the death, and that no other cause for the death was identified.

The report further stated that, according to camera footage, it was assessed that there was a direct causal link between the punch thrown by Saruhan Atasoy at 17:49 and the death. It was noted that the other suspects also acted in unity of intent and action during the incident, participating in the act by breaking the victim's resistance.

UP TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON REQUESTED

In the indictment prepared by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a prison sentence of up to 14 years each was requested for the detained suspects Saruhan Atasoy and Murat Yıldırım, as well as the non-detained suspects Rahman Görfidan and Yiğitcan Karlar, for the crime of "causing death through intentional injury."

On the other hand, it was reported that a decision of non-prosecution was issued regarding the authorized station deputy manager Buket Bilecen İnce, who was mentioned in the incident.

The indictment has been accepted by the Ankara 12th High Criminal Court.

News Source: İHA