Decision of non-prosecution in the case of Semih Çelik, who murdered two young women

The investigation into Semih Çelik, who committed suicide after brutally murdering two young women in Istanbul, has been concluded with a decision of non-prosecution.

The decision stated that the two young women did not show resistance to Semih Çelik during the incident, that no third party assisting Semih Çelik could be identified, and that no evidence was obtained regarding the satanist ideology thought to have influenced these actions.

The investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into Semih Çelik (19), who committed suicide by jumping from the walls after brutally murdering 19-year-old Ayşenur Halil in Eyüpsultan and 19-year-old İkbal Uzuner at the Edirnekapı Walls in Fatih on October 4, 2024, has been concluded with a decision of non-prosecution. The non-prosecution decision explained that Semih Çelik and İkbal Uzuner had a romantic relationship for a period, which ended with the intervention of their families; that Semih Çelik subsequently had a romantic relationship with Ayşenur Halil, which continued until the day of the incident; but that he had not ended his relationship with İkbal Uzuner.

HE BRUTALLY MURDERED ONE AT HER HOME AND THE OTHER AT THE WALLS

The decision stated that on the day of the incident, Semih Çelik brutally murdered Ayşenur Halil by slitting her throat in her bed at her home. It was noted that after staying in the house for 3 hours, Semih Çelik changed his clothes and went to the walls, while İkbal Uzuner went to the front of the walls and waited for Semih for a while. Semih climbed the walls where he committed the act, İkbal saw Semih climbing the walls and waved at him, and they spoke on the phone. Subsequently, İkbal went to him and climbed the walls, where they met, and Semih brutally murdered İkbal by systematically cutting off her limbs.

THEY DID NOT SHOW RESISTANCE TO SEMIH

The decision recorded that no signs of a struggle were found during the inspection of the house, no DNA belonging to Semih Çelik was detected under the fingernails of the two young women, and no one was found who heard any screaming while İkbal Uzuner was on the walls; therefore, no evidence was obtained that the two young women resisted Semih Çelik. On the other hand, the decision stated that according to the digital materials obtained, İkbal Uzuner had previously attempted to strangle herself with a rope and sent these images to Semih Çelik, along with photos showing cuts on her chest and other parts of her body, as well as obscene images. Semih Çelik, in turn, sent charcoal drawings to İkbal depicting female figures similar to these images, with the heads and legs cut off.

HE ASKED HIS FATHER 'BOSS, HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO CUT YOU?'

The decision, which stated that there were records of Semih Çelik's intention to kill himself and İkbal Uzuner, noted that in a conversation with his father the day before, Semih Çelik asked, "Boss, how do you want me to cut you?" and just before murdering Ayşenur on the day of the incident, he asked his mother, "Will we live until the evening?" The decision also recorded that no third party assisting Semih Çelik could be identified, and no evidence was obtained regarding the satanist ideology or applications such as Discord (incels) or Telegram that were thought to have directed these actions.

İKBAL RAN AWAY FROM HOME TO GO TO SEMIH

The decision also included the statement of İkbal Uzuner's father, who said that his daughter and Semih, who attended the same school, were friends; that Semih had platonic, unrequited feelings for his daughter and sent her numerous images and videos; that these videos and images contained satanist rhetoric; that his daughter subsequently changed schools; that he did not file a complaint regarding the threats because it was during the pandemic; that after a while, Semih manipulated his daughter's mind; that his daughter ran away from home to go to the boy during the February 6 earthquake; that they did not file a missing person report regarding this situation; that they took her phone away because she ran away from home; that about 6 months after the February 6 earthquake, his daughter ran away from home again; that they filed a missing person report regarding this; that his daughter was found sitting on the Edirnekapı Martyrs' Bridge; that they took their daughter to a psychologist; and that after a while, they bought their daughter a cat, which improved her psychology. In the continuation of the complainant father's statement, it was noted that when he called İkbal on the day of the incident, a male answered and said, "Don't worry, İkbal is in safe hands"; that they called persistently; that this time a different male answered and said, "I am by the flag next to the walls. The phone fell in front of me from above, come and take it"; that they went towards the Edirnekapı Walls; that the person who answered the phone was a homeless person; that when he asked this person where he found the phone, he said it fell from above; that they saw the crowd looking towards the walls; that they moved in that direction; and that shortly after, they saw their daughter's head.

HE WAS ALSO USING DRUGS

According to the decision, based on the statement of Semih Çelik's father, Semih was a believer until he turned 16 and performed prayers, but said he became a deist after the pandemic period; that they took him out of school when he said he would not study while in high school; that he finished open high school; that psychological medication was prescribed for Semih about three years ago, but he did not use these drugs; that his son wanted to be a butcher and started working in a butcher shop; that he started using drugs two years ago; that he had not used drugs for about 3 months because he did not have the money to buy them; that he occasionally bought alcohol such as wine and beer for the house; and that about a year ago, when he entered his son's room, he saw charcoal drawings resembling the devil that frightened human psychology, and when he asked his son about this, he said, "Our ways of thinking are different," and gave no further explanation.