Arrest warrant issued for author Eylem Tok and her son
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued an arrest warrant for author Eylem Tok and her 17-year-old son, T.C., who struck a group checking a broken-down ATV on the emergency lane with a luxury SUV in Eyüpsultan, causing the death of one person.
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The details behind the accident that occurred in Kemerburgaz on the evening of March 1 have emerged.
The driver, who struck a group stopped on the emergency lane to check a broken-down ATV with a luxury vehicle, fled the scene.
In the chilling incident, Oğuz Murat Acı, a married father of one, lost his life at the scene, while 12punto has identified the driver who disappeared.
It was determined that the person who caused the accident was 17-year-old T.C., the son of author Eylem Tok.
THEY FLED TO EGYPT
Eylem Tok and her son left the scene of the accident and went to Istanbul Airport in another vehicle.
The mother and son then departed from Istanbul Airport around 02:00 and fled to Egypt.
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED
According to the latest information, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued an arrest warrant for author Eylem Tok and her son T.C.
One person died and 3 were injured in the accident: Female author smuggled her son to Egypt
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'MY SON IS VERY SICK'
Famous author Eylem Tok spoke to 12punto for the first time following the reports in the press.
Tok said, "My son is very sick, I am taking care of him. The reports in the press are incomplete. May God not test anyone with their child."
Author Eylem Tok made the following statement via her social media account:
"He cries every day saying, 'Please let's return to Turkey and I will face whatever my punishment is, I have torn a family apart.' He never had any intention of staying here or escaping these accusations. But it is a mother's instinct, please understand me too. I also did not collect people's phones at the scene of the incident, these are not true. I am very, very sorry.
All the children there are our children too, the family of our brother who died in the accident is our family too. We will return and do the right thing and surrender to justice. I sincerely apologize to the entire public both on my own behalf and on behalf of my son."