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Hafize Çelik, the mother of Semih Çelik—who brutally murdered 19-year-olds İkbal Uzuner and Ayşenur Halil in Istanbul's Fatih district on Friday, October 4, before jumping from the city walls to take his own life—has made a statement.
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Speaking to ATV, Hafize Çelik said that Semih Çelik had suicidal tendencies but that she did not expect him to do such a thing.
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Hafize Çelik, the mother of Semih Çelik—who brutally murdered 19-year-olds İkbal Uzuner and Ayşenur Halil in Istanbul's Fatih district on Friday, October 4, before jumping from the city walls to commit suicide—has made statements regarding her son.
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"I WARNED HIS PARENTS MANY TIMES"
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Hafize Çelik, who criticized the family of İkbal Uzuner, one of the women murdered by Semih Çelik, stated, "As a mother, I warned both İkbal's mother and father many times."
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Hafize Çelik stated that they had a video call with Semih Çelik before the incident and that she did not sense that such a thing would happen.
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“I TOOK HIM FROM DOCTOR TO DOCTOR”
Hafize Çelik’s statements are as follows:
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“My child had suicidal tendencies. Everyone is angry at us, I wish my child hadn't done such a thing… If only they had done it to themselves, not to them. They committed suicide, but I never imagined something like this would happen. They were sick, I took them from doctor to doctor.”
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I did everything I could, but İkbal never left her alone; she kept calling. In 2021, she sent the girl a video where she said, 'I will gouge your eyes out.' How is the family still keeping the girl in Istanbul?
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What would you do if such a video were sent to your child? They only changed her school. As a mother, I warned both İkbal’s mother and father many times. I told them to disappear from the scene so that they would take precautions.
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They say they won't do what I say, they won't meet, I don't trust my child. They had also said something like that, they had moved into a new house, how were they going to manage that.
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I asked, 'Is your child more important or is your home more important?' The first one had attempted suicide 3 years ago; they were going to commit suicide together, then İkbal changed her mind. Semih stabbed her in the heart.
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My son was hospitalized at Çapa for 15 days. İkbal herself also committed suicide last year; there are reports on her at Eyüp SSK.
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“I DID NOT SENSE ANY SUCH THING”
Hafize Çelik also shared the following regarding the last video call she had with Semih Çelik:
“He was sitting as if lying on the bed. I said, ‘What are you doing, my son?’ He said, ‘What should I do, Hafize?’ He said, ‘Ayşenur is here, in the bathroom.’ I said, ‘Call her, let her come.’ He said, ‘She came out, but she is shy of you.’ I said, ‘Why is she shy of me?’ She came, we greeted each other, saying ‘How are you, are you well?’… She said, ‘See you later, Hafize,’ and that was it. I did not sense any such thing from him.”
News Source : 12punto