All eyes are on the deleted messages in the 16-year-old Aslı Baş case! Ahmet Bayer's request was accepted

Aslı Baş, who won the first place in the 'Miss Model Of Turkey' contest held in 2003, died at around 02.30 on July 21, 2010, by falling from the 6.5 meter high balcony of the villa of tourism professional Ahmet Bayer, who lives in a wheelchair, at the Club Flipper Holiday Village in Yalıkavak, Bodrum, because he was injured.

At the end of the investigation into Aslı Baş's death, a lawsuit was filed against Ahmet Bayer for 'Aggravated intentional murder', and his sons Hakan Sadi Bayer and Volkan Bayer were filed for 'Aggravated intentional murder', demanding life imprisonment. Volkan Bayer, one of the arrested brothers, was later released on condition of judicial control. Hakan Sadi Bayer, who was detained and tried, was released on January 17, 2014. In the 36th hearing of the case, where 3 public prosecutors and 3 court presidents changed in 9.5 years, on January 15, 2020, an acquittal was given for 3 defendants who were not detained.

THE FILE HAS BEEN MOVED TO APPEAL

Aslı Baş's father, Mehmet Baş, took the file to the court of appeal. In the application; It was emphasized that the evidence was destroyed and altered. The 4th Criminal Chamber of the Izmir Regional Court of Justice approved the decision of the local court in December 2020. After this decision, Mehmet Baş moved the file to the Supreme Court this time in 2021. The 1st Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the acquittal decisions of the Muğla 1st High Criminal Court regarding the death of Aslı Baş. While Ahmet Bayer, Volkan Bayer and Aslı Baş's father Mehmet Baş and mother Müesser Baş were present at the hearing, which was held for the third time today at Muğla 1st High Criminal Court, Hakan Sadi Bayer, who gave an excuse, did not attend.

WITNESSES WANTED

Volkan Bayer, who spoke at the hearing, demanded that the trial end as soon as possible, while Ahmet Bayer stated that he had health problems and said, "I will have surgery again in January. I am having a hard time with my health. Can you exempt me from the hearings?" he said. The court panel accepted Bayer's request. However, it was decided that there was a witness who needed to be heard, the address of the witness could not be determined yet, and if he was heard, he would be present at the relevant hearing.

THE REPORT REQUESTED FROM THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL BUREAU WAS NOT RECEIVED

On the other hand, at the previous hearing, it was stated that the report requested from the National Criminal Bureau to investigate whether the messages deleted from the mobile phone and SIM card related to the incident could be retrieved, has not yet reached the court. The court postponed the hearing to January 21 to eliminate the deficiencies in the file and hear the witness.