The 19-year-old mystery regarding the murder of Bahaddin Sefer, who was found in a freezer surrounded by bricks and covered with concrete in the courtyard of a house in Mersin in 2007, was clarified with the confessions of the suspects. In the statements of the suspects who were detained within the scope of the unsolved case reopened by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was revealed that Sefer was killed by hitting his head with an iron bar and cutting his throat by three of his friends with whom he had been drinking alcohol, and that his legs were cut off after his body did not fit in the freezer.
According to İHA's news, it was learned that the suspects, who shared the victim's gold and money after the murder, claimed that they committed the incident on the grounds of 'honor issue'.
On August 1, 2007, in Mersin, a freezer was found in the courtyard of a detached house located on 4537 Street in Bahçe Mahallesi, Akdeniz district, inside a building surrounded by bricks and plastered with concrete. When the refrigerator, which was lying on its side, was opened, a male body wrapped in a rug was found, and upon examination, it was determined that the body belonged to 49-year-old Bahaddin Sefer. After the death of Sefer, who was found to have a fracture in his head and a sharp object injury on his neck, the case remained unsolved.
Following the work initiated by the Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek to shed light on the unsolved murders, the Provincial Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate Homicide Bureau teams started working within the scope of the file that was re-examined by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. As a result of the technical and physical pursuit carried out within the scope of the crime of 'deliberate killing with premeditated and monstrous feelings', a simultaneous operation was carried out on the morning of October 30 at 6 addresses determined in Batman, Izmir, Aydın, Yozgat and Sivas, centered in Mersin. During the operation, Hikmet Ş., Hadi Y., Ahmet İ., Bektaş Ş., Özlem Ş. and Ayşe E. were taken into custody.
Suspect statements entered into the investigation file revealed details about how the murder was committed. According to the statements, at around 23:00 on the night of the incident, Bahaddin Sefer, Hikmet Ş., Süleyman K. and Hadi Y. drank alcohol together at the victim's house. Meanwhile, Süleyman K. approached Sefer from behind and hit him on the head with an iron rod. While Süleyman K. and Hadi Y. attacked Sefer, who fell to the ground, Hikmet Ş., who was a plasterer. He cut the victim's throat with the knife in his hand.
Realizing that Sefer had died, the suspects wrapped his body in a rug and removed the refrigerator cover at home. The suspects, who tried to place the body inside the freezer by tilting it on its side, were unsuccessful due to the victim's large build, and cut off his legs. It was stated that they placed the body in the freezer in this way.
It was determined that the suspects, who wanted to eliminate the traces of the murder, carried the freezer to the courtyard of the house, poured concrete into it, surrounded it with bricks, and plastered it to give it the appearance of a cedar that could be used to sit on. Hikmet Ş. and Süleyman K. obtained the construction materials from an open warehouse in Alsancak District, and the removed refrigerator door was thrown into Yumuktepe Creek by Süleyman K. in a commercial taxi. It was also reflected in the investigation file that the suspects shared the gold, money and unlicensed gun belonging to Bahaddin Sefer among themselves after the murder. It was learned that when the residents of the neighborhood asked about Sefer, Süleyman K. said, "Bahaddin went to Izmir, he does not want to meet anyone. I bought the furniture by borrowing money," and when asked about the fresh concrete in the courtyard, he said, "We did it with Bahaddin to put flowers on it."
It was learned that in their statements, the suspects put forward allegations of sexual assault and harassment dating back years as the reason for the murder. Ayşe E. claimed that Hikmet Ş., with whom she lived without an official marriage for nearly 40 years, went to Bahaddin Sefer to ask for money to meet the needs of her children while he was in prison, and that Sefer closed the door and raped her. Stating that Hikmet Ş. started to have great grudge and hatred towards the victim after learning about this incident, Ayşe E. stated that her ex-husband said about Sefer, "This Bahaddin is dishonorable, dishonorable, he deserves death." Bektaş Ş., son of Hikmet Ş. She claimed that Bahaddin Sefer sexually harassed her when she was a child. Stating that he hid the incident in question for years and told it to his father in 2026, Bektaş Ş. argued that these allegations were effective in the decision to murder.
One of the most striking statements in the investigation file was Bektaş Ş.'s confessional statements. About 7-8 months before the operation, Bektaş Ş., his father, Hikmet Ş., in the park opposite MESKİ, near Mersin Courthouse. and Ahmet I. He said that while he was drinking with him, he asked how Bahaddin Sefer was killed.
Upon this question, Bektaş Ş. stated that Ahmet İ. said, "He molested the nation's wife and daughter, that dishonorable man deserved to die, we killed him, we got rid of the dishonorable person," and claimed that his father Hikmet Ş. approved these words and shouted, "We killed him, we got rid of the dishonorable person." He also stated that Hikmet Ş. scolded him for looking askance at his wife and daughter, saying, "Okay, now close this issue."
Ahmet I. While confirming the alcohol meeting that took place in the park, he said that he did not say the words "we got killed" and that these statements were interpreted by Hikmet Ş. He claimed that it was expressed by. Ayşe E. also claimed that her ex-husband Hikmet Ş. came to the house after the murder and threatened her by saying, "I finished this dishonorable Bahaddin's job, I killed him, I can't stay here anymore. If you tell anyone about this, I will cut you to death, too." While the 6 suspects, whose procedures at the police station have been completed, are expected to be referred to the courthouse, it was reported that the investigation into the incident continues under the coordination of the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
