The combine harvester that cost the lives of 8 people in Afyonkarahisar was found in Izmir

It turned out that the blood-curdling murders in Afyonkarahisar started with a fight over a combine harvester. In his statement to the Gendarmerie, murderer suspect Arif Sefa Özdemir stated that he bought a combine harvester from a person named Ahmet Uzel for 40 thousand Euros last year and started working around Manisa and Izmir with this combine harvester. However, he stated that the combine harvester became unusable in a fire that broke out while he was working in the field, and that there was a disagreement between him and Uzel after this incident.

According to Özdemir's statement, Uzel met with him last week and asked for the remaining 11 thousand Euros from the combine harvester. Özdemir said that his debt was 4 thousand Euros and that he would pay it in a short time. It was claimed that the dispute between the parties regarding the amount of the debt escalated and that swearing and threats were exchanged over the phone.

HE KILLED 3 PEOPLE AT THE EXIT OF AYAZINI VILLAGE

Özdemir allegedly invited Ahmet Uzel to Afyonkarahisar to make payment on the day of the incident. Uzel came to the city, taking Bekir and Noman Toprak with him. The parties met at the exit of Ayazini village. Following the argument that broke out there, Özdemir opened fire with the shotgun he brought with him, killing three people. It was claimed that Özdemir, who later escaped from the scene, targeted other people he encountered on his route in order to steal their vehicles.

MEVERERS EMERGED IN MENDERES DISTRICT OF IZMIR

It was understood that the combine harvester shown as the reason for the attack was in Tekeli Atatürk District of Menderes district. Stating that the suspect Arif Sefa Özdemir called him before the incident, Tekeli Atatürk District Headman Osman Kavlagan said: "Arif Sefa Özdemir called me at 18.42 on Wednesday. We talked for 9 minutes. 'Muhtar, is anyone bothering you?' Is there any problem, anything wrong?' he said. I said, 'No, my health is fine.' He said, 'Brother, you have done a lot of work for me, forgive me.' I said, 'The tarpaulin on this machine is torn, let's fix it.' He said, 'No, brother, I am not in a position to come right now.' He said, 'Please forgive me again.' I said, 'What right do I have to you? Well done.' "I bought tires for him," he said.

VILLAGERS COLLECTED 50 THOUSAND TL OF AID FOR ÖZDEMİR, WHOSE COMBINE COMBINE WAS BURNED DOWN

Kavlagan, who said that he learned about the incident while watching the news, said, "I was registered as 'Harvester Arif'. Since I bought tires, I looked at the invoice. It said Arif Sefa Özdemir, I understood from there. When I heard his name on the news at night, I said 'oh no, this is our harvester'. He used alcohol all the time. We brought the combine harvester from the plains with a tractor."

Stating that the villagers collected help for Arif Sefa Özdemir's burnt combine harvester, Kavlagan said, "We collected nearly 50 thousand liras for him. Tradesmen, tire dealers, oilers, parts makers and diesel sellers helped us, too. Then he left and said, 'I bought a common combine harvester again.' He said, 'I was hit by that too.' I said, 'Be careful with yourself, don't get into anything like this.' He said, 'Brother, there is nothing to do'. We had a 9-minute conversation between us."

'I REGRET HAVING HELPED'

Ahmet Gök, the owner of the field where the combine harvester burned, said, "We started harvesting during the harvest time. I was also in the village. My son called me and said, 'Dad, the combine harvester is on fire.' I came here, but by the time I arrived, the combine harvester and the field had burned down. I learned about the incident today. Later, I regretted helping. We collected money in the village for Arif Seza Özdemir. He was in debt for the combine harvester. Both our field and our crops were burned. We did not complain."