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Ceren Damar Şenel was stabbed to death in her room at Çankaya University Faculty of Law on January 2, 2019, after being shot with a gun by her student Hasan İsmail Hikmet, who was watching her lecture. Hikmet's lawyer, Vahit Bıçak, drew public reaction by making statements against Şenel in the case, and a lawsuit was later filed for 'insulting the memory of the person' and 'insult'.
Vahit Bıçak, the lawyer of Hasan İsmail Hikmet, the murderer of Çankaya University Faculty of Law research assistant Ceren Damar Şenel, postponed the execution of the prison sentence he received for his statements against Şenel for one year.
According to the news by İsmail Arı from BirGün, Bıçak cited the intensity of his lawyer work, chronic diabetes, family and personal reasons and "he did not feel psychologically ready for execution" in his request for postponement.
CEREN DAMAR ŞENEL WAS KILLED IN 2019
Ceren Damar Şenel was stabbed to death in her faculty room on January 2, 2019, after being shot with a gun by her student Hasan İsmail Hikmet, who she caught cheating.
The statements used by Hikmet's lawyer Vahit Bıçak towards Şenel during his defense in the murder case drew public reaction.
A lawsuit was later filed against the knife for "insulting the memory of a person" and "insult".
HE WAS SENTENCED TO 1 YEAR, 5 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS IN PRISON
Ankara 35th High Criminal Court sentenced Bıçak to 1 year, 5 months and 15 days in prison for "insulting the memory of a person" and did not apply any reduction.
The court also banned Bıçak from exercising the rights and powers of the legal profession for one year, starting after the execution of his sentence.
The 4th Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously rejected the appeal request and approved the decision on January 14, 2026.
“I DO NOT FEEL PSYCHOLOGICALLY READY FOR EXECUTION”
Bıçak applied to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to postpone the execution of his sentence.
He used the following statements in his application:
"I respectfully request that the execution of the sentence against him be postponed for two years due to the intensity of my client work and transactions due to the fact that I practice the profession of lawyer, the fact that I am a chronic diabetic, I do not feel psychologically ready for execution, and family and personal reasons."
EXECUTION WAS POSTPONED FOR ONE YEAR
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office High Criminal Sentencing Desk evaluated Bıçak's request for a two-year postponement and postponed the execution of the sentence for one year.
The decision also included a one-year ban on Bıçak's use of the rights and powers of the legal profession.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The one-year ban on Vahit Bıçak's legal profession will begin and be implemented when the sentence execution is completed.
Very likely · Within months

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