Ceren's mother reacts to the decision

On November 21, 2025, in Antalya's Alanya district, the car with plate number 07 BFS 345, driven by Kübra Sulutaş (30), with 2.06 promil alcohol, hit Ceren Karadayı (18), who was walking home. Karadayı, who was preparing for the university exam, died in the accident. Drinking driver Kübra Sulutaş was arrested.

Sulutaş, who was sued at the Alanya 6th Criminal Court of First Instance on the charge of 'causing death by conscious negligence', was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison. The decision, which the family objected to, was found and approved by the 11th Criminal Chamber of the Antalya Regional Court of Justice on April 30, 2026. With the approval of the decision, the detained defendant Kübra Sulutaş was also released.

Stating that the defendant was found to be excessively fast and drunk, Ceren Karadayı's family objected to the decision again, stating that the punishment was insufficient. The file was sent to the Supreme Court.

'I LIVE WITH HIS ABSENCE EVERY DAY'

Mother Hatice Yıldırım, who moved to Hatay due to her husband's appointment after the death of her daughter Ceren Karadayı from her first husband, stated that 5 months of imprisonment should not be the reward for 18 years of life. Claiming that the defendant did not show remorse throughout the trial, Yıldırım said that the 2.06 drunk driver who speeds 81 kilometers on the road with a speed limit of 50 kilometers should receive a heavier penalty.

Yıldırım said, "As a mother, I beg you to hear my voice. I only want justice for my daughter. I want the incident to be evaluated within the scope of possible intent, the driver to be punished in the most severe way and no reduction in the sentence."

Stating that he has been protecting even the smallest souvenir of his daughter for years, Yıldırım said, "I did not even throw away my daughter's nails that I cut until she was 11 years old. I kept her hair and eyelashes. While I was protecting even the smallest souvenir from her, now I buried my daughter. I live with her absence every day. I buried my 18-year-old son. 5 months of imprisonment cannot be the reward for my daughter's 18 years of life."