The incident took place on November 11, 2025, on the Muş highway in Kulp district. Workers Tahsin Dere (49), Salih Lale (52), Şehmus Anuştekin (49) and Mehmet Şirin Yalçıner (50) lost their lives as a result of the collapse of the scaffolding during the concrete pouring of the viaduct under construction.
The injured Cüneyt N. (37) was taken to Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital. Tahsin Dere, Salih Lale and Mehmet Şirin Yalçıner, among the dead workers, were buried in Yeniköy Asri Cemetery, and Şehmus Anuştekin was buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in the Şehitlik district.
INDICTMENT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED
The indictment prepared by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the incident was accepted by the Diyarbakır 2nd High Criminal Court. In the indictment, subcontractor scaffolding crew chief F.L. was one of the defendants arrested regarding the incident. and M.A., R.Y., M.T., Ş.T., S.T., V.D. and S.K. and site managers İ.B. and K.K. A prison sentence of 2 to 15 years was requested for him for 'causing the death or injury of more than one person by negligence'. In the indictment, it was stated that Cüneyt N., who was injured, stated in his statement that he was injured due to the accident that occurred on the date of the incident, that his treatment at the hospital was completed and he was discharged, and that he did not complain to anyone about the incident.
WORKERS FALLED 25 METERS
In the expert report included in the indictment, it was stated that the necessary care and attention was not taken in the scaffolding installation. It was stated that the subcontractor company owner and scaffolding crew chief, F.L., was primarily at fault because he installed the fasteners incorrectly and made the installation contrary to the project. In the report, it was noted that the site supervisors were at fault on the grounds that they did not operate the inspection and control mechanism adequately and did not prepare a concrete pouring plan, and that the occupational safety expert was not at fault because he carried out the necessary training and inspections. In the indictment, it was stated that the anchor bars carrying the scaffolding were placed in the concrete without being connected to the reinforcement, and the scaffolding collapsed when these parts broke during concrete pouring. It was stated that the workers fell from a height of approximately 25 meters as a result of the collapse. The indictment also stated that the workers were working without using parachute type seat belts and that the accident occurred due to a chain of negligence, and demanded that the defendants be punished.
HIS WIFE DID NOT COMPLAIN
At the hearing held at the Diyarbakır 2nd High Criminal Court, scaffolding team chief F.L., one of the undetained defendants, Gülli Yalçıner, wife of Mehmet Şirin Yalçıner, who died in the accident, and the defendant's lawyers were present. Gülli Yalçıner, wife of Mehmet Şirin Yalçıner, who spoke at the hearing, stated that she did not complain about the defendants and did not request to participate in the case. The detained defendant F.L. He stated that he repeated his previous defenses and requested that he be acquitted.
ADDITIONAL EXPERT REPORT WILL BE PREPARED
In his opinion, the public prosecutor expressed his opinion regarding the continuation of the current situation of the defendants and the elimination of deficiencies in the file. The defendant's lawyers argued that their clients were innocent and claimed that the expert report in the file was incomplete. The lawyers requested that a detailed additional expert report be prepared by experts and submitted to the file in order to evaluate all aspects of the incident. The court panel accepted the request and decided that the file would be examined by experts and an additional expert report would be prepared.
The panel ruled that the defendants continue in their current situations and postponed the hearing to January 14, 2027.
