Indictment against Nuray Büyükata, who killed her husband: Unfair provocation reduction request from the prosecutor's office

The investigation into Nuray Büyükata's shooting death of her husband Hakan Büyükata in Istanbul's Sancaktepe district on May 30 has been completed.

In the indictment prepared by the Domestic Violence Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the couple lived in the same house with their children and that there had been a disagreement between them for a long time.

It was noted that Hakan Büyükata used violence against his wife and children from time to time throughout their marriage, and this was confirmed by the children's statements.

HE THREATENED WITH DEATH ONE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT

According to the indictment, during an argument between the couple the day before the incident, Hakan Büyükata subjected his wife to physical violence by hitting her head.

In the Forensic Medicine Institute report prepared due to the blows Nuray Büyükata received to the head, edema was detected in the left temple area.

It was stated that Hakan Büyükata then took the gun at home and threatened his wife and children with the words "I will kill you all in the morning."

It was reported that Büyükata kept the gun with him and slept on the sofa in the living room, while Nuray Büyükata went to her bedroom.

It was recorded that Nuray Büyükata, who went to the living room in the morning, took the gun next to her husband and shot him in the head while he was sleeping, and when Hakan Büyükata tried to move, she opened fire on his chest a second time.

It was stated that Nuray Büyükata, who went to the park near their house with her children after the incident, returned home after a while and told her next-door neighbor that she had killed her husband.

"I SHOT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID"

Nuray Büyükata, who stated in her statement to the prosecution that her husband threatened to kill her and her children, said that she shot the gun because she was afraid.

Stating that he reported himself after the incident, Büyükata admitted that he shot his wife with a gun.

During the criminal investigation, it was determined that the gun used in the incident was prohibited under the relevant law.

While the autopsy report stated that Hakan Büyükata died as a result of a gunshot wound, it was determined that the two bullets found at the scene were fired from the same gun.

REQUEST FOR UNFAIR PROVISION REDUCTION FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

The prosecutor's office evaluated Hakan Büyükata's long-standing acts of violence and his threats to kill his wife and children the day before the incident.

In the indictment, it was stated that Nuray Büyükata killed her husband under the influence of these events, and the provisions of unfair provocation were requested to be applied.

In this context, aggravated life imprisonment was requested for Büyükata for "intentional murder of his spouse". However, it was requested that the penalty be determined as imprisonment from 18 to 24 years, by applying a reduction of unfair provocation.