The case in which 2 detained defendants were tried regarding the beating to death of journalist Hakan Tosun by 2 people in Esenyurt on October 11, 2025, was decided. At the hearing held at Bakırköy 17th High Criminal Court, detained defendants Abdurrahman Murat, Adnan Şahin and the lawyers of the parties were present.
"I DO NOT THINK HIS SKULL WAS BROKEN WITH MY BLOW"
Arrested defendant Abdurrahman Murat, who made his defense at the hearing, stated that he was very sorry about the incident and said, "I am a tradesman. The victim provoked me to fight. When I saw the victim, his hair was disheveled and his clothes were torn. I do not think his skull was broken with my blow, I demand my acquittal."
Defendant Adnan Şahin, in his defense, said, "The only thing I did was to take Abdurrahman away from there. I did not act together with him. In the first incident, I had pushed Abdurrahman away, and for the second time, Abdurrahman went to the scene on a motorbike. My only crime there was not calling the ambulance. They are trying to put the blame on me to save Abdurrahman."
THEY ASKED FOR THEIR ACQUITTAL
The complainant's lawyers, who made statements at the hearing, demanded that the defendants be punished. The defendant's lawyers also claimed that the victim, Hakan Tosun, provoked the defendants and requested the release of their clients. The defendants, who were asked for their last words, requested their acquittal from the court.
HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Announcing its decision after the defense and statements received, the court panel ruled that the defendants Abdurrahman Murat and Adnan Şahin should be sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of "intentional murder" and that their detentions would continue separately.
HAKAN TOSUN INDICTMENT
In the indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Hakan Tosun (51) was listed as the 'victim', and Abdurrahman Murat (18) and Adnan Şahin (25) were listed as 'defendants'. In the indictment, it was stated that a total of 63 camera images were examined, showing the victim getting off the Güzelyurt Metrobus stop, the last place where the incident took place, and then to the hospital where he was transferred by ambulance. According to the camera footage taken, it was reported that after the incident, the defendant Abdurrahman Murat came to the victim on a motorcycle driven by the informant Yusuf Özakdağ.
It was stated that the suspects killed the victim as a result of kicking and punching with the intention of killing in unity of thought and action.
In the indictment, which stated that Adnan Şahin kicked the victim, lifted the victim up again and dropped him down, it was emphasized that the death of the victim occurred from brain hemorrhage along with bone fractures due to blunt head trauma, in line with the findings in the camera footage, that there was a causal link between the actions of the suspects and the death of the victim, and that the defense of the suspects was aimed at getting rid of the crime. It was stated that the victim was injured in the fatal head area, which is vital, and his death occurred as a result of the victim's injury, the targeted body part and the number of blows. It was stated that the victim died as a result of the suspects kicking and punching with the intention of killing in unity of thought and action, and that the actions of the suspects Adnan and Murat towards the victim separately constituted the crime of 'deliberate murder'.
In the indictment prepared, it was requested that the suspects Abdurrahman Murat and Adnan Şahin be punished with life imprisonment separately for the crime of "intentional murder".
