Scandalous decision in the murder of Gülden Coni: 5 months in prison each for the mother, father and aunt who concealed the evidence
The sentence of E.A., who killed Gülden Coni in Edirne, was reduced to 19 years; The mother, father and aunt, who were tried on charges of concealing evidence, were sentenced to 5 months in prison each and the announcement of the verdict was postponed.
Quick Look
- E.A., who stabbed Gülden Coni to death in Edirne in 2025, was sentenced to 19 years in prison in the case where he was retried following the appeal decision.
- The mother, father and aunt, who were tried on charges of hiding crime evidence, were sentenced to 5 months in prison each and the announcement of the verdict was postponed.
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Why It Matters
Gülden Coni was stabbed to death in the schoolyard in Edirne on April 5, 2025, and the murder suspect E.A. He was caught.
The incident took place on April 5, 2025, in the garden of Edirne Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School on Horozlu Bayır Street, Çavuşbey District. Those who saw the person lying motionless in the school yard reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Upon notice, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Under the control of the arriving teams, it was determined that the child, identified as Gülden Coni, was stabbed to death. In the investigation into the incident, the murder suspect E.A. He was caught and detained. E.A. After the procedures, he was arrested by the judgeship on duty at the courthouse to which he was referred.
GIVEN 20 YEARS OF PRISON
In the indictment prepared by the Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, E.A. Aggravated life imprisonment was requested for the crime of 'deliberately killing a woman by planning, with a monstrous feeling, by inflicting torture, against a person who cannot defend herself physically and mentally against the child'. In the second hearing held at Edirne 3rd High Criminal Court on September 26, 2025, the defendant E.A. He was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for 'deliberate murder against a child and a woman'. The committee then reduced E.A.'s sentence to 20 years because he was 15 years old. E.A. No unfair provocation or good behavior reduction was applied to him.
SENTENCE WAS REDUCED TO 19 YEARS
The decision was taken to appeal in the 1st Criminal Chamber of the Tekirdağ Regional Court of Justice by the lawyers of the parties and the lawyer of the Ministry of Family and Social Services. Evaluating the requests of the parties, the court ruled that E.A. He decided to overturn the verdict given against him. In the decision, it was stated that no reasonable time had passed for the event to be planned. Following the decision, on February 12, E.A. He was tried again. At the hearing, the court ruled that E.A. He annulled the previous sentence of 'premeditation' and sentenced him to aggravated life imprisonment for 'intentional murder of a child and a woman'. E.A.'s sentence was reduced to 19 years because he was a minor.
MOTHER, FATHER AND AUNT ARE AGAINST THE JUDGE
Regarding the incident, E.A.'s father D.A. and mother B.A. and his aunt S.S. A separate lawsuit was filed against him for 'destroying, concealing or altering criminal evidence'. The prosecutor's office requested that each of the defendants be sentenced to imprisonment from 6 months to 5 years. The third hearing of the case was held today at the Edirne 3rd High Criminal Court. Gülden Coni's older sister, Nurhan Alüzrek, her relatives and party lawyers attended the hearing. Unarrested defendants D.A., B.A. and S.S. He did not take part in the hearing.
GOOD CONDUCT DISCOUNT HAS BEEN APPLIED; 5 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR 3 DEFENDANTS
At the end of the hearing, the court sentenced 3 defendants to 6 months in prison each for the crime of 'destroying, concealing or changing criminal evidence'. The defendants, who received a good behavior reduction, were sentenced to 5 months in prison each, and the announcement of the verdict was postponed.
'THEY LEFT MY BROTHER TO DIE'
Speaking after the hearing, Gülden Coni's older sister, Nurhan Alüzrek, reacted to the decision and said, "The mother, father and aunt of the murderer who killed my brother with 30 stab wounds dragged my brother to death. Even though they were informed 10 minutes after the murder, they did not call an ambulance or the police. They left my brother to die for 8 hours, left him on that cold concrete. They hid the evidence, threw away the knife, washed the bloody coats. They blacked out all the evidence." "And he was released without any punishment, he was not punished, we had only this little faith in justice, and that is over, we are waiting for divine justice," he said.
Open Questions
- How will the Supreme Court process conclude?





