
The defense objected to the conviction regarding Gül Tut's death, drawing attention to the possibility of an accident, slippery ground and sound recording details.
In the Gül Tut case, the defense objected to the decision, stating that the possibility that Tut, who had high levels of alcohol and drugs in her blood, might have fallen as a result of an accident was not adequately evaluated.
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During the trial regarding Gül Tut's death, the defense objected to the conviction.
In the petition, it was stated that Gül Tut had 3.53 promil alcohol in her blood at the time of the incident and some drug active ingredients were also detected.
Pointing out that this situation may have caused balance, coordination and perception disorders, it was argued that the possibility that Gül Tut may have fallen as a result of an accident was not adequately evaluated.
It was stated that in the report of the 1st Specialization Board of the Forensic Medicine Institute dated February 11, 2026, it was evaluated that the death occurred as a result of falling from a height, but it was not medically distinguishable whether the incident occurred by suicide, accident or the influence of another person.
The defense also claimed that it was determined that the ground was slippery in the death examination and autopsy report prepared on the day of the incident, but that it was erroneous to use the reason for conviction as no lubricant substance was found in the subsequent criminal examination.
In the petition, it was stated that it could not be determined exactly who said the words "Let's see you", which were recorded in the camera records before the incident.
Drawing attention to the statement of Gül Tut's close friend Çiğdem Emir that the voice in question could belong to Gül Tut, a re-examination of the voice recording was requested.
In the objection, he claimed that the court's rejection of requests to hear some witnesses and conduct new expert examinations also restricted his right to defense.

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