New development in the accident that resulted in the death of motocourier Yusuf Böyüktaş in Kağıthane

An accident occurred on July 14 at the connection of Sultan Selim Street and Bülent Street in Sultan Selim District of Kağıthane district of Istanbul. According to the information obtained, the motorcycle with plate number 48 AVJ 702, driven by 19-year-old motocourier Yusuf Böyüktaş, collided with the car with plate number 34 FST 69, driven by Selim A., which quickly reversed from the parking lot and hit the road.

Yusuf, who was seriously injured due to the impact, was taken to the hospital. Yusuf Böyüktaş, who struggled for 70 days in intensive care, could not be saved despite all the interventions and died on September 22.

Father Ömer Böyüktaş, who took action after his son was deemed at fault, searched the workplaces and streets at the scene for 46 days, looking for security camera footage. In the camera footage found by the father, it was clearly seen that the car quickly reversed and hit the motorcycle. With the new expert report prepared after the images were submitted to the Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that Yusuf Böyüktaş was secondary and the car driver Selim A. was primarily at fault. The prosecutor's office examined the footage and requested the arrest of the car driver, Selim A. The driver, who appeared before the judge, was arrested and sent to prison.

Father Ömer Böyüktaş said, "I was at work, and I received news that your son had an accident. I went to the hospital, they put my son to sleep in the hospital. I could not make any conversation. In any case, no statement could be taken at the scene, because his lung collapsed. He remained in intensive care for about 70 days, and he passed away. Of course, during this process, the other party's statement includes a statement such as 'The car was standing, a motorcyclist came and hit my car'. The prosecutor, of course, saw us as unfair because this statement was made before him. I too regret it. "I searched for camera footage for 46 days. With God's permission, I found the footage somewhere and took it to the prosecutor. After watching the footage, the other party asked for his arrest right now." he said.

Böyüktaş said, "I hope he receives a heavy punishment. Because if I had not fought, we would have been proven wrong, and he would have been wandering around freely. I did my fatherly duty. Actually, it is nothing, but I did my fatherly duty. In the camera I found, the car quickly maneuvered and hit my son in reverse. At that time, of course, his lung collapsed, I estimate about 9 minutes, his tongue was stuck in his throat, he had a heart attack. The friends in the ambulance brought him back to life, God bless him. He was 70 years old at the hospital. "He fought for days. My son passed away after that. I fought, now the other side is in prison. Maybe there will be a person who cannot fight and will walk around. Even the person who hit my son said to the nation, 'He is not dead, even if he dies, I will go to bed for 3 months.'"

Expressing his longing for his son with tears, father Böyüktaş said, "My son was a very polite and honest person. He would go from work to home and from home to work. He was respectful, moral and well-mannered. Even his friends were very moral children. He did not even have a single bad friend. He lives in my heart. I am very sorry, I miss my son very much. I don't know how I will bear it. The pain of this cannot be explained with anything. I leave the door of the building open until the morning, in case he comes. I am that bad." he said.

Father Böyüktaş said, "I want the other party to receive severe punishment. I am calling out to my elders, our esteemed prosecutor, the judges, and the Ministry of Justice. They should give a really heavy penalty in these incidents. Because people say, 'So if I hit him with a car, it will be considered an accident and he will be released.' For example, he hit my son, and while he was in intensive care, the man walked free. If I hadn't found the camera footage, he wouldn't be detained right now. It hurts us, but at least it won't happen from now on. I mean, let us feel cool, we are burning inside. I will never forget my son for the rest of my life. Okay, he won't come back, but I want this person to receive such a big punishment. There is a false statement. In other words, he is deceiving our state's prosecutors, judges and police. "He should be arrested even for this false statement, saying 'The car was standing still, he came and shot him'," he said.

Böyüktaş said, "I had three children, a boy and two daughters. They separated. I have two daughters now. I pray to God. I hope they will be neighbors to our Prophet. I dropped from 71 kilos to 53 kilos out of sadness."

The family's lawyer, Iyaz Çimen, said, "As a result of the accident that took place on July 14, my client Yusuf Büyüktaş appeared to be primarily at fault in the accident report prepared by the traffic police in the first place. Because the report was prepared according to the statement of the driver of the other suspect vehicle. However, later, as a result of a struggle of about 1.5 months, the material truth was revealed with the camera recording found by Ömer Büyüktaş, and at this point, it was determined that the primary fault was in the driver of the suspect vehicle. Regarding this, the Prosecutor's Office determined "With a new fault expert report, it was revealed that Yusuf, who was the victim in the incident, had no fault in the incident. Unfortunately, my client lost his fight for his life on the 70th day and there was a change in the type of the crime. This time, the crime of negligent injury turned into manslaughter, and as a matter of fact, the main part of the fault in the incident was on the suspect and the arrest measure was taken due to the change in the type of crime," he said.

“WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LEGAL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE PENALTIES”