The incident took place on March 21, around 21.30, on Istanbul Yolu Street, Demirtaş Dumlupınar OSB District, Osmangazi district. Police teams took action upon notice of violence against women in a light commercial vehicle with plate number 16 KCJ 99 heading towards Gemlik. Driver Meryem Altaş (34) warned the teams that stopped the vehicle, saying 'there is a gun'. Meanwhile, Berat Ilgar (30), coming out of the back door, shot Meryem Altaş in the chest with a gun. The suspect, who pointed his gun at the police, was shot in the waist and leg and was captured. Meryem Altaş, who was taken to the hospital, could not be saved despite the intervention of doctors. Berat Ilgar, who was reported to have 3 criminal records, was detained and arrested after his treatment.
In his statement, Berat Ilgar said that they came together to talk, that Meryem Altaş constantly cursed and insulted him, and that he got angry and dragged her into the car by grabbing her hair. When the police arrived, he said the incident happened.
A lawsuit was filed against Berat Ilgar at Bursa 7th High Criminal Court with the indictment prepared after the incident. In the indictment, aggravated life imprisonment was requested for Ilgar for the crime of "deliberate murder" and "deliberate murder against a woman", and a prison sentence of 2 to 7 years for the crime of "deprivation of liberty".
The trial of Berat Ilgar has started. While Berat Ilgar attended the hearing via SEGBİS on a stretcher from Menemen R Type Closed Penal Institution, where he was detained, the relatives of the victim Meryem Altaş, the representative of the Ministry of Family and Social Services and the lawyers of the parties were also present in the hall.
The defendant Ilgar, who was given the floor at the hearing, stated that they met Meryem Altaş at the casino, became lovers, and that they broke up and made up several times, and said, "I did not disturb her during the times when we broke up. She came and made up on her own. She said that she regretted it. We had not been on good terms lately. I offered to meet with her to discuss this issue. Meryem came on her own. I told her that if she wanted to break up, she could. She constantly swore at me, stating that she was not psychologically good. I told her that I had a gun on my waist and that I was starting to get angry. Gasoline "When we got to the station, we started arguing. When I got angry, I got into his car and he got in too, and I tried hard to stay calm."
Stating that when they arrived at the scene, his gun was on his stomach in the vehicle, Berat Ilgar said, "There were police around at that time. He took the gun, threw it into the backseat and said to the police, 'He has a gun.' So I went to the backseat to get the gun. He was swearing all the time. I couldn't stand it. I haven't slept for 9 months. I feel remorse all the time. Normally, I am not violent. I don't remember how many shots I shot at Meryem. Meryem knew about the gun when she was at the gas station. "I said, 'I have a gun, call the police, I'm nervous,' he held me back. If I had gone, such an incident would not have happened."
Stating that he was detained in R type prison because he was injured after the incident, Ilgar said, "I lost 30 kilos in prison. My health condition is not good. I cannot eat healthy. I cannot even meet my basic needs. There is a caregiver in the prison. Sometimes it takes hours to meet my needs. I want to be treated."
Meryem Altaş's sister, Sümeyra Altaş, stated at the hearing that her sister left the house to meet after the defendant persistently called her on the day of the incident. Altaş said, "Afterwards, I could not reach his sister. When I called the defendant, he said that his work was not finished. The defendant called my sister on purpose. I think he planned and killed her. I am filing a complaint."
The court panel also heard the police officers who intervened in the incident as witnesses and postponed the hearing by deciding to continue the detention of the defendant in order to hear other witnesses and prepare the missing reports.
