Biologist Dilan Öztürk, who lives in Güzelyalı District of Çukurova district, divorced contractor Ali Kaplan in 2023, claiming that she suffered psychological and physical violence. Stating that he was threatened after the divorce, Öztürk obtained a restraining order against his ex-wife. Öztürk did not extend the decision after the threats ended, and on March 26, his children A.K. He left home to take (5) and Ş.K. (7) to school.
Kaplan called Öztürk in the morning and said that he wanted to meet his children. After a while, Kaplan blocked Öztürk, who was leaving the apartment with his children, and shot his ex-wife with a gun, wounding her in the legs. Kaplan, who was then alleged to have driven his car into Dilan Öztürk, ran away after the intervention of the surrounding people. Ali Kaplan, who went to the Çukurova District Police Department and surrendered, said in his statement, "It happened by accident in front of my children's eyes. I had no intention of causing injury." Kaplan was arrested.
REQUEST FOR UP TO 28 YEARS OF PRISON
A lawsuit was filed at Adana 4th High Criminal Court with the indictment prepared against Ali Kaplan. In the indictment, it was stated that Dilan Öztürk, who left her home to take her children to school on the day of the incident, was shot in the legs with a gun and threatened by Kaplan. A prison sentence of up to 28 years was requested for Kaplan for 'attempted intentional murder against his divorced spouse', 'purchasing, carrying or possessing unlicensed firearms and bullets' and 'threatening with a weapon'.
'WHEN HE PUSHED INTO MY HAND, THE GUN EXPLODED'
In his defense, Kaplan said, "On the day of the incident, I went to Dilan's house to take my children to school. Here he insulted me. I got angry at this situation and took out the gun I had with me, but when Dilan made a move on my hand, the gun exploded. Then, I shot the gun 2 or 3 times towards the dirt field."
'SAY YOUR LAST PRAYER, I WILL KILL YOU'
Stating that the defendant Ali Kaplan will appear before the court on November 12, Dilan Öztürk made a statement at the place where he was shot. Öztürk said, "I was going to take my children to school on the day of the incident. My ex-husband called me in the morning and wanted to talk to the children on the phone. He told me that he wanted my friend to drop the children off at school. I did not accept and said that I would drop them off myself. Afterwards, I went down from the house. He hid in the empty area on the left side of the apartment entrance. When I went out with the children, he came out from behind us and said 'Hi' and put his hand to his left chest and took out his gun. I pushed my children. I did not have a fight with him. I wanted to keep my children in a safe area. He then fired the first bullet. My children started to scream. He immediately went to the other side and fired the other bullet. At that moment, my neighbor, who lived on the ground floor, pushed him and threw him off balance. When the gun jammed, he quickly adjusted it and pointed it at my head. He said, "Say your last prayer, I will kill you." As a result of the gun jamming and my neighbors and my children screaming, they dragged me to the side of the wall. "They pulled over and tried to run over us by crashing their car towards us. This suspect tried to kill not only me but also other people," he said.
'I WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH MY CHILDREN'
