Prosecutor's obstacle to release decision

At the entertainment venue in Bandırma, BALIKESİR, on the night of March 21, 2026, Ahmet Enes Erdem (33) and Yavuz Kef (32), M.A. He argued with. After M.A. called his friends, Soner Çil (26) and Ufuk K. also came to the venue. The groups arguing here exchanged swear words when they met again at another entertainment venue around 03:00. Çil, who was walking towards his vehicle, started to fight with the opposing group following him. Çil hit Yavuz Kef on the back with the belt he took off his waist. During the fight, Çil was hit in the head by Kef's punch and fell to the ground and lost consciousness. Meanwhile, Ahmet Enes Erdem hit Çil, who was lying motionless, in the face with the sole of his shoe. The medical teams that were called determined that Çil had died.

HE HAD A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE

Yavuz Kef and his friend Ahmet Enes Erdem were detained after the incident. Kef, who learned that Soner Çil was dead at the police station, said, "We only punched him. Can a man die with a single punch?" he cried. The two suspects, who were sent to the courthouse after their procedures, were arrested in court.

In the 4-page indictment prepared after the investigation, the report of the 1st Forensic Medicine Specialization Board of the Forensic Medicine Institute was also included. In the report, it was stated that the blow to the head area did not endanger life, and that Çil's death was due to brain hemorrhage that occurred as a result of the rupture of the aneurysm in the pre-existing brain vessels due to the effect of blunt head trauma. In the indictment prepared, life imprisonment was requested for Ahmet Enes Erdem and Yavuz Kef for the crime of "intentional murder".

THEY WERE RELEASED AT THE FIRST HEARING

The detained defendants, the lawyers of the parties, and Soner Çil's family attended the first hearing of the case at Bandırma 2nd High Criminal Court. In court, the defendants repeated their previous statements and said they were not guilty, and requested their release. Taking into consideration the post-hearing autopsy report, the court ruled that Yusuf Kef and Ahmet Enes Erdem be released on the condition of house arrest and judicial control.

As a result of the public prosecutor's objection to a higher court, Kef and Erdem were taken into custody again a week later. The suspects were arrested and sent to prison.

COUP AND DEATH ARE INCIDENTALLY LINKED

- In the Forensic Medicine report, it was noted that the soft tissue trauma due to the blow to the head did not endanger life, was mild enough to be resolved with simple medical intervention, and did not cause bone fractures. It was also stated that there was a causal link between the assault and the death, but that the pre-existing aneurysm also had an impact and contribution to the death.