If he had not been caught, the number of murders would have increased

Çiğdem Yılmaz - The statement of Arif Sefa Özdemir, who murdered 8 people in Afyonkarahisar, revealed that he was cold-blooded and planned while committing the murders, and that he saw the people he encountered on the road only as obstacles to escape. Retired Police Chief Haydar Özdemir and Koç University Forensic Medicine Department Head Prof. Dr. Coşkun Yorulmaz evaluated the stages of the attacks, the suspect's behavior and possible motivations for Milliyet.

Attacks would continue

Retired Police Chief Haydar Özdemir said that the attacker may have acted out of revenge when he killed the first three people. Özdemir emphasized that in the first murders, people with whom there was animosity were targeted, and the subsequent murders were committed during the escape. Haydar Özdemir said, "At this stage, the suspect may have seen the people he encountered not as predetermined targets, but as obstacles to his escape. The fact that he shot at people who did not give up their vehicles shows that he was trying to violently overcome the resistance he encountered to continue his escape. Therefore, it is not possible to explain the first three murders and the next five murders with the same reason."

Haydar Özdemir stated that similar attacks may continue if the suspect is not caught and needs a vehicle again. Özdemir said that as long as the need to change vehicles continues, there is a possibility of targeting other people he encounters.

Tried to overcome obstacles

Evaluating the fact that the suspect constantly changed vehicles instead of escaping with a single vehicle, Haydar Özdemir said that this showed that he thought he could be found through the vehicle he used. Özdemir stated that the suspect acted with an escape plan he created in his mind and pointed out that a plan does not necessarily have to be written or all its details are determined in advance. Özdemir stated that the suspect tried to overcome the obstacles until he reached the goal he set.

preparation process

Haydar Özdemir stated that if the suspect had access to a weapon that could be carried more easily or that could fire automatically and a sufficient amount of ammunition, the course of the attacks could be much different and could threaten the lives of more people.

For this reason, Özdemir stated that when, from whom and for what purpose the gun was obtained should be investigated in detail, and that the fact that the unlicensed gun was purchased before the attacks should be considered as an important finding in terms of the preparation process for the murders.

He counted down from three and killed two teachers.

The statement of Sultan Sema Gökçe, who survived the three teachers whose vehicles were stopped during the attacks, was revealed. Gökçe explained that the attacker, Arif Sefa Özdemir, asked for help by saying "My car broke down" and then opened fire on teachers Hilal Mete and Ayşe Suna Demir, who could not get out of the vehicle, counting down from three. In his statement, Gökçe said, "I was sitting in the front seat. First, he asked for help by saying, 'My vehicle broke down.' Then, he immediately pointed his gun and said, 'I will not harm you. Just give me the car and go.' Thereupon, I immediately got out of the vehicle, went down to the bottom of the roadside and shouted, 'Don't do it.'"

He bought the gun for 12 thousand TL

The unlicensed hunting rifle used by Arif Sefa Özdemir in the attacks was found by M.A. about a month ago. It turned out that he bought it for 12 thousand TL from a person named. It was learned that M.A., who was said to have sold the gun, was in prison for another crime.

'He proceeded in a calm and planned manner'

Prof. Dr. Coşkun Yorulmaz also stated that although the suspect acted impulsively at some stages of the attacks, it could be said that he generally proceeded in a cool-headed and planned manner. PYorulmaz said, "Behaving impulsively does not mean that all of his actions are uncontrolled. The fact that he changes vehicles, maintains his route to avoid being caught, and continues his escape shows that he can make judgments at certain moments and act in a purposeful and planned manner."

Weakening of impulse control

Prof. Dr. Coşkun Yorulmaz stated that in the first three murders, hostility and anger came to the fore, and in the subsequent attacks, the aim was to obtain a vehicle and avoid being caught. Yorulmaz stated that it could be said that the suspect tried to overcome the resistance he encountered by using violence. While it would have been sufficient for the suspect to neutralize a single person in the vehicle to seize a vehicle and escape, the fact that he also shot at other people raised the question of whether the purpose of escape could explain all the attacks. Prof. Dr. Yorulmaz stated that factors such as anger, threat perception and weakening of impulse control should be examined separately for each attack.

Regret does not indicate sincerity

Prof. Dr. Yorulmaz noted that the suspect's statement that he was sorry alone would not be enough to determine the sincerity of this feeling or whether his words were for defensive purposes. He stated that whether the suspect accepts the damage he caused and the consistency of his statements over time may contribute to the evaluation.