‘Pınar Gültekin’s killing was a premeditated murder,’ says lawyer Epözdemir

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Rezan Epözdemir, the attorney of Gültekin family, has submitted a petition to the Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and requested that the investigation into the killing of Pınar Gültekin be extended.

Reported missing in Turkey's Aegean province of Muğla on July 16, university student Pınar Gültekin (27) was found dead in a forest area five days later. A man named Cemal Metin A. was detained shortly afterwards. He has been arrested for "killing with monstrous feeling."

Speaking to the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), attorney Epözdemir has noted that they are working to ensure that a multi-faceted investigation be conducted into the death of Pınar Gültekin.

Sharing details about his petition, Epözdemir has said:

"It is striking that the suspect seems to be made to learn his statements by heart. In our application to the prosecutor's office, we requested the Historical Traffic Search (HTS) records before and after the murder and signal locations of his phone. Moreover, we have demanded an on-site examination to be carried out with the participation of the suspect."

'We think the murder was premeditated'

Arguing that arrested suspect Cemal Metin A. seems to have memorized his statements, attorney Epözdemir has briefly added:

"We think that this brutal murder was committed with premeditation. We have also made our objections to the statements of the suspect. We have requested the entire footage of security cameras and examination of fingerprints. We have also wanted to be informed about the details as to the confidentiality and restriction imposed on the file.

"We are of the conviction that the murder was brutally committed by being premeditated. The autopsy reports have not yet been announced. We expect them to be prepared in September. After the documents and reports that we request arrive, we will put forward the situation clearly."

Concluding his remarks, the attorney has also expressed their expectations that the bill of indictment be filed as soon as possible.

What happened?

Living in the Neighborhood of Akyaka in Ula, Muğla, Pınar Gültekin left her house on July 16. Talking to her sister on the phone, elder sister Sibel Gültekin could not reach her after that. Worried about her life, she and mother Şefika Gültekin went to Muğla and reported her missing by appealing to the Akyaka Gendarmerie Station. Following this report, gendarmerie teams started searching for the missing woman.

Sibel Gültekin said her sister was living in her own house in Akyaka and added, "The last time that I talked to her was at around 3 p.m. on Thursday. She told me she was at a shopping mall in Menteşe. Then, her phone was switched off and we could not reach her again. We informed the authorities about the issue. It was said that she was seen in Akyaka the day after.

The dead body of Pınar Gültekin was found in a forest area in Menteşe on July 21, 2020. Murder Suspect Cemal Metin A. was detained in relation with the incident on the same day. She has been arrested on charge of "killing with monstrous feeling." (RT/SD)