[kellyhound]

Turkey. Special operations police officer Ahmet Ç., who caused the death of his friend Kadir Özkök, while showing off his quick draw of his service pistol, in his defense stated that he thought the gun was unloaded and said, "When he said he was shot, I thought he was joking." He was arrested by the court during the hearing. While the victim's family is requesting the heaviest penalty, the case has been postponed.

On October 9, 2024, special operations police officer Ahmet Ç. (31) met with his friend Kadir Özkök (31) in Bakırköy. While explaining how to fire and quick draw his service pistol, the gun accidentally discharged, resulting in Özkök being shot and killed.

The first hearing at the Bakırköy 22nd High Criminal Court was attended by the defendant Ahmet Ç., the mother of the deceased Kadir Özkök, Ayşe Özkök, the victim's brother Hazar Özkök, and the lawyers of both parties.

In his defense during the hearing, the defendant Ahmet Ç. stated, "I had been injured in a conflict shortly before the incident, and that case is ongoing at the Küçükçekmece Courthouse.

On the day of the incident, I left home for my physical therapy session. After my appointment, I contacted Kadir. He called me to his workplace in Florya, and I suggested we meet outside, explaining that I had just finished my duty and was tired.

Since he insisted and he is a dear friend of mine, I went to his workplace. On the day of the incident, he took my gun and started demonstrating shooting techniques to me. He pointed the gun at me at that moment, and I did not stop him. He asked me to hand over my gun.

He wanted me to perform a maneuver with the gun, and we were doing those moves one by one.

While I was making my move, suddenly the gun fired; I thought the gun was empty, I had no idea the magazine was loaded," he expressed.

The defendant Ahmet Ç. stated that he did not realize the gun had fired, saying, "At first, I didn't understand the situation; when he said he was shot, I thought he was joking.

Then I saw blood coming from his body. I called an ambulance. I started shouting for help. At that moment, I was only trying to save him. I called another police friend who had first aid training and tried to do something.

Then the police arrived. I couldn't remember what I was saying here for a while after the incident. I learned he had passed away a day later. Kadir was my best friend," he said.

During the hearing, the victim's father Ergün Özkök stated, "They informed me about the incident over the phone, and I went to the hospital. If the defendant has a punishment, he should serve it; the defendant and my son grew up together. My son always spoke well of the defendant, never said anything bad. I told him that the defendant, being a special operations police officer, needed to be careful. My son told me, 'No, dad, he doesn't even drink alcohol,'" he said.

Meanwhile, while the victim's father was making his statement, the detained defendant began to cry.

The victim's mother Ayşe Özkök stated, "My concern is my child; I trust in justice. I want him to receive the heaviest sentence. If my child is rotting in the ground, he should rot in prison too," she said.

The defense attorneys for the defendant stated that he did not act with the intent to kill and that the incident occurred as an accident, requesting his acquittal, while the attorney for the victim stated that the defendant's statements were not true and demanded the heaviest punishment.

The public prosecutor requested the defendant's arrest, considering the nature and quality of the charges against him.

The indictment stated that the suspect Ahmet Ç. was taken into custody on the day of the incident, October 9, 2024, and that a routine control measure was applied to him.

The indictment requested that the suspect's actions be evaluated as having been committed with conscious negligence, considering his profession, the fact that his pistol was an operational firearm, and that he was in a position to foresee that the gun could discharge when pointed at the deceased, and that he should be held accountable for the consequences of possibly pulling the trigger.

The indictment requested that the suspect police officer Ahmet Ç. be punished with up to 9 years in prison for 'causing death by conscious negligence.'

The final sentence of 16 years and 8 months was handed down on April 24, 2026, by the Bakırköy 22nd High Criminal Court in Istanbul.

The court reached this specific number through the following legal steps. The judge first determined the crime was killing with probable intent, which carries a base sentence of 20 years.

The court then applied a good conduct discount, reducing the total time to 16 years and 8 months.

[BRVTALIST]

D’oh! What a fucking retard.

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Special alright

[Rikbikboo]

"ooh gun guns guns, Can you run fast? Think you can out run a bullet?".

[Martano666]

Lol! Gokd ol' Merica!

[retrocube]

Turkey shoot.

[Mecrupulent]

Quick draw, quick death

[Mr.NoCredit]

How horrible to kill your best friend. He didn’t mean to but will carry that grief for his entire life. Sitting in prison he’ll have plenty of time to dwell on it.

[knny77]

You shouldn’t point a gun (loaded or unloaded) at anything unless you intend to shoot it.

[docfr8]

Fucking Re-Todd