ALBAWABA - A crime shook the Turkish community on October 4, 2024, when a man called, Semih Çelik, killed two women and cut the head of one of them in 30 minutes at a historical site in Fatih, Istanbul.
Istanbul Police Department released a statement that an investigation was finalized into the suicide of a person who jumped from the city walls in Fatih after killing two women.
As a result of the probe, the police confirmed that the suspect, Semih Çelik, committed suicide by jumping off the city walls, but before that, he killed two women, both 19; Ayşenur Halil in Eyüpsultan at around 15.30 and İkbal Uzuner in Fatih at around 16.00.
Tragedy in Istanbul: 19-year-old Semih Çelik brutally murders two young women within 30 minutes, sparking outrage over rising femicide and mental health oversight. #FemicideInTurkey #JusticeForVictims #IstanbulMurders https://t.co/j4D3gFfz7L
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What do we know about Semih Çelik?
Since the horrible crime and then the suicide he committed on Friday, Oct. 4, Turkish media has revealed shocking information about the attacker.
Here are shocking information about Semih Çelik's life:
- Semih Çelik, 19, suffered from serious psychiatric disorders and was hospitalized 5 times at various mental health facilities, including Bakırköy Mazhar Osman, Eyüp, and Cerrahpaşa hospitals.
- His classmate's mother called his family and asked them to keep Semih away from her daughter. She said on March 1, 2022, "Your son has brainwashed my daughter, they will commit suicide together," Turkish media outlet "Birgun" reported.
- On the same day two years ago, the back then 17-year-old Turkish man stabbed himself in a possible suicide attempt.
- He worked as a butcher for 9 months
- Samih was addicted to drugs for 2 consecutive years
