The reasoned verdict of the aggravated life imprisonment sentence given to her husband Alper Yağlıoğlu (28) in the case related to the death of Gamze Yağlıoğlu (29) in Alanya district of Antalya in 2021 after falling from the balcony of her 6th floor house in 2021 was announced. In the verdict, it was stated that it was not possible for Gamze, who was 1 meter 68 centimeters tall, to throw herself from the 1 meter 12 centimeters high railing without holding on, but no finger and grip marks belonging to Gamze were detected on the railing, and there were friction marks. It was stated that Gamze’s death occurred when the defendant pushed her off the balcony.
Gamze Yağlıoğlu, who graduated from Bahçeşehir University Department of Political Science and International Relations in English with the first rank and then studied in the USA and Germany, died on November 24, 2021, after falling from the 6th floor of the apartment she lived in. In the investigation into the death of Gamze Yağlıoğlu, her husband of 1 year Alper Yağlıoğlu was detained and arrested. Alper Yağlıoğlu, who was arrested for ‘intentional murder of his wife’ at Alanya 2nd Assize Court, was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment with the conviction that he pushed his wife from the balcony and caused her death.
‘IF HE HAD JUMPED HIMSELF, HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BALCONY’
The reasoned decision of the court was announced. The decision included the national criminal report. The report stated that Gamze fell from the balcony with her back to the ground and her face upwards. It was stated that if Gamze’s fall had been in the form of floating downwards by releasing herself from the railing, the place where she fell should have been at the level of the balcony. Likewise, it was emphasized that if it had been a nail jump, she should have fallen just below the balcony. However, it was stated that the place where Gamze fell was 2.5 meters from the balcony. It was pointed out that this could have been the result of being pushed by someone else. It was also stated that the height of the railing of the balcony was 1 meter 12 centimeters, and that it was not possible for Gamze, who was 1 meter 68 centimeters tall, to throw herself off the railing without holding on to it; however, no fingerprints or grip marks of Gamze were detected on the railing, but it was stated in the report that there were traces of friction. The report also stated that Gamze’s fingernails had a DNA profile belonging to the defendant. It was stated that the criminal defendant deleted some videos on his phone before the incident, that these videos, which were accessed by the recovery method, were pornographic images of the defendant and his wife, that some videos were shared on internet sites, and that it was determined that some of them were taken with the description of the defendant.
‘IT IS NOT USUAL FOR HIM TO LOOK DIRECTLY FROM THE BALCONY’
In the justified verdict, it was noted that the couple had an argument before the incident, Gamze wanted to leave the house and the defendant prevented her from doing so. It was stated that the defendant left the house 1 minute and 38 seconds after Gamze fell from the balcony and came back 15 minutes later. It was stated that 6 minutes after returning home, it was again determined by camera footage that he came to the place where Gamze fell. It was pointed out that it was contrary to the ordinary course of life that the defendant was able to find his wife, whom he said he did not know where she was after returning home, within 6 minutes and that he looked directly down from the balcony when he could not see his wife in the room. It was also stated that it could not be a coincidence that the defendant left the house when Gamze fell. For these reasons, it was stated that it was concluded that Gamze’s death occurred when the defendant pushed her from the balcony. It was stated that the defendant was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment and it was ruled that there was no room for a discretionary discount due to the lack of behavior showing remorse.
