10/10/2022 | Writer: Selma Koçak
The court accepted the request of LGBTI+ associations to hear the witnesses. The case was postponed to February 23, 2023.
The dock was again empty at the hearing of the thirteen-year-old Ahmet Yıldız case.
The lawsuit, filed after Ahmet Yıldız was murdered by their father in 2008 due to being gay, was heard at the 5th Penal Court in İstanbul Kartal Anadolu Courthouse. The case, which is followed by HEVİ LGBTI+, was postponed to February 28, 2023, by the court, which accepted the request of LGBTI+ associations to hear the witnesses.
The lawsuit which was filed after Ahmet Yıldız’s murder by their father in 2008 due to being gay, has been dragging on for years. The killer's father Yahya Yıldız has been wanted by the police for years within the scope of the case, which was brought in 2009.
26-year-old, student of Marmara University, Ahmet Yıldız, was killed by their father on July 15, 2008, due to being gay. The killer's father Yahya Yıldız has been on the run for years. And the dock has been empty since then.
Ahmet’s last article
Ahmet Yıldız had told their experiences in an article written for Beargi magazine, two months before being murdered, as follows:
“The battle lines were drawn after our interview. I received plenty of SMS and calls went on incessantly. I hoped to win my family back. I wanted them to be a part of my life as a friend. However, I think it’s better to give up. Was it really fair claiming them to change their minds, while they were demanding the same from me? One part will never give up, and persisting will make us have uneasy meetings. I think, I have to believe in the power of time and lessen our tearful communications. Well, I believe that time will be on our side. I have to be FAMILY-FREE for a while longer.”
Tags: human rights
