For what purpose was Vehbi Koç’s dead body stolen?

Vehbi Koç, the founder of Koç Holding, one of Turkey’s largest companies, was an important name who achieved many successes throughout his life. So much so that Vehbi Koç, who took the steps that made Koç Holding Koç Holding, is Turkey’s one of the most successful business people It is referred to as.

But the story of Vehbi Koç, who passed away on February 25, 1996, at the age of 95; Not with him finding peace, It would end with him not being left alone even in his grave…

Vehbi Koç, who passed away in Antalya, was buried in Istanbul after the funeral ceremony held on February 27, 1996 and was bid farewell to eternity.

But after about 8 months, On October 22, 1996 The news that will leave its mark on history by freezing the blood of the whole of Turkey came. Thieves opened Vehbi Koç’s grave and stole his lifeless body.

Upon this blood-chilling news, police units immediately went to work and started searching for the criminals.

However, there was not much evidence available at that moment and the investigation It was moving very slowly.

At the end of October, the Koç Family closed the empty grave of Vehbi Koç with a ceremony and buried the deceased Vehbi Koç. 2. funeral That’s how it happened.

After a while, the body thieves called the Koç family to demand ransom!

According to the news, the body thieves first reached out to the Koç Family and asked for ransom. They receive a negative response from the family.

Then they start reaching out to television channels, calling Kanal D and saying that they will deliver Koç’s body in exchange for 20 billion lira, the money of that time. But this demand It is also rejected by Kanal D.

Later The channel named InterStar, owned by Cem Uzan They make the same offer.

InterStar makes an agreement with body thieves for 25 billion liras, but this agreement is actually a trap!

InterStar officials reported this incident to the police and launched an investigation to catch the criminals. is collaborating.

They told the body thieves that the agreement was reached, but that they wanted to see Koç’s lifeless body first to be sure. They arrange a meeting.

The thieves who showed this great disrespect to Vehbi Koç were hunted down while going hunting and were caught by the police teams.

Waiting to negotiate in front of the Cerrahpaşa Forensic Medicine Institute Bülent Kol and İlhami Yelkenci The body thieves named were caught by the police and the unanswered questions about this incident, which shocked the whole country, especially the Koç family, began to be answered one by one.

thieves; In addition to the two people caught, Bülent Kol’s ex-wife From Nurten Bilgili, Mahmut Özçelik and Gürsel Çakmak It was learned that it was carried out with a team of 5 people.

Also, Gürsel Çakmak in this team Owner of Küçükayasofya Hotel, It was learned that Bülent Kol was also a partner of the same hotel, and it turned out that the car the criminals used to bargain was stolen.

They even consulted a lawyer! According to the news by Milliyet, Bülent Kol went to a lawyer “I will steal the corpse of one of my relatives.” It is stated that he is trying to find out which crime this crime will fall into.

Bülent Kol’un giving a bad checkby İlhami Erginci injuring a man with a knifeGürsel Çakmak’s from trafficking women It was also revealed that he had a criminal record.

So why did they show this disrespect? Because of money, of course.

According to Sabah Newspaper, the statement given by one of the defendants is as follows; “Our business was ruined. We sat down and decided to do something like this. We were going to get a large ransom. First, we came and planned how we would carry out the job. We came to the cemetery at midnight. We dug a little bit, and we felt afraid. We returned home. We argued. There was no turning back. They came around 03:00. “We dug up and removed the body. Then we left it in the grave belonging to the Akman Family. We left traces that would lead the police in other directions. Everything was completed successfully. It was time to ask for ransom, but the Koç Family did not agree to this.”

In the news published by Milliyet, it was stated that Nurten Bilgili acted as a lookout and 4 other people took turns digging. In addition, İlhami Erginci stated that other people except himself were drunk.

Vehbi Koç’s body never left Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.

During the interrogation, the criminals took Vehbi Koç’s lifeless body from his own grave and killed approx. into an empty tomb 100 meters away He admitted that he did.

After the missing body was found, relevant DNA tests were carried out and the found After it was realized that the body belonged to Vehbi Koç Vehbi Koç’s lifeless body was buried in his own grave with another ceremony. Vehbi Koç’s 3rd funeral This is how it happened in January 1997.

So what happened to these thieves?

According to the news by Milliyet, after their capture, Nurten Bilgili “We have committed a great perversion. We apologize to the Koç Family. Let them keep the blame and forgive us.” He apologized by saying.

According to the news made by Hürriyet; Bülent Kol, Mahmut Özçelik, Gürsel Çakmakçı, İlhami Erginci and Nurten Bilgili were tried in detention and sentenced to 4 years and 7 months in prison, but the court re-evaluated the decision and gave the sentence not for the crime of plunder but for the crime of blackmail, thus punishing the criminals. It was reduced to 1 year and 8 months.

As a result, these criminals are only They were released after 14 months in prison.

This event had an impact that the Koç Family had a camera installed to see Mustafa Koç’s grave.

After the death of Vehbi Koç’s grandson, Mustafa Koç, the Koç Family arranged for him to keep watch in shifts at the cemetery. security guards He had hired. Later, security guards were replaced by cameras, and Mustafa Koç’s grave was still protected against possible theft attempts. It is monitored by cameras 24/7.

So, after this shocking event, perhaps the Koç Family There remains an anxiety that will never go away…

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