There were dramatic scenes at an Istanbul courthouse when a prosecutor shot a judge, whose life was then reportedly saved by a convict who works for the tea service at the premises.
Prosecutor Muhammed Cagatay Kilicarslan on January 13 shot judge Asli Kahraman at the Istanbul courthouse in Kartal district serving the Anatolian side of Istanbul, according to local media reports. Kilicarslan, 33, and Kahraman, 45, had a relationship and worked together at the Istanbul regional courts of justice 23rd penal chamber, the reports suggested.
Combatted violence against women
Kilicarslan worked at the office for combatting violence against women between 2022 and 2024, the reports added. Court documents suggest he fired his gun, wounding Kahraman in her foot in her court room.
Convict comes to the rescue
At that precise moment, Yakup Karadag, who works for the courthouse tea service, has entered the court room to collect empty glasses. Karadag is said to have saved Kahraman from death by grabbing and pushing up Kilicarslan’s hand as he shaped to fire his gun for a second time.
Karadag is a convict still serving a jail sentence at Maltepe prison. He was imprisoned in 2006 and spent 6,985 days at a closed prison before being transferred to an open prison. He has so far served 19 years and nine months of his sentence. He is due to be released on probation in 2031.
“Thought it was a joke”
“I entered the room to collect the empty glasses. As I did, the judge asked me to help her. At first, I didn't think anyone would attack a judge in the courthouse. I thought it was a joke,” Karadag on January 15 told local broadcaster NTV.
“When I fully realised the seriousness of the situation, I felt the need to intervene,” he added.
“We are convicts, so inevitably we go into life one-nil behind. But sometimes convicts can do good things too... We too can be useful to society. Let no one doubt that we will strive to be useful,” he remarked.
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