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Prosecutor Who Shot Judge Offers Shocking Defense: 'I Could Have Killed Him if I Wanted To'

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Prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçarslan, who shot and wounded a female judge in her office at the Istanbul Regional Court of Appeals, appeared before a judge for the first time. The defendant prosecutor, facing a potential sentence of up to 42 years and 3 months, made a shocking defense in the courtroom, stating, "This wasn't a crime against a woman; it was entirely a matter of love." The victimized judge, Aslı Kahraman, recounted the terrifying…
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Prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçaslan, who shot and wounded Judge Aslı Kahraman at the Kartal Regional Court, appeared before the judge. In his defense, Kılıçaslan said, "Love is like a well without a pulley. I couldn't get out."

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Prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçarslan, who shot and wounded a female judge in her office at the Istanbul Regional Court of Appeals, appeared before a judge for the first time. The defendant prosecutor, facing a potential sentence of up to 42 years and 3 months, made a shocking defense in the courtroom, stating, "This wasn't a crime against a woman; it was entirely a matter of love." The victimized judge, Aslı Kahraman, recounted the terrifying…

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Prosecutor Muhammed Çağatay Kılıçaslan, who shot and wounded Judge Aslı Kahraman in the Kartal Regional Court, appeared before a judge for the first time. In his defense, Kılıçaslan stated, "Love is like a well without a pulley. I couldn't get out. We are not bad people, we did wrong things. If my intention was to kill, I could have killed her with a single bullet to the head. I didn't want to kill the witness either." The hearing was adjourned …

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Tr724 broke the news on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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