First images after release

Son Dakika reports that Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu left prison after an Istanbul court ordered her acquittal and release. Her mother, Zuhal Kalaycıoğlu, met her after release procedures were completed. Images accompanying the report show her embracing her mother and crying.

Background to the case

The verdict hearing in the case involving ten defendants over the fatal shooting of footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı took place at Istanbul’s Anadolu 27th High Criminal Court on 16 October. According to the source, Kalaycıoğlu was acquitted of allegations of instigating intentional killing and failing to report an offence. She had reportedly been held for about seven months. In the same proceedings, Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu received a life sentence for intentional killing. Medyascope’s court report also records the acquittal and life sentence.

How to interpret the development

Kundakçı’s family reportedly objected to the acquittal. Their views should be distinguished from the court’s findings, and previous allegations against Kalaycıoğlu should not be presented as established guilt. The article reviewed reports the acquittal and release but does not establish the status of any appeal or whether the judgments are final.