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title: "In Küçükçekmece case over death of 16-year-old, three defendants get 24 years each with no reduction"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-18-kucukcekmece-case-over-death-16-year/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-18
updated: 2026-09-18T16:13:34.673Z
category: society
sources: 6
agreement: differ
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# In Küçükçekmece case over death of 16-year-old, three defendants get 24 years each with no reduction

Küçükçekmece 6th High Criminal Court sentenced three defendants under 18 to 24 years in prison each for "jointly and intentionally killing a child" and ruled against any sentence reduction. Prosecutors had sought between 18 and 24 years in prison.

## Where reports differ

- **Pro-government press and Neutral press** — These reports said the fight broke out on July 7, 2025, and that the court sentenced the three defendants to 24 years in prison each.
- **Opposition press** — Opposition outlets wrote that the incident occurred on July 6, 2025, in Yeni Mahalle, that an argument that began over the phone was followed by a knife attack on the child, and that he died in hospital two days later.

## Who is in this story

- [Küçükçekmece](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kucukcekmece/) — Places
- [Küçükçekmece 6th High Criminal Court](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kucukcekmece-6-agir-ceza-mahkemesi/) — Institutions
- [Istanbul](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/istanbul/) — Places

## News sources

- [Küçükçekmece’de 16 yaşındaki çocuğun öldürülmesine ilişkin 3 sanıklı davada karar: 24’er yıl hapis cezası - İSTANBUL](https://www.mersinhaber.com/haber-kucukcekmecede-16-yasindaki-cocugun-oldurulmesine-iliskin-3-sanikli-davada-karar-24er-yil-hapis-cezasi-stanbul/778419) — Mersin Haber (independent) — 2026-09-18
- [16 yaşındaki çocuğun öldürülmesine ilişkin 3 sanıklı davada karar: 24’er yıl hapis cezası](https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/16-yasindaki-cocugun-oldurulmesine-iliskin-3-sanikli-davada-karar-24er-yil-hapis-cezasi-4857025) — Yeni Şafak (pro-government) — 2026-09-18
- [Yusuf Buğra Demirci cinayeti davasında karar: Sanıklara ceza yağdı](https://www.star.com.tr/yasam/yusuf-bugra-demirci-cinayeti-davasinda-karar-saniklara-ceza-yagdi-haber-2041018/) — Star (pro-government) — 2026-09-18
- [Küçükçekmece'deki vahşi cinayette karar: 16 yaşındaki gencin katillerine ağır hapis cezası](https://www.muhalif.com.tr/gundem/kucukcekmecedeki-vahsi-cinayette-karar-16-yasindaki-gencin-katillerine-agir-hapis-cezasi/742415) — Muhalif (opposition) — 2026-09-18
- [Döner bıçağıyla öldürmüşlerdi! 3 Sanık hakkında karar çıktı: Yusuf daha 16 yaşındaydı](https://halktv.com.tr/turkiye/doner-bicagiyla-oldurmuslerdi-3-sanik-hakkinda-karar-cikti-yusuf-daha-16-yasindaydi-1055927h) — Halk TV (opposition) — 2026-09-18
- [Tamiri reddetti, döner bıçağıyla katledildi: 16 yaşındaki Yusuf'un davasında karar!](https://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/3660740-tamiri-reddetti-doner-bicagiyla-katledildi-16-yasindaki-yusufun-davasinda-karar) — Haber7 (pro-government) — 2026-09-18

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-18-kucukcekmece-16-yasindaki-cocugun-olumu-davasinda/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-18-kucukcekmece-case-over-death-16-year/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-18-delu-gibeli-16-letnego-podrostka-kyuchyukchekmedzhe/

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