A shipping tycoon who raped his son’s teenage girlfriend has been jailed for life after a court heard how she killed herself when he used nude photos to blackmail her into sex.
Victim Aleyna Aggul, 18, jumped to her death from a balcony after leaving a note written in lipstick, accusing her boyfriend’s father of raping her and blaming him for her death.
Accused Gokhan Argin 43 -a married father of two – was named in a suicide note left by his victim.
Her note reportedly read: “Gokhan Argin is responsible for my death, Gokhan Argin is a rapist.”
In a notebook found at Aleyna’s house, a page addressed to the suspect reportedly read: “You are a neurotic person who does not know what talking is, what humanity is.”
Aleyna – who lived in the neighbourhood of 14 Kasim in the eastern Turkish city of Igdir, the capital of Igdir Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region – was found dead on the ground in front of the building where she lived on 30th September 2021.
The Igdir Police Department launched an investigation into the incident after discovering her beyond the grave messages.
She had been in a long-term relationship with Gokhan’s son, 18-year-old Gokturk Argin.
Prosecutors said the married father – who owns a shipping company – allegedly saw nude photos of Aleyna while checking his son’s mobile phone.
He called the teen to his office, where he blackmailed her with the photographs and forced her to have sex.
The teen reportedly became depressed after the ordeal.
The father and son were arrested as part of the investigation in the wake of the teen’s death and released with judicial controls.
After investigators analysed the social media accounts and phone records of the father, son, and victim, the presiding judge instructed the police to rearrest Gokhan.
The defendant was sentenced at the Igdir 1st High Criminal Court and jailed for life for inciting the victim to commit suicide by force and threat, four months for intentionally injuring a person, and two years and a fine of TRY 10,000 (GBP 539) for blackmailing.
In Turkey, the minimum non-parole term for a life prisoner is 24 years.
