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Nilda Müge Şahin Murder: Killer's Full Statement Revealed

Nilda Müge Şahin Murder: Killer's Full Statement Revealed

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nazir Ilgın confessed to the murder of Nilda Müge Şahin, who was waiting outside a pharmacy in Istanbul's Şişli district.
  • Ilgın stated he intended to scare Şahin with a gun, not kill her, after she refused to drop a complaint that could lead to a nine-year prison sentence for him.
  • He claimed his goal was to prevent further legal repercussions from her complaint.

The full statement of the confessed killer in the murder of Nilda Müge Şahin has been revealed. Nazir Ilgın admitted to shooting Şahin outside a pharmacy in Istanbul's Şişli district, where she was waiting for her friend to pick up medication.

Ilgın explained that he approached Şahin with the intention of intimidating her with a firearm. He claimed he told her, "I will kill you and myself, but I will not go to prison again." He stated his primary motive was to make her withdraw a complaint that he believed would significantly impact his past legal cases and result in a nine-year prison sentence.

However, Ilgın asserted that his intention was not to kill Şahin, but rather to frighten her into dropping the complaint. He maintained that he did not want to face further imprisonment, indicating a desperate attempt to resolve the legal situation without returning to jail.

I told Nilda to drop her complaint, that this situation would completely affect my past cases, and that I would go to prison for 9 years. However, Nilda did not drop her complaint. My intention was to go to her and say 'I will kill you and myself, but I will not go to prison again' and to scare her with a gun.

— Nazir IlgınThe confessed killer's statement detailing his motive and actions leading to the murder.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.