Family of killed Armenian soldier Sevak Sahin Balrkci was taken to the military unit where the tragic incident occurred.

Sevak’s mother met with Kvanc Agaoglu, the man who killed her son. She only asked why he had done it, fainted and was taken out of the room. “What can I say?” Kvanc said.  

Kvanc was first released but was later arrested by military court. In his testimony Kvanc said he was on good terms with Sevak. “On that day we were joking all the time. Barrel was directed to the sky. When I bent over there was a shot. First I did not notice that Sevak was affected I thought he is joking,” he said.

One of witnesses Fazla Keskin told that hearing the shot Sevak said: “What have you done? Kvanc, help me.”

25-year-old Sevak graduated from Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul Technical University. He served in the military unit of the gendarmerie in Kozluk district of Batman province. He would have discharged from the army in 23 days. Gendarmerie stated he was killed from gunshot wounds, while playing with a gun with his friend on April 24 However, Sevak’s parents do not believe in it and demand a thorough investigation of his death.