Friday, November 21, 2025 - A 15-year-old boy di£d after a high-pressure air hose was inserted into his body in what was reportedly meant to be a workplace prank but is now being compared to "torture."
Muhammed Kendirci suffered a ruptured intestine following
the incident, which occurred on Friday, Nov. 14 at a carpentry workshop in
Bozova — a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey.
The victim reportedly suffered serious internal organ damage
and was treated in the intensive care unit for five days, before dy!ng from his
injuries on the morning of Nov. 19.
On the day of the incident, Kendirci was allegedly
restrained with his hands tied by a fellow apprentice named Habip Aksoy and a
friend whose identity is unknown, local outlets stated. His pants were then
forcibly removed, and a high-pressure compressor was reportedly used to inject
air into his rectum.
Medical teams were dispatched to the scene at the time, and
Kendirci was taken to Bozova Mehmet Enver Yıldırım State
Hospital, Milliyet stated.
The victim was then transferred to Balıklıgöl State
Hospital, before being moved to Harran University Research and Application
Hospital.
Aksoy has since been arrested again by the on-call court
after previously being released on probation amid the ongoing
investigation, local publication, Hurriyet, reported.
Following his de@th, Kendirci's funeral was held at the
Bozova Asri Cemetery, according to Sozcu.
Suat Özçağdaş, who is a member of the Turkish parliament,
was among those commenting on the incident, writing on X that the
teenager was "tortured while working as an apprentice in a carpentry
workshop," stating that the victim should have been at school instead in
the translated statement.
"The prosecutor's office initially stated that the
incident was a joke, not torture," Özçağdaş wrote on Nov. 19. "Having
struggled to hold on to life for five days, Muhammed tragically passed away
today."
An investigation into the incident is reportedly still ongoing.
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