Murat Aci

A U.S. court has postponed its decision regarding the extradition request for Timur Cihantimur, who fled Türkiye with his mother after a fatal car accident.

The Boston court said it would delay the ruling until after the parties submit their final written arguments.

The U.S. State Department has issued an opinion letter to the prosecutor's office regarding the extradition of Eylem Tok, a Turkish writer, and her son, who fled to the U.S. after the latter was involved in a fatal accident in Türkiye.

 U.S. authorities detained fugitive writer Eylem Tok and her son, Timur Cihantimur, who fled to the U.S. after killing one person in a traffic accident in Istanbul back in March, upon the request of Türkiye, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said Friday.

A court in Boston has arrested suspect Eylem Tok and her son Timur Cihantimur as part of our extradition request, Tunç wrote on X.

Authorities have issued a red notice for the 17-year-old involved in a deadly car accident in Istanbul and his mother who smuggled him abroad.

Following the highly publicized fatal accident involving 17-year-old driver Timur Cihantimur and his mother, renowned writer Eylem Tok, the individual arrested for aiding their escape abroad has been released.

The mother and father of the man who died in an accident have joined the outcry that mounted after the images of the suspect and his mother, a renowned writer, who fled to the U.S., were released, stirring a new round of reactions and calls.

Turkish authorities have made the first arrest in connection with the deadly car crash involving renowned writer Eylem Tok's son, who fled the country shortly after the incident.