The case first concluded on December 25, 2006, when the Antalya 3rd Heavy Penal Court sentenced Demirkol to 5 years and 10 months in prison for the crime of "sexual assault" (then defined as "rape"). However, this decision didn't mark the end of the story; it was just the beginning of a long legal battle.

Olay, cinsel saldırı mağdurlarının korunması ve mahremiyet haklarının önemi konusunda farkındalık yarattı.

: The 14th Penal Chamber of the Court of Cassation officially upheld a sentence of 8 years and 9 months for Gökhan Demirkol, concluding the long-standing trial. Kırmızı Bülten (Red Notice)

As the dust settles, Gamze Özçelik and Gökhan Demirkol face an uncertain future. While both celebrities have yet to issue an official statement about the video, their careers and reputations hang in the balance.

The final sentence was increased based on the "qualified sexual assault" nature of the crime. Final Verdict The legal battle concluded nearly a decade later. In November 2014 , Gökhan Demirkol was sentenced to 8 years and 9 months

The court firmly established that consent cannot exist if a person is unconscious or chemically incapacitated, completely invalidating defense narratives centered on "prior consent."

. In 2005, a private video was recorded and later circulated without Özçelik's consent.

After several appeals and retrials, Demirkol was sentenced to over 5 years in prison for sexual assault.

The incident led to a lengthy legal battle. Demirkol was initially arrested and eventually convicted on charges related to the non-consensual recording and sexual assault. The case was high-profile and sparked national conversations about privacy and consent.

At one point, facing a potential 10.5-year prison sentence, Gökhan Demirkol fled the country, boarding a plane to Baku, Azerbaijan in October 2009. This led to a years-long manhunt, culminating in Interpol issuing a Red Notice for his arrest in June 2013.