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Solved cases in Türkiye

37case filesUpdated Jul 16, 2026

Casepin holds 37 solved cases in Türkiye. A solved case is one the record closes with a conviction or an equivalent legal finding; each file names who was convicted only where a court did.

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  • Credit: Victims' photographs as circulated in Turkish press (via Türkiye Today)Editorial useSourceSOLVEDListen

    Walls of Constantinople, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey · 2024

    Murders of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner

    On 4 October 2024 in Istanbul, 19-year-old Semih Çelik, identified by police as the attacker, killed Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner, both 19, within half an hour of each other, then died by suicide; the public murder-suicide sparked nationwide protests over femicide in Turkey.

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    Istanbul, Turkey · 2009

    Murder of Münevver Karabulut

    High school student Münevver Karabulut was murdered in Istanbul on 3 March 2009 by Cem Garipoğlu, who evaded arrest for 197 days amid intense public and political scrutiny before being convicted in 2011.

  • Credit: Soner Kızılkaya (VOA)Public domainSourceSOLVEDListen

    HDP provincial headquarters, Konak, Izmir, Turkey · 2021

    Murder of Deniz Poyraz

    Deniz Poyraz, a 38-year-old volunteer for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was shot dead at the party's Izmir headquarters on 17 June 2021. The assailant was convicted and sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in December 2022.

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    Diyarbakır, Turkey · 2017

    Killing of Kemal Kurkut

    Kemal Kurkut, a 23-year-old university student, was fatally shot by a police officer during Newroz festivities in Diyarbakır on 21 March 2017. After a lengthy trial marked by conflicting ballistics reports, the officer was acquitted in 2020, and a 2022 court ruling found the killing occurred "within the legal framework."

  • Credit: Fatih RenkligilCC BY-SA 4.0SourceSOLVEDListen

    Ege University, İzmir, Turkey · 2015

    Murder of Fırat Çakıroğlu

    Fırat Yılmaz Çakıroğlu, a 24-year-old nationalist student leader at Ege University, died from blood loss after a fight between right-wing and left-wing students on 20 February 2015. Ege University student Nurullah Semo was later convicted of his murder.

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    Yerkesik, Menteşe, Muğla Province, Turkey · 2020

    Murder of Pınar Gültekin

    Pınar Gültekin, a 27-year-old university student in Muğla, Turkey, disappeared on 16 July 2020 and was found murdered days later, her body burned and encased in concrete. The case sparked nationwide protests and revived the global #ChallengeAccepted campaign against femicide.

About these files

Solved cases in Türkiye, in brief

The files run from 1915 to 2024. The 2010s hold the most, with 22 files. The oldest is 1934 Thrace pogroms, from 1934.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (20), hate crime cases (1) and mass shooting cases (1).

2 files of the 37 have coverage attached: 4 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 1 creator. The most covered is Murders of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner, with 3 items to watch or hear.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

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These files are published and cited but are kept out of search listings for now, either because they fall outside Casepin’s true-crime scope or because they are still being deepened.

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How many solved cases in Türkiye are on Casepin?

37. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these solved cases?

1934 Thrace pogroms, from 1934. Open the file

Which case in Türkiye has the most coverage?

Murders of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner, with 3 videos, podcasts and documentaries linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered solved cases in Türkiye?

CasePin (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 16, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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