Turkey
Country Intelligence Summary
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April 30, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Turkey
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 16 case(s)
- Revenge — 14 case(s)
- Control/domination — 11 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 8 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 4 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 20 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 18 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 15 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 12 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 11 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Turkey
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Cases in Turkey: Motive — Eliminate romantic partner
Aysegül Yaşar Disappearance Involving Tamer Kahveci, Düziçi, Turkey
Aysegül Yaşar, a 54-year-old housewife from Düziçi, Osmaniye, Turkey, disappeared on August 26, 2024, after leaving for a walk. She was last seen entering a car driven by Tamer Kahveci, a 34-year-old man from Kahramanmaraş, …
State/Province: Osmaniye, Turkey | City/Region: Düziçi | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Aug. 26, 2024
View DetailsIrina Divizheva and Diana Divizheva Kidnapped by Andrei Koslevich, Bodrum, Turkey
Irina Divizheva, a woman from Norilsk, Russia, was involved in a complex relationship and inheritance dispute after the death of her partner Atar. She later married Andrei Koslevich, a former bodyguard with a criminal past. …
State/Province: Muğla, Turkey | City/Region: Bodrum | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 20, 2023
View DetailsSuweil Disappearance Involving Yaqub, Şırnak, Turkey
In 2020, Suweil, a 24-year-old divorced woman with a son, disappeared mysteriously in Turkey and remained missing for 18 months. Her family gave conflicting accounts, including claims she traveled to Japan or North Korea, which …
State/Province: Siirt, Turkey | City/Region: Şırnak | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 24, 2020
View DetailsJansou Kaya and Osman Kaya Disappearance Involving Nejati Chopan and Mehmet Aldan, Artaja, Muğla, Turkey
In June 2015, 18-year-old Jansou Kaya disappeared after finishing her night shift in Mugla, Turkey. She was last seen getting into a car with Nejati Chopan and Mehmet Aldan. Her body was found floating in …
State/Province: Muğla, Turkey | City/Region: Artaja | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 14, 2015
View DetailsKonja Kurish Kidnapping Case, Mersin, Turkey
Konja Kurish, a Turkish woman known for her religious questioning and feminist views within Islam, was abducted by armed men in Mersin in 1998. She was held captive and tortured for over 35 days by …
State/Province: Muş, Turkey | City/Region: Mersin | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 16, 1998
View DetailsBergen and Magno Allegedly Murdered by Halis Serbest, Adana, Turkey
Bergen, a famous Turkish singer, was tragically murdered by her ex-husband Halis Serbest in Adana, Turkey. Their relationship was marked by deception, domestic violence, and control. Bergen was subjected to acid attack and physical abuse …
State/Province: Adana, Turkey | City/Region: Adana | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
View DetailsNaya Safan Allegedly Murdered by Turkish Dentist, Istanbul, Turkey
Naya Safan, a 22-year-old Syrian forensic medicine student and Turkish Red Crescent worker living in Turkey, was allegedly shot by a Turkish dentist who had proposed marriage to her. After she rejected his proposal, he …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Istanbul | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
View DetailsSevil Kutlu Disappearance Involving Yaqub Karanfil, Kasri, Turkey
Sevil Kutlu, a 24-year-old woman recently divorced from Jamil and mother to a young son, disappeared in September 2020. After 18 months without news, suspicions arose about her mother Khairiyeh's knowledge of her whereabouts. Sevil …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Kasri | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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