Turkey
Country Intelligence Summary
26
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 — Money / Financial Gain
Kobra Yapici Disappearance Involving Ata, Emut, and others, Antalya, Turkey
Kobra Yapici, a 30-year-old divorced woman with a child, disappeared after spending time at a café with two young men, Ata and Emut. Her father, Younes, obtained CCTV footage showing Kobra leaving the café with …
State/Province: Antalya, Turkey | City/Region: Antalya | Incident Type: Murder | Date: April 30, 2026
View DetailsIbrahim Akci Allegedly Murdered by Mina Kiji and Hossein Sari Bash, Konya, Turkey
Ibrahim Akci and his wife Mina Kiji, both government employees in Konya, Turkey, faced severe distress due to their daughter Zainab's incurable diseases. Turning away from medical science, they sought help from Hossein Sari Bash, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Konya | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 31, 2024
View DetailsHossein Okumuşoğlu Disappearance Involving Maliheh Veske, Ankara, Turkey
Hossein Okumuşoğlu, a 40-year-old married man with two children, disappeared in Ankara in 2014 after a suspicious house fire and robbery involving a large sum of money. His wife Fatemeh and family were unaware of …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Ankara | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Aug. 28, 2014
View DetailsElnara Kizmaz Disappearance Involving Ahmet, Ismail, and others, Saricaoren, Turkey
Elnara Kizmaz, a 44-year-old mentally disabled woman from Azerbaijan, was sold by her mother to Ahmet 17 years ago. Ahmet exploited her disability to collect her government allowance and forced her into sexual exploitation by …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Saricaoren | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: None
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