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: Outcome — Deadbody recovery
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 DetailsAysegül 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 DetailsMuslume Yagal Disappearance Involving Hassan Yagal, Gülnar, Turkey
Muslume Yagal, a 2.5-year-old girl from a nomadic tribal family in Gülnar, Mersin, Turkey, disappeared on November 10, 2021, shortly after her family set up their tent. Despite extensive searches, her body was found 7 …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gülnar | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Nov. 10, 2021
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 DetailsMetin Buyuksen and Najla Buyuksen Murdered by Esra Atash, Abdullah Bash Demir, and others, Konya, Turkey
On September 3, 2018, Metin Buyuksen and his wife Najla were fatally shot in their home by a masked hitman mistakenly targeting another family due to a dowry dispute involving Metin's daughter-in-law Betul. Their daughter …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Konya | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 3, 2018
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 DetailsAmine Girginer and Arif Altay Allegedly Murdered by Saadet Kocabay, Selda Kocabay, and others, Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey
On February 22, 2015, the burned body of 21-year-old deaf woman Amine Girginer was found near Sivolu cemetery in Akhisar, Manisa, Turkey. Investigation linked her murder to Saadet Kocabay, her mother Selda Kocabay, and brother …
State/Province: Manisa, Turkey | City/Region: Akhisar | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 22, 2015
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 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 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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