BURSA — 2006 · Serial Murder
Four-day serial killing spree (2006)
A serial murder case in which two men killed seven people and wounded two along a route through Bursa, Yalova, İzmit, Hendek, Mersin and Ankara between 20 and 23 October 2006. They were caught on 23 October 2006 in Gölbaşı, Ankara, with the help of CCTV footage from a petrol station. In trials lasting several years, both defendants received multiple aggravated life sentences plus additional prison terms; the cases concluded in 2011. The case is remembered as a rare example of a serial crime spreading across many provinces in a very short time.
- Date
- 2006
- Place
- Centre, Bursa
- Category
- Serial Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 40.1950, 29.0600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 20 October 2006First incidents in Bursa.
- 21–22 October 2006Attacks spread to Yalova, İzmit, Hendek and Mersin.
- 23 October 2006The pair were caught in Gölbaşı via CCTV footage.
- 2008Multiple life sentences began to be handed down.
- 2011The trials concluded.
Sources
- CNN Türk – 4. müebbet cnnturk.com ↗
- Habertürk – İki seri katil haberturk.com ↗
- Wikipedia (EN) en.wikipedia.org ↗
- CNN Türk
- Mynet
- Habertürk
- Vikipedi
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.