ISTANBUL — 2024 · Murder

The Sedef Güler case

SolvedSources: CLast updated: 14 October 2026

On 7 June 2024, in Istanbul's Büyükçekmece district, the body of 24-year-old Sedef Güler was found on Mimar Sinan Beach, wrapped in a carpet with her hands and feet bound. The case caused a major public outcry. In the case heard before the Bakırköy 4th Heavy Penal Court, the court sentenced one of the defendants to aggravated life imprisonment and the other to 18 years in prison.

Date: 2024
Place: Büyükçekmece, Istanbul
Category: Murder
Case Status: Solved
Coordinates: 41.0206, 28.5875 ↗

Timeline of Events

2024Her body was found (June 7)
2024The defendants were apprehended and a case was filed
2026Court ruling: aggravated life imprisonment and 18 years in prison (May 11)

Sources

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