ANKARA — 2022 · Murder
The Murder of Sinan Ateş
Sinan Ateş, an academic and former national head of the nationalist Ülkü Ocakları (Idealist Hearths), was shot in the Çukurambar area of Ankara's Çankaya district on 30 December 2022. A relative with him was wounded in the shoulder, and Ateş died in hospital. The daylight killing of a former leader of the nationalist movement in the capital sparked allegations of a political assassination; many people were detained and arrested. At the end of the trial, the first-instance court handed aggravated life sentences to several defendants tried as the gunman, the motorcycle driver, a scout and instigators. In 2025 the appeals court upheld most of the sentences. His family argued that the political background of the murder was never fully uncovered.
- Date
- 2022
- Place
- Çankaya, Ankara
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 39.8800, 32.8100 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 30 December 2022Sinan Ateş was shot dead in Çukurambar.
- January 2023Numerous detentions and arrests followed.
- 2024The trial court imposed aggravated life sentences on several defendants.
- 2025The appeals court upheld most sentences.
Sources
- Anadolu Ajansı — Silahlı saldırıya uğrayan Sinan Ateş hayatını kaybetti aa.com.tr ↗
- Yeniçağ — Sinan Ateş cinayeti davasında karar yenicaggazetesi.com ↗
- Anadolu Ajansı
- Yeniçağ
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.