ISTANBUL — 2009 · Murder

Münevver Karabulut case

SolvedSources: CLast updated: 14 October 2026

On 3 March 2009, 17-year-old high school student Münevver Karabulut was killed in Istanbul by someone she knew. The case drew intense and prolonged public attention nationwide. Following the investigation, the defendant was sentenced on 18 November 2011 to 24 years in prison; the defendant died in prison in 2014.

Date: 2009
Place: Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Category: Murder
Case Status: Solved
Coordinates: 41.0482, 29.0011 ↗

Timeline of Events

2009Incident occurred (3 March)
2009Suspect turned himself in 197 days later
2011Court ruling: 24 years in prison
2014Defendant died in prison

Sources

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Contemporary Press Archive
Official Statements

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