SAMSUN — 2020 · Murder

Arzu Aygün case

SolvedSources: CLast updated: 14 October 2026

In late 2020, a missing-person report was filed after a woman's family had been unable to reach her for a long time. Forty-two days later, the suspect confessed while giving a statement and pointed to where the body had been left; it was found in a wooded area along the coastal road in the Terme district of Samsun. The trial that followed resulted in the defendant being sentenced to prison.

Date
2020
Place
Terme, Samsun
Category
Murder
Case Status
Solved
Coordinates
41.2075, 36.9679 ↗

Timeline of Events

  1. 2020Missing-person report filed (24 December)
  2. 2021Suspect confessed, body found
  3. 2021Court ruling: prison sentence

Sources

  • Court Records
  • Contemporary Press Archive

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