Family dispute over bride request: 3 people dead, 7 injured.

Family dispute over bride request: 3 people dead, 7 injured.

23.02.2025 08:00

In Mardin, a gunfight broke out between two families over a marriage proposal, resulting in the deaths of 3 people and injuries to 7 others. As mobile phone footage of the fight emerged, the police took extensive security measures in the neighborhood and in front of the hospital.

In Mardin, three people were killed and seven others were injured in a gunfight that broke out between two families over a 'bride request' issue.

The incident occurred around 11:00 PM in the rural Gökçe neighborhood of the Artuklu district. According to allegations, a dispute between the Öncel and Erboğa families over the bride request turned into a gunfight.

Fight between families over bride request: 3 people died, 7 people were injured

3 PEOPLE COULD NOT BE SAVED DESPITE ALL INTERVENTIONS

In the fight where guns and rifles were used, 10 people were injured, and Abdülbaki Öncel (49), Özcan Öncel (23), and Abdulkadir Öncel (43), who were taken to the hospital, could not be saved despite all interventions.

Fight between families over bride request: 3 people died, 7 people were injured

FOOTAGE FROM THE CAMERA EMERGED

Security measures were taken extensively by gendarmerie teams in the neighborhood and in front of the hospital. Footage of the armed fight recorded by a mobile phone also emerged. In the investigation launched regarding the incident, some suspects were detained.

Fight between families over bride request: 3 people died, 7 people were injured

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