06.10.2025 20:43
It has been revealed that a tip-off about a planned assassination of lawyer Serdar Öktem, who was killed in Istanbul, was made on August 25 by the Dalton crime organization, and that the police subsequently decided to provide protection for Öktem. Meanwhile, it has been claimed that the Dalton crime organization has taken responsibility for the assassination.
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The President of the Old Idealist Hearths Education and Culture Foundation and Hacettepe University Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. Sinan Ateş was killed, and one of the defendants, Lawyer Serdar Öktem, lost his life as a result of an armed attack in Istanbul.
THE PROVINCIAL POLICE DEPARTMENT SENT A LETTER 2 MONTHS AGO: 'DALTONS' MAY CARRY OUT AN ACTION, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN
It has emerged that the Istanbul Police Department sent a letter to the Bakırköy and Şişli district police departments on August 25, stating that a suspect had said that the Dalton Crime Organization would carry out an attack against Öktem and that measures should be taken for Öktem's safety.
The letter sent by the police included the following statements: "It has been understood that in a statement taken from a suspect in relation to an investigation conducted by our department, it was declared that members of the Dalton Crime Organization would carry out an action against a person named Lawyer Serdar ÖKTEM. It has been determined that he has a house in Ataköy and an office in Şişli, and I request that the necessary judicial and administrative measures be taken by your District Police Department for the safety of Serdar ÖKTEM."
'THE ASSASSINATION WAS CLAIMED BY THE DALTONS'
On the other hand, in an operation carried out by the Istanbul Police Department teams, 5 suspects related to the armed attack were captured. While the suspects were taken to the police for processing, it was claimed that the assassination was claimed by the Dalton Crime Organization. In some social media posts allegedly made by individuals claimed to be members of the crime organization, it was stated that revenge was taken for Caner Kocer, who was killed in Spain last August. Kocer was alleged to be one of the high-ranking members of the organization.
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