"Water heater money murder! They beat the 70-year-old tenant to death."

31.08.2025 02:30

In the Kozan district of Adana, a 70-year-old tenant named Hüseyin Başak lost his life after being assaulted by his landlord, teacher Yener Rüzgar, and his wife during an argument over the payment for a water heater. Following the incident, the Yener couple was arrested.

In the Kozan district of Adana, a teacher named Yener Rüzgar (42) and his wife Nurhan Rüzgar (38) were arrested for killing his tenant Hüseyin Başak (70) after a dispute over a 500 TL water heater payment.

In the Savruk Plateau of the Kuytucak neighborhood in Kozan, Adana, landlord Yener Rüzgar asked his tenant Hüseyin Başak, who had been renting for 4 years, for 500 TL for a broken water heater.

TENANT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE WATER HEATER

Başak, stating that he did not use the water heater, did not want to pay the money. This led to a dispute between the parties. The situation quickly escalated into a fight, during which Yener Rüzgar and his wife Nurhan Rüzgar attacked Hüseyin Başak with a stick and a metal bar before fleeing the scene.

THEY BEAT THE 70-YEAR-OLD TENANT TO DEATH

After being assaulted, Başak collapsed to the ground. Health teams who arrived at the house upon the family's notification determined that Hüseyin Başak had passed away. The couple, who fled the scene, was caught and detained by gendarmerie teams following their investigation. Hüseyin Başak's body was taken to the Adana Forensic Medicine Institution for examination and was later retrieved by his family for burial after the procedures.

THEY WERE ARRESTED

After completing their procedures at the gendarmerie, Yener Rüzgar and his wife Nurhan Rüzgar were referred to the courthouse. The couple, who were brought before the court, were arrested and sent to prison.

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