21-year mystery solved in Konya! Five arrests in Ömer Faruk Akıllı murder

21-year mystery solved in Konya! Five arrests in Ömer Faruk Akıllı murder

06.11.2026 15:32

The murder of Ömer Faruk Akıllı, who was killed on the Ankara-Konya highway in Konya on September 16, 2005, and which had remained unsolved for 21 years, was solved through the work of the gendarmerie. Of the 7 suspects detained in simultaneous operations held in Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Erzurum, and Siirt, 5 were arrested and 2 were released under judicial control conditions.

The murder of Ömer Faruk Akıllı in Konya, which had remained unsolved for 21 years, was solved through the work of gendarmerie teams. Five of the seven suspects detained in simultaneous operations carried out in 5 provinces were arrested.

The incident occurred on September 16, 2005, at the 28th kilometer of the Ankara-Konya highway in Selçuklu district. According to the information obtained, Ömer Faruk Akıllı was killed by an unidentified person or persons.

OPERATION IN 5 PROVINCES AFTER 21 YEARS

In order to solve the murder, an investigation was launched by JASAT teams of the Provincial Gendarmerie Command under the coordination of the Konya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Within the scope of the work, simultaneous operations were conducted at 6 separate addresses in Ankara, İzmir, Bursa, Erzurum and Siirt targeting the suspects whose identities were determined. In the operations, 7 suspects were caught and detained and taken to the Konya Provincial Gendarmerie Command.

5 SUSPECTS ARRESTED

After their procedures at the gendarmerie, the suspects who were referred to the courthouse, S.K., Ş.G., R.V., U.A. and C.K., were arrested and sent to prison by the court they were brought before. The other suspects A.D. and A.K. were released under judicial control conditions.

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