10.05.2026 13:05
30-year-old Hüseyin Beyazyıldız, who had not been heard from for some time in Beyoğlu, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the heart in his home, which his brother entered with a spare key. While an unlicensed gun and empty casings were found in the house, a note on the laptop box reading "Give it to an African person studying aquatic products" drew attention, along with the fact that Beyazyıldız had appointed his brother as executor through his Apple account. The investigation into the suspicious death continues.
On Monday, October 5, at 19:45, a suspicious death occurred in Yenilehir Neighborhood, Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. According to the information obtained, Hasan Beyazyıldız (37) entered his brother's house with a spare key after not hearing from him for a while. The elder brother Beyazyıldız found his brother Hüseyin Beyazyıldız (30) motionless on the sofa in the living room. Upon the report, health teams arriving at the scene determined that Hüseyin Beyazyıldız had died.
FOUND SHOT IN THE HEART
In the initial examinations by police teams at the scene, it was determined that Hüseyin Beyazyıldız was shot in the heart. It was learned that there were no residues under Beyazyıldız's fingernails, and no signs of assault or sharp object injuries were found on his body. It was also determined that there were no signs of forced entry on the doors and windows of the house.
"LET MY COMPUTER BE GIVEN TO AN AFRICAN PERSON"
During the work of the crime scene investigation teams, an unlicensed pistol and its cartridges were found next to the sofa, while a spent casing was found under the sofa and cartridges were found in an ashtray. Additionally, on the laptop computer box believed to belong to Hüseyin Beyazyıldız, a note was seen written: "Let it be given to an African person studying aquatic products."
RELEASED FROM PRISON ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO
It was learned from police investigations into the incident that Hüseyin Beyazyıldız had a total of 11 criminal records, primarily for 'Drug use' and 'Violation of the Firearms Law.' It was also learned that his brother Hasan Beyazyıldız stated that he came home when he could not reach his brother, opened the door with his own spare key, found his brother motionless, that his brother had no enemies, and that he was released from prison 6-7 months ago.
APPOINTED HIS BROTHER AS GUARDIAN VIA APPLE ACCOUNT
It was learned that Hüseyin Beyazyıldız, who was found dead, had appointed his brother as a guardian through his Apple account on April 9. After the public prosecutor's inspections and the work of the crime scene investigation teams, Beyazyıldız's body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute Morgue to determine the exact cause of death. The prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the death, which is considered suspicious.
"THE PERSON APPOINTED AS GUARDIAN BECOMES A 'DIGITAL LEGACY CONTACT'"
Speaking on the subject, IT Expert Osman Demircan said, "In the event of a death, we can leave our technological devices as inheritance, but there are still unclear issues regarding whether digital assets can be left as inheritance. This has prompted tech giants, and tech giants, especially mobile phone manufacturers, have transformed cloud features integrated into existing mobile phone systems into a model where a person can appoint someone as a guardian while still alive within the scope of digital legacy. In this way, we can appoint a person as a guardian while alive, and this digital legacy contact can be added to your phone. Thus, if a request for access to that information is needed after death, the guardian can easily access that data and information."
"AN ID IS GIVEN; ACCESS TO INFORMATION IS PROVIDED WITH THIS NUMBER"
Demircan said, "After Apple defines the digital legacy contact, Apple gives this person an ID, a number, and this number is requested to be stored unchangeably by that person. Later, if a death occurs, for access to that data to be provided, the legacy contact must report that number and the death certificate to Apple to prove they are the legacy contact. After this reporting process, the legacy contact can access all kinds of digital assets of the deceased person on Apple. Particularly, almost all data stored on iCloud is accessible. This includes files, notes, and photos. If stored on iCloud, emails, keychain, and all passwords stored within it are fully accessible to this person, and in case of any problem, they can intervene quickly. After a death occurs, the digital legacy contact must apply to Apple via the application. After this application process, the inheritance process, i.e., the transfer process, occurs, and they can access the digital legacy of that person. When you define someone as a guardian, they cannot access this data while you are alive. The person you define as an heir must report both the special number assigned to them and the death certificate to Apple, and then access is provided through the access data coming from Apple. When you define someone, it does not directly mean they can access."
"MANY PHONE COMPANIES SUPPORT THE 'DIGITAL LEGACY CONTACT' DEFINITION"
Demircan said, "Legally, serious problems have been experienced in the past regarding this digital legacy. It has also been experienced in the cryptocurrency side; it has also been experienced with data stored on mobile phones and related cloud systems. The fact that critical information for the family of the deceased is stored in that cloud, their need to access that information, but the inability to access that data due to lengthy court and other processes, and in most cases phone manufacturers not allowing access to this data, led to serious problems. Today, many phone companies support defining a digital legacy contact, and after this definition process, all data of the deceased person can be accessed remotely. While the defined digital legacy contact can directly access all data of the deceased person, they also have the authority to give instructions for the permanent deletion of all data of the deceased person without obtaining approval from anywhere else."