04.11.2026 11:12
In the unsolved case concerning the death of 17-year-old İbrahim Akgöl, whose body wrapped in a carpet was found on the seashore in the Samandağ district of Hatay in 2006, 12 suspects were caught after 20 years, and 3 of them were arrested. It was determined that Akgöl was stabbed to death in Antakya by a person named S.S. and then moved 40 kilometers. It was learned that 2 people who helped transport him hid the incident for 20 years out of fear of death.
In Hatay, police teams launched an investigation into the 2006 stabbing death of a 17-year-old child and caught the perpetrator 20 years later, and 3 people were arrested in connection with the incident. It was learned that after the person was stabbed to death, he was moved 40 kilometers wrapped in a carpet, while it emerged that 2 individuals who helped the perpetrator kept the incident secret for 20 years out of fear of death.
THE BODY WRAPPED IN A CARPET HAD BEEN FOUND ON THE BEACH
On June 22, 2006, on the seashore in the Samandağ district, the body of 17-year-old İbrahim Akgöl was found wrapped in a carpet. After 20 years had passed, work on the matter was initiated under the coordination of the Department of Investigation of Unsolved Crimes, in cooperation with the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Hatay Police Department.
As a result of technical and physical work and comprehensive investigations carried out by the Public Order Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Samandağ Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a total of 12 suspects were caught, 9 in Hatay Province, 2 in İzmir, and 1 in Mersin. While 3 of the suspects were released on the instructions of the public prosecutor, 4 of the 9 suspects who were brought before the judicial authorities in custody were released after their statements at the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. While 2 of the suspects brought before the court were released subject to judicial control measures, 3 suspects were arrested.
THEY HID IT FOR 20 YEARS OUT OF FEAR OF DEATH
Within the scope of the work carried out regarding the incident, it emerged that Akgöl was stabbed to death by a person named S.S. in the Antakya district and then wrapped in a carpet and transported 40 kilometers to the Samandağ district. On the other hand, it was learned that 2 people who helped S.S. transport Akgöl hid the murder for 20 years, fearing that they too would be killed.