05.08.2026 23:41
A simple argument between children in Gaziantep turned into a bloody settling of scores when families became involved. In the fight, in which knives were drawn, a 25-year-old young man lost his life, while 5 people were injured, 1 of them seriously.
In Gaziantep, a knife fight that broke out between two families of foreign nationals over an argument between children resulted in 1 person losing their life, and 5 people were injured, 1 seriously.
FAMILIES JOINED THE CHILDREN'S ARGUMENT
The incident occurred on Dumlupinar Boulevard in the Tekstilkent neighborhood of the Şahinbey district. According to information obtained, the families quickly joined a verbal argument that started between foreign national children. When the parties attacked each other with knives, the scene turned into a battlefield.
1 PERSON DIED IN THE HOSPITAL
Upon the report, numerous police and medical teams were dispatched to the address. Ali El Cedlan (25), Ali El Cedlan (21), Muhammed Mergedani (24), Ibrahim Mergedani (25), Ahmed El Faraj (22), and Usame Yesirci (22), who were injured by knife blows, were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulances after initial intervention at the scene.
One of the seriously injured, 25-year-old Ali El Cedlan, could not be saved despite all the doctors' interventions and lost his life. It was learned that one of the other 5 injured people still receiving treatment remains in critical condition.
Police teams have launched a comprehensive investigation into the incident.