25.07.2025 01:33
In the Karaburun district of İzmir, a dispute between two feuding neighbors over garden irrigation escalated into an armed conflict. One person was shot and lost their life, while the attacker was arrested.
In the Karaburun district of İzmir, a dispute over garden irrigation between two neighbors, who were reported to have a feud, escalated into a gunfight. Murat Güneş (50), who was shot with a pistol, lost his life, while the suspect Oktay Altınyurt (73) was arrested.
In the Küçükbahçe neighborhood of the Karaburun district of İzmir, a dispute arose over garden irrigation between Murat Güneş and his neighbor Oktay Altınyurt, who were allegedly at odds with each other.
PULLED A GUN AND OPENED FIRE
During the altercation between the two, Oktay Altınyurt fired multiple shots at Güneş with a pistol he retrieved from his home. Güneş, who was hit by numerous bullets, collapsed to the ground in a pool of blood, while nearby citizens reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Following the report, health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. The gendarmerie teams that arrived at the scene detained Oktay Altınyurt along with the weapon used in the crime, while health teams provided first aid to Murat Güneş.
IRRIGATION FIGHT ENDED IN BLOODSHED
Güneş, who was taken to Karaburun State Hospital by ambulance, could not be saved despite the interventions. After the prosecutor's examination, Güneş's body was taken to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute morgue. Meanwhile, Oktay Altınyurt was arrested at the courthouse after his procedures at the gendarmerie.