After killing the woman in the apartment, he committed suicide.

After killing the woman in the apartment, he committed suicide.

20.11.2025 21:50

In the Enez district of Edirne, 70-year-old Cemali Sönmez shot and killed his 68-year-old neighbor Türkan Demirci in the head with a firearm, and then took his own life with the same weapon.

In the Enez district of Edirne, a man shot and killed a woman who was his neighbor in the apartment corridor before committing suicide.

KILLED THE ELDERLY WOMAN AND COMMITTED SUICIDE

According to the information obtained, Türkan Demirci (68), who lived in the apartments in Enez with her husband, encountered Cemali Sönmez (70) waiting for her in the apartment corridor in the evening hours. As soon as Sönmez saw Demirci, he fired a single shot at her head, then went out to the garden of the apartment and pointed the gun at his own head and fired.

Apartment residents, hearing the gunshots, panicked and ran outside. Upon citizens' notification, gendarmerie, ambulance, and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the scene. Health teams determined that both individuals had died at the scene.

"EVERYTHING HAPPENED IN AN INSTANT"

After the examination by the public prosecutor, the bodies were taken to the Enez State Hospital morgue. A comprehensive investigation has been launched regarding the incident. Necmiye Esen Hadi, a resident of the apartment who witnessed the event, said, "First he shot the woman, then he shot himself. Everything happened in an instant."

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