09.11.2026 13:42
Mehmet Ali Nayki, who shot his ex-wife Neriman Onur in the head with a pistol and killed her in the metro underpass in Seyhan district of Adana on May 7, 2025, and also beat his son Caner Nayki, appeared before a judge. The court sentenced the 59-year-old defendant to aggravated life imprisonment and 15 years in prison.
Mehmet Ali Nayki (59), who shot and killed his ex-wife Neriman Onur (54) with a handgun in Adana and also struck his son Caner Nayki, received an aggravated life sentence and 15 years in prison in the trial where he appeared before the judge.
HE WAITED IN THE METRO UNDERPASS
The incident occurred on May 7, 2025, in the metro underpass located in Yeşilyurt Neighborhood of the central Seyhan district. According to the allegation, Mehmet Ali Nayki, who was claimed to be a gambling addict, waited at the point where he had come to pick up Neriman Onur, from whom he had divorced about 6 months earlier and who is the mother of his 2 children, after work. An argument began for an as-yet-unknown reason between Caner Nayki, who came to the area to pick up his mother, and his father. As the argument escalated, Neriman Onur intervened to calm the parties during the fight. At that moment, Mehmet Ali Nayki shot his ex-wife in the head with the unlicensed handgun he was carrying.
Mehmet Ali Nayki and Caner Nayki, who fell down the stairs and were injured during the scuffle between father and son, were taken into custody by police teams that arrived at the scene. In the check carried out by medical teams, it was determined that Neriman Onur had lost her life. Police teams also seized the handgun considered to have been used in the incident.
SON: I COULDN'T PROTECT MY MOTHER
Caner Nayki, who gave a statement at the Homicide Bureau after the incident, stated that he took his mother to work every morning and brought her home in the evenings to protect her, and said, "I was at the metro station to protect my mother. I took her every morning and brought her home in the evening. I couldn't protect my mother."
In the trial held in court, Mehmet Ali Nayki was given an aggravated life sentence for killing his ex-wife and 15 years in prison for his action against his son.