03.11.2025 13:10
A retired police officer in Zonguldak, who had psychological issues, shot and killed two people in a coffeehouse with a shotgun. The retired officer stated that he shot the victims because he believed they were part of a prostitution ring. After the incident, it was revealed that he had shared a post saying, "They formed a prostitution ring, hypnotized people, raped them, and sold them. I also reported it to the MIT (National Intelligence Organization)."
In the Çaycuma district of Zonguldak, it was reported that Okan Özcan (42), who killed Kasım Özcan (59) and Aydın Özbakış (37) with a shotgun in a café, stated in his testimony that he shot the victims because he believed they were forming a prostitution ring. It was determined that Özcan, a police officer who was retired two years ago due to psychological issues, purchased the shotgun he used in the incident for 10,000 lira online on the same day.
The incident occurred yesterday evening in the village of Coburlar in the Çaycuma district. Okan Özcan entered the café with a shotgun and opened fire randomly on those inside. The pellets from the shotgun hit his relative and café owner Kasım Özcan, Aydın Özbakış, Gökhan G. (39), and Hüseyin G. (67). While the injured lay on the ground in a pool of blood, the assailant Okan Özcan fled. Upon notification, gendarmerie and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. The injured were taken to Çaycuma State Hospital by ambulances. Despite the interventions, Kasım Özcan and Aydın Özbakış could not be saved. It was learned that the other two injured individuals were not in life-threatening condition.
The fugitive Okan Özcan later went to the Çaycuma Courthouse and surrendered to a police officer he knew. While Okan Özcan was handed over to the gendarmerie, the shotgun used in the incident was also seized. It was learned that Okan Özcan was retired from the police force due to psychological issues about 2 years ago.
ALLEGATION OF PROSTITUTION RING After completing his procedures at the gendarmerie, Okan Özcan was transferred to the Çaycuma Courthouse. It was reported that in his statement, he claimed that the two people he killed were forming a prostitution ring, which is why he shot them. It was determined that the shotgun used by murder suspect Okan Özcan was purchased online for 10,000 lira on the same day.
POST-RAID SOCIAL MEDIA POST Okan Özcan, who made a post on social media after the café raid, stated, "They formed a prostitution ring, hypnotized people, raped them, and sold them. I also wrote to MIT." It was also seen that he shared videos of secretly recording a conversation he had with his mother before the incident.
FORGIVENESS REQUESTED IN FRONT OF THE CAFE WHERE THE MURDERS OCCURRED The bodies of the two murdered individuals were brought to the village of Coburlar after the autopsy. Forgiveness was requested in front of the house of Kasım Özcan, located in the same building as the café where the incident occurred. Relatives of Özbakış and Özcan shed tears at the coffins. After the funeral prayers held at the village mosque, Kasım Özcan and Aydın Özbakış were buried.