22.10.2026 17:10
In the Menemen district of İzmir, police officer Aykut Erol, whose duty station is Hakkari, shot and killed his fiancée, lawyer Özge Penbegül, with a handgun after an argument at home for a reason not yet determined, and then committed suicide with the same weapon.
In the Menemen district of Izmir, police officer Aykut Erol shot dead his fiancée, lawyer Özge Penbegül, with whom he had been arguing, and then committed suicide.
The incident occurred in the morning hours in Tülbentli Neighborhood. A dispute broke out at the house for a reason not yet known between lawyer Özge Penbegül, whose parents were on vacation, and police officer Aykut Erol, to whom she became engaged on October 3. In the escalating argument, Aykut Erol fired at Özge Penbegül with the handgun he had with him, and then shot himself with the same weapon.
COULD NOT BE SAVED
Upon the report of neighbors who heard the gunshots, health, police and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the address. In the check by the medical teams who came to the house, it was determined that Özge Penbegül had lost her life. Erol, reported to have been serving in Hakkari, also died at Izmir City Hospital, where he was taken by ambulance. The bodies were taken to the morgue of the Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy.
The police launched an investigation into the incident.