09.06.2026 19:10
"Acting on reports of heavy odors emanating from an apartment in Manisa's Şehzadeler district, teams discovered the lifeless body of 80-year-old fashion designer Bayram Taner Güzel, who lived alone. The death of Güzel, who was found deceased in the apartment entered under suspicion of being a 'trash house,' caused great sorrow in the neighborhood."
In the Şehzadeler district of Manisa, 80-year-old fashion designer Bayram Taner Güzel, who lived alone, was found dead by teams who broke down the door after heavy odors emanated from his apartment. An investigation has been launched into Güzel’s suspicious death, estimated to have occurred about 10 days ago.
REPORTED AS A "TRASH HOUSE," BODY DISCOVERED
The incident took place in an apartment building on 1507 Street, 2nd Anafartalar Neighborhood, Şehzadeler district. Residents were disturbed by unbearable heavy odors spreading from fashion designer Bayram Taner Güzel's apartment. Suspecting the source might be a "trash house," building residents notified the Şehzadeler Municipality.
Due to the intensity of the odor and inability to contact the apartment owner, municipal teams promptly alerted police and fire department units.
TEAMS FORCED THE DOOR OPEN
Firefighters arriving at the scene, after obtaining permission from the prosecutor's office, broke down the apartment door and entered. As teams prepared to conduct cleaning work, they encountered a tragic sight. The elderly fashion designer's lifeless body was found in the room.
DIED 10 DAYS AGO
Initial examinations by health teams at the scene indicated that Bayram Taner Güzel had died approximately 10 days ago, based on the beginning of body decomposition and the odor emanating from the corpse.
Güzel's lifeless body, determined to have died days earlier, was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute morgue for autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Police teams have launched a comprehensive investigation into the death of the 80-year-old fashion designer.