09.08.2026 17:11
In a gunfight that broke out between two feuding groups who encountered each other on the road in the Tarsus district of Mersin, Halil Tarhan and his cousin Ümit İğde lost their lives. Five people were detained in connection with the incident, and an investigation has been launched.
In the Tarsus district of Mersin, Halil Tarhan and his cousin Ümit İğde lost their lives in an armed fight that broke out between two feuding groups who encountered each other on the road. Five people were detained in connection with the incident.
GUNS DRAWN UPON ROAD ENCOUNTER
The incident occurred at night in the Bağlar neighborhood. An armed fight broke out between two feuding groups who met on the road. Halil Tarhan and his cousin Ümit İğde, shot in the fight, collapsed on the ground covered in blood.
TWO COUSINS DIE
Health and police teams were dispatched to the scene upon reports from those nearby. The injured cousins were taken to hospitals by ambulances. Tarhan and İğde, who received treatment there, could not be saved.
FIVE DETAINED
Police detained five suspects involved in the incident. The bodies of the two deceased cousins were taken to the morgue for autopsy. An investigation into the incident has been initiated.