19.02.2026 12:22
The murders committed by Tolga Kuş, who committed suicide after killing his ex-wife and the woman's cousin in front of his two children, were revealed to have taken place after he learned that his ex-wife was going to get married.
The bleeding wound of Turkey, femicides, cannot be prevented. While women are killed every day for various excuses, the latest brutal news came from Aksaray. In an incident that occurred in an apartment on the second floor of a four-story building located on Büyük Bölcek Street in the Büyük Bölcek neighborhood, Tolga Kuş (34) started a dispute by calling his ex-wife on the phone.
HE COMMITTED A MASSACRE WHEN HE LEARNED HIS EX-WIFE WAS GETTING MARRIED After learning that his ex-wife Kübra Kılıç (31) was going to marry someone else, Tolga Kuş stated that he did not want this and stormed into the woman's house. Forcing the door open, Tolga Kuş first assaulted his ex-wife. Zeynep Ayas, the cousin of his ex-wife who was present in the house, tried to intervene and separate the fight. At that moment, Tolga Kuş pulled out his gun and opened fire first on his ex-wife and then on the woman's cousin, Zeynep Ayas. Both women collapsed to the ground in a pool of blood, while Tolga Kuş put the gun to his head and fired.
Tolga Kuş ALL 3 LOST THEIR LIVES Residents of the apartment who heard the gunshots immediately reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Following the notification, a large number of ambulances and police teams were dispatched to the scene. The police, who arrived at the scene shortly, took security measures while the medical teams confirmed that Zeynep Ayas and Tolga Kuş had died. Kübra Kılıç, who was severely injured, was taken by ambulance to the Aksaray Training and Research Hospital's emergency department. Despite all the interventions, the woman could not be saved and lost her life.
HE SHOT IN FRONT OF HIS 2 CHILDREN The teams from the Homicide Bureau of the Provincial Police Department's Public Order Branch initiated an investigation after the incident. It was determined that Tolga Kuş and Kübra Kılıç had divorced 7 months ago and that Kılıç had started living with their children, M.A.K. (12) and A.K. (4). It was found that Tolga Kuş shot his wife Kübra Kılıç, who opened the door, in front of their children, and then shot Kılıç's niece Zeynep Ayaz, who was present in the house and trying to escape in panic, in the back before committing suicide with the same gun.
2 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER PROTECTION The couple's 2 children, who witnessed the incident, were placed under state protection. It was also determined that Kübra Kılıç, who was a hairdresser, had closed her workplace some time ago. The bodies of the 3 deceased will be handed over to their families after the autopsy.
Zeynep Ayaz (30), Kılıç's cousin AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED Teams from the Crime Scene Investigation Branch of the Provincial Police Department conducted an examination at the scene. The Aksaray Chief Public Prosecutor's Office also conducted an investigation at the house, and the lifeless bodies of the deceased were taken to the morgue of Aksaray Training and Research Hospital for autopsy. An investigation was initiated by the Aksaray Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the incident, which is being thoroughly examined by the Homicide Bureau teams of the Public Order Branch.
Kübra Kılıç 22 WOMEN WERE KILLED IN JANUARY ALONE FOR VARIOUS EXCUSES The data from the We Will Stop Femicide Platform once again revealed the painful reality. According to the data, 22 femicides were committed in January alone, and 14 women were found dead under suspicious circumstances. Of the 22 women killed, 1 was killed for economic reasons, and 1 was killed for refusing to accept a reconciliation proposal from a man her daughter was married to. The reasons for the deaths of 20 women could not be determined.
As long as it is not determined who killed the women and why, and as long as the suspects and murderers do not receive deterrent punishments and preventive measures are not implemented, violence continues to change its dimensions.