31.07.2025 20:12
The suspect who shot and killed his former colleague during an argument in Arnavutköy fled the scene. The suspect was captured and taken into custody by gendarmerie teams in a chicken coop.
A brutal incident occurred around 18:30 at the foundry located within the Akpınar Industrial Site in the Yassıören neighborhood of Arnavutköy district in Istanbul. Erdal Ö. (42) went to the factory where he had previously worked and started arguing with his former colleague Müjdat Bozkalan (42). The argument quickly escalated into a fight.
SHOT HIS FORMER COLLEAGUE During the fight, Erdal Ö. pulled out the gun he was carrying and shot Bozkalan before fleeing the scene. Health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the location upon reports from witnesses. Bozkalan, who received first aid from the health teams, was taken to the hospital. Despite all the interventions by doctors, Bozkalan, who was hospitalized in critical condition, lost his life.
The deceased Müjdat Bozkalan CAUGHT IN A CHICKEN COOP Gendarmerie teams launched an operation to capture Erdal Ö., who fled the scene. Following the suspect's trail, the teams found Erdal Ö. in a chicken coop in the field where he was hiding, along with the gun he used in the incident. The moment of the suspect's capture was recorded by a citizen with a mobile phone camera, and Erdal Ö. was taken into custody.