22.02.2026 13:43
After a dispute in Çatalca, Istanbul, S.Ü. saw his wife at a bus stop three days after she left their home and shot her in the head with the gun he was carrying, killing her. Following the incident, the suspect, who was hiding in a workplace and at home, was detained by gendarmerie teams. The murdered woman's brother said, "One of her children died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 23. He suffered a blow to the head. Today, my sister was also killed. My sister was going to the dentist; she was waiting for the bus when she was shot in the head."
In Çatalca, Istanbul, S. Ü., who was allegedly a constant alcohol consumer, left the house after arguing with his wife Gülten Ürkmez. Three days later, S. Ü. shot his wife Ürkmez in the head at a bus stop, killing her. After the incident, S. Ü. was detained by gendarmerie teams, first hiding in a workplace and then at home. Gülten Ürkmez's body was handed over to her family by the Forensic Medicine Institution after the autopsy procedures.
The incident occurred yesterday around 1:00 PM in Binkılıç Atatürk Neighborhood. Allegedly, after arguing with his wife Gülten Ürkmez, who was said to be a constant alcohol consumer, S. Ü. left the house. Three days later, he shot his wife Gülten Ürkmez in the head at the bus stop where they encountered each other. Upon the notification of the surrounding people, gendarmerie and health teams were dispatched to the scene.
DIED AT THE SCENE
Gendarmerie teams took security measures in the area and initiated an investigation regarding the incident. Health teams determined that Gülten Ürkmez died at the scene. Ürkmez's body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution Morgue for autopsy. The suspect S. Ü. tried to hide first in a workplace and then at home after leaving the scene. When police teams determined that he was at home, S. Ü. resisted for a long time. He was eventually detained by the Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Team (JASAT).
"MY SISTER DIED TODAY TOO"
Olcay İnce, the sister of the deceased Gülten Ürkmez, said, "He just points a gun to her head at the bus stop and shoots. They have been married since 1999, there was always unrest, always a fight. One of their children died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 23. He had a head injury. My sister died today too. I don't know if there was a threat to her child or to her husband. She told my sister that if it goes on like this, let's separate; I don't know if separation was the reason. A woman shouldn't be shot in the head at a bus stop. At that moment, there was no one at the bus stop. My sister was going to the dentist, she was shot in the head while waiting for the bus," she said.
WILL BE BURIED IN ÇATALCA
The body of Gülten Ürkmez, whose autopsy procedures were completed, was handed over to her family by the Forensic Medicine Institution. It was reported that Ürkmez's body, taken to Çatalca, would be buried in Binkılıç in the afternoon.