21.10.2026 17:14
In Istanbul’s Bayrampaşa district, Recep P. allegedly first threatened Fikret Korkmaz (63), a butcher who runs a restaurant and was trying to sell products to his wife, from whom he was in the process of divorcing, and then followed him and stabbed him on the road. Korkmaz, who was seriously injured, could not be saved at the hospital he was taken to. The fleeing suspect was caught by police shortly afterward.
In BAYRAMPAŞA, Recep P. stabbed butcher Fikret Korkmaz (63), who was trying to sell products to his wife, who runs a restaurant and is in the process of divorce. Korkmaz, who was seriously injured, died in the hospital where he was taken. The fleeing suspect was caught by police teams.
The incident occurred yesterday morning on Güvercin Street in Cevatpaşa Neighborhood. According to the claim, Recep P. threatened butcher Fikret Korkmaz, who was trying to sell products to his wife, who runs a restaurant and is in the process of divorce, telling him not to sell. When Korkmaz continued insisting on selling products, Recep P. began following the butcher. The suspect, who followed Korkmaz, who had set out on foot, for a while, started arguing with Korkmaz on the road. The argument, which quickly escalated, turned into a knife attack. Recep P. pulled out his knife and wounded butcher Fikret Korkmaz. As Korkmaz collapsed to the ground as a result of the stab wounds, the suspect fled. Following reports from those around, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. Fikret Korkmaz, who was determined to be seriously injured in the incident during checks by medical teams, was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
COULD NOT BE SAVED AT THE HOSPITAL
Fikret Korkmaz, who was taken under treatment at the hospital, could not be saved despite all interventions. Police teams caught the fleeing suspect Recep P. in a short time.
HE THREATENED, SAYING 'DO NOT GIVE GOODS TO MY WIFE'
İhsan Günaydın, an employee of the deceased Fikret Korkmaz, said, "The suspect is our customer, but I don't know him. A person who wants to separate from his wife threatened our boss, saying, 'Don't give goods to my wife, don't give products.' They argued like that. Then he follows him. They meet and an argument breaks out. The stabbing incident happens."
A SHOPKEEPER RUSHED TO HELP BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT IN TIME
Shopkeeper Ekrem Balcıoğlu said, "When I heard the sounds, I went outside. One person was lying on the ground. They had argued, and then the suspect had pulled a knife. 'Are you threatening me with a knife?' the friend who died had said. A sad incident happened in a moment of anger. He was injured in the calf and blood was flowing. It had flowed quite a lot; we took a towel, applied pressure, and tried to help, but we couldn't succeed. Then ambulance and police teams arrived, but the injured person had lost a lot of blood. We received news that he died; he was a butcher, a fellow tradesman of ours here. Of course, I was saddened," he said.