"I thought he was following me," he said, as he stabbed the innocent hiker.

03.11.2025 17:16

In the Kepez district of Antalya, Sedat Demirören, who was drinking in a park, stabbed and killed Ali Haydar Özyıldırım, who was walking on the road. After the attack, security cameras captured moments of Demirören wiping the blood from his hands onto the grass in the park and fleeing the scene. Meanwhile, the suspect stated in his initial testimony, "I thought he was someone following me."

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Ali Haydar Özyıldırım, who was seriously injured in a knife attack by Sedat Demirören, whom he did not know, on the road in Antalya, has died in the hospital where he was being treated.

STABBED WHILE WALKING

The incident occurred on November 1 at around 12:30 PM in Fatih Sultan Mehmet Park located on Gazi Boulevard in the Ulus neighborhood of the Kepez district. Sedat Demirören, who was drinking alcohol on a bench in the park, stabbed Ali Haydar Özyıldırım in the chest as he was walking on the road. Police and medical teams were dispatched to the area upon the notification of those nearby. The medical team, which arrived shortly, took Özyıldırım, who was unconscious, to the hospital after the first intervention. Özyıldırım, who underwent surgery, passed away last night.

He killed the person walking on the road by stabbing him! He wiped the blood from his hand on the grass

CAMERAS EXAMINED ONE BY ONE

Teams from the Homicide Bureau of the Antalya Police Department's Public Order Branch and the Kepez Crime Investigation and Prevention Bureau launched a large-scale operation to capture Sedat Demirören, who fled after the attack. The teams examined the security camera footage in the direction of the suspect's escape one by one. The teams captured Sedat Demirören, whose location they had determined. Sedat Demirören, who was taken to the police station, was arrested by the on-duty judge after his procedures yesterday.

He killed the person walking on the road by stabbing him! He wiped the blood from his hand on the grass
Sedat Demirören

Sedat Demirören's escape was captured by the security cameras of nearby businesses. In the footage, it was seen that Sedat Demirören walked casually with a knife in his hand, wiped the blood from his hand on the grass of the park after the attack, and escaped by jumping over the iron gate of an apartment building.

He killed the person walking on the road by stabbing him! He wiped the blood from his hand on the grass

CORNEAS DONATED

The body of Ali Haydar Özyıldırım, who was killed by a single stab wound to the chest by Sedat Demirören, was received by his brother Hasan Özyıldırım and relatives after the procedures at the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institution morgue. At the time of the body handover, brother Hasan Özyıldırım and relatives experienced great sorrow. It was learned that the corneas of Ali Haydar Özyıldırım were donated by his relatives.

He killed the person walking on the road by stabbing him! He wiped the blood from his hand on the grass

"I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME"

On the other hand, the statement of murder suspect Sedat Demirören has emerged. It was reported that Demirören said, "I thought my ex-wife was having someone follow me. When I saw this person while I was in the park, I thought it was the person following me. We had a bit of an argument. When he put his hand on his waist, I tried to protect myself."

He killed the person walking on the road by stabbing him! He wiped the blood from his hand on the grass

CAUGHT WHILE ATTACKING OTHERS

It was stated that after Sedat Demirören committed the act and fled, he also attacked other people. It was reported that while Demirören was being searched for by the police, he attacked people with a knife in his hand in the Arapsuyu neighborhood of the Konyaaltı district, and was caught by the teams at that time.



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