17.09.2025 14:32
In the Mengen district of Bolu, Fuat Ö., who is engaged in beekeeping, seriously injured village imam Mehmet Yıldızhan by shooting him with a rifle. Fuat Ö. stated that he fired the rifle thinking it was a bear trying to damage the hives and accidentally shot Yıldızhan. He was taken into custody by the gendarmerie.
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In the Mengen district of Bolu, an incident occurred yesterday around 21:30 in the village of İlyaslar. According to reports, the village mosque's imam, Mehmet Yıldızhan, was returning home after leading the evening prayer when he passed in front of the house of Fuat Ö., who is engaged in beekeeping in the village. Fuat Ö. fired his rifle and shot Imam Yıldızhan. Yıldızhan, who was seriously injured, was taken to Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Training and Research Hospital by ambulance after the first intervention by the medical team called to the scene.
THE INJURED IMAM'S LIFE IS STILL IN DANGER
Fuat Ö. was detained by the gendarmerie. In his statement, Fuat Ö. mentioned that bears frequently came to the beehives he was raising, and he fired his rifle in the dark of night, mistaking the sounds for a bear, and accidentally shot the imam, thinking he was a bear.
It has been learned that Mehmet Yıldızhan's life is still in danger, and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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