17.09.2025 08:41
In the Sincan district of Ankara, specialist sergeant Emre Bozkurt was shot and killed inside a vehicle by his brother-in-law, Uğur Balkoca. After the incident, Balkoca committed suicide, and it was learned that specialist sergeant Uğur Balkoca was also a social media broadcaster.
In the 29 October neighborhood of Sincan, at around 06:40 in the morning, specialist sergeant Emre Bozkurt was shot and killed by his brother-in-law from inside the car. Uğur Balkoca, the brother-in-law who killed Emre Bozkurt, committed suicide with the same weapon inside his vehicle, 500 meters away from the crime scene.
THE MURDERED EMRE BOZKURT TURNED OUT TO BE A BROADCASTER
It has been learned that the murdered specialist sergeant Emre Bozkurt was also a broadcaster on a social media platform. The investigation regarding the incident is ongoing.
THEY HAD A FEUD FOR 10 YEARS
It was claimed that Uğur Balkoca, who shot his brother-in-law Jandarma Specialist Sergeant Emre Bozkurt with a pistol and then took his own life with the same weapon, committed the murder due to a feud that had lasted for 10 years between them. After the incident, Emre Bozkurt's relatives shed tears.
Orhan Karakoç said, "As far as I know, those involved in the incident were brothers-in-law. They had a problem between them. The shot person was a gendarmerie personnel. The attacker came here after the incident and committed suicide." Melih Arslan stated, "When we arrived at the scene in the morning, we saw that the police had closed off the area. We were not allowed to enter. We heard that there was a 10-year feud between the brothers-in-law."
The funeral of the murdered social media broadcaster and Jandarma Specialist Sergeant Emre Bozkurt will be held in Ankara.