11.02.2026 14:24
It has been determined that Sinan Ümit, who was killed in front of his house in the Bornova district of Izmir, was mistakenly targeted and that the attack was carried out under the orders of an organized crime group. 16 suspects have been detained.
It has been determined that the person attacked in front of his house in the Bornova district of İzmir was killed by the orders of a criminal organization, and the actual target was another person; 16 suspects have been arrested. The Organized Crime Department teams of the Security Directorate conducted an investigation regarding the murder of Sinan Ümit (23) on February 3 in Atatürk Neighborhood.
16 SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL OPERATIONS
As part of the technical and physical operations, it was determined that the attackers were E.M, İ.B., and B.T., and they carried out the murder in accordance with the orders received from the organized crime group. It was also found that other members of the organization assisted the attackers in escaping and hiding. In an operation supported by special operations, 16 suspects, including E.M, İ.B., and B.T., were arrested in İzmir and Aydın. Two shotguns were seized during the searches. The suspects were arrested by the court to which they were referred after their procedures at the police station.
THEY KILLED BY MISTAKE
Police teams determined that the target of the attack was another person. It was learned that the suspects, who went to the neighborhood based on the orders they received from the criminal organization, confused Sinan Ümit, who was leaving his house, with the actual target, which is why they shot him. On February 3, in Atatürk Neighborhood of Bornova district, Sinan Ümit, who was leaving his house to go to work, was attacked by armed suspects who got out of a car and later died in the hospital to which he was taken.