07.10.2025 16:22
While the investigation into the murder of lawyer Serdar Öktem, who was assassinated on Büyükdere Street in Şişli, continues, it has been learned that the order for the act was given to S.Ö. by the leaders of the gang who are currently fugitives abroad.
After the armed attack on lawyer Serdar Öktem in Şişli, five suspects trying to escape were caught by the teams of Eyüpsultan District Gendarmerie Command. It was learned that the suspects abandoned the vehicle they used in the attack in the forest and attempted to escape by taxi. The number of arrests has risen to 13, including suspects identified as being in contact with those who carried out the attack. Meanwhile, the vehicle used by the suspects to flee after the attack was captured on security cameras.
At around 16:15 in Zincirlikuyu, the suspects who attacked lawyer Serdar Öktem with long-barreled weapons fled the scene. Öktem, who was seriously injured, died in the hospital to which he was taken. After the incident, police and gendarmerie teams launched an operation and determined that suspects S.Ö, E.P, M.K, C.Ü, and S.A had fled to Arnavutköy using a vehicle. In the investigation by the Eyüpsultan District Gendarmerie Command teams, it was found that the suspects abandoned the vehicle in the forest in İstiklal Neighborhood and escaped by taxi. While an examination of the vehicle was initiated, the teams following the taxi stopped the vehicle in the Odayeri area. The suspects, who got out of the taxi and fled into the trees, were caught.
GENDARMERIE CAUGHT THEM Five suspects who carried out the attack and one suspect who assisted their escape were arrested. It was learned that two of the suspects were under 18 years old, and they had thrown the weapons used in the incident among the trees in the forest where they abandoned the vehicle. During the interrogation of the suspects, the teams learned the location of the weapons and seized two Kalashnikov rifles, two pistols, and equipment such as a ski mask and gloves during their search in the area. In the operations carried out, suspects H.Ö, Y.K, M.B, D.Y, E.K, F.E, and S.A.S, who were evaluated to be in contact with those who carried out the attack, were also arrested. The number of arrests rose to 13.
THE SUSPECTS WERE TAKEN TO THE POLICE The suspects, whose procedures at the gendarmerie were completed, were handed over to the teams of the Istanbul Police Department's Organized Crime Fighting Branch, which is conducting the investigation.
THE DEATH ORDER CAME FROM THE GANG LEADER ABROAD While the investigation into the incident continues, a new detail has emerged regarding the high-profile assassination. It was learned that the order to kill lawyer Serdar Öktem was given to S.Ö. by the gang's leaders, who are currently fugitives abroad.