03.02.2026 14:05
In the Milas district of Muğla, Nihat Arslan stabbed his estranged wife multiple times to death as she was leaving home to go to work. The moments captured on security cameras, where the woman, receiving numerous stab wounds, screams "Leave me alone! Help!" are chilling.
Turkey's bleeding wound, cases of violence against women, continues to change dimensions every passing day. One more woman was brutally murdered in the middle of the street by her husband, from whom she wanted a divorce.
MURDERED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BY HER HUSBAND IN THE DIVORCE PROCESS
In the İsmetpaşa neighborhood of Milas district in Muğla, around 07:00 on Sunday (February 2); Özlem Arslan (39), who worked in a market in Bodrum and was leaving home to go to work, was attacked with a knife by her husband Nihat Arslan (39), with whom she was in the process of divorce. Özlem Arslan collapsed to the ground in a pool of blood after receiving numerous knife wounds to her neck and abdomen. Upon notification, police and medical teams were dispatched to the area. Initial examinations by the medical teams determined that Özlem Arslan had lost her life. Arslan's lifeless body was taken to the Muğla Forensic Medicine Institution for autopsy.
THREW HER CLOTHES IN THE TRASH ON THE STREET
Under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Milas District Police Department began work to capture the suspect. The teams started examining the security camera footage in the area. Investigations revealed that Nihat Arslan did not have a mobile phone on him and had thrown his clothes into a trash container on the street.
CAUGHT AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE
Suspect Arslan was caught at a friend's house in the Mumcular neighborhood of Bodrum, where he was hiding. It was reported that Arslan confessed to his crime, and his procedures at the police station are ongoing.
MURDER MOMENT CAPTURED ON CAMERA
Meanwhile, footage of the incident has emerged. In the images reflected in the security camera of a workplace, Nihat Arslan was seen approaching Özlem Arslan as she exited her apartment door, holding her tightly by the arm, and then stabbing her. Özlem Arslan, who received numerous knife wounds and tried to escape, was seen screaming for help, saying, 'Let me go.'