The claim about the firefighter who burned his family to death: "He may have killed his mother."

23.07.2025 16:06

A chilling development has emerged regarding firefighter Turgay Gezgin, who was arrested for allegedly killing his wife and two children in a fire and later committed suicide in prison. Gezgin's sister has filed a criminal complaint, stating that her brother may have killed their mother, who passed away in 2023 and was recorded as having died of "natural causes," in order to inherit his mother's estate. The prosecutor's office has issued a decision to exhume the body.

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A fire broke out on the morning of March 18 in the apartment on the 2nd floor of 372 Sokak in the Yeşil Mahalle neighborhood of Nazilli, Aydın, belonging to Turgay Gezgin (38), who works at the Nazilli Fire Department of the Aydın Metropolitan Municipality. Firefighters, police, and medical teams were dispatched to the address upon notification from the surrounding residents. The fire was extinguished with the intervention of the teams. During the investigation in the house, it was determined that Gezgin's wife, Fatma Gezgin, and their children, Deniz (11) and Toprak Gezgin (4), had lost their lives.

Firefighter Turgay Gezgin, who returned from a night shift, fainted. After the first intervention, Gezgin was taken to Nazilli State Hospital by ambulance. Fatma Gezgin and her two children were buried in Eğriboyun Cemetery after autopsy procedures.

FIREFIGHTER ARRESTED, FIANCEE RELEASED

In the investigation regarding the fire, Turgay Gezgin, who has been working at the Nazilli Fire Department of the Aydın Metropolitan Municipality for 11 years, was taken into custody by the police on charges of arson. Following Gezgin, his fiancée F.T., a nurse at Nazilli State Hospital, who he got engaged to shortly after the incident, was also taken into custody. After their processing at the police station, the two suspects were referred to the courthouse. Gezgin was arrested at the courthouse he was referred to. His fiancée F.T. was released under judicial control.

HE HANGED HIMSELF IN PRISON

It was learned that Turgay Gezgin, who was transferred from Nazilli E-Type Closed Prison to Adana F-Type High-Security Closed Prison a while ago, committed suicide by hanging himself from the bunk bed in his cell on July 20.

BURIED IN SECRET

It was announced that Turgay Gezgin's funeral would be buried in Manhallı Cemetery after the prayer to be held at Gülistan Mosque yesterday at noon. However, no one came to the mosque for the funeral prayer. Later, in order to prevent possible social reactions, his body was taken by his relatives and secretly buried in the cemetery of Donduran Village in the rural area of Yenipazar district. The coffin of Gezgin, whose name was not written on the wooden board placed at the head of his grave, was also left at that place.

"MY BROTHER MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY MOTHER'S DEATH"

A new development has emerged regarding Turgay Gezgin, who committed suicide. It was revealed that İlkay Gezgin (35), one of the two children born from the marriage of Nalan Baksi (64), who was born in 1961 in Nazilli, to prison officer Muzaffer Gezgin, filed a criminal complaint with the Nazilli Chief Public Prosecutor's Office last week, claiming that her brother Turgay Gezgin may have been involved in the death of their mother, who passed away on January 31, 2023.

"HE MAY HAVE KILLED HER FOR INHERITANCE DUE TO GAMBLING DEBT"

İlkay Gezgin stated that her brother, who she indicated had a large gambling debt at that time, may have killed their mother for the inheritance. İlkay Gezgin explained that their mother divorced their father when Turgay was 11 years old and lived in the Pamuk Elderly Care Home in Kuşadası in her last years, and that her brother convinced their mother to return home in April 2022.

RECORDS SHOW "NATURAL DEATH"

İlkay Gezgin also mentioned that their mother was found dead by her brother while sitting on the couch at home on January 31, 2023, and that her death was recorded as "natural death."

INHERITANCE DISTRIBUTED

At that time, it was also mentioned that in his statement, her brother said that he went to work at 08:00 and when he returned home to get his hearing aid, which he had forgotten for about half an hour, he found their mother dead. Gezgin also stated that after their mother's death, the inheritance, which included the house, land, and savings in the bank, was distributed between him and his brother according to inheritance law.

PROSECUTOR'S DECISION TO OPEN THE GRAVE

Following this, the prosecutor's office decided to open the grave (the process of exhuming the deceased). Baksi's grave was opened, and necessary samples were taken for examination. It was reported that the investigation continues with the suspicion that Baksi may have been killed by drowning or by administering a drug.