The headman injured a guest while trying to fire shots into the air at the wedding.

The headman injured a guest while trying to fire shots into the air at the wedding.

30.06.2026 19:10

In the Meram district of Konya, a neighborhood headman firing into the air at a wedding wounded a 17-year-old boy in the leg with a bullet from his pistol. The headman, detained after the incident, was arrested by the court, and scandalous footage emerged showing the suspect firing his gun right next to the groom shortly before the event.

In a wedding held in Bahçeşehir District of Meram, Konya, the mukhtar of Yeşiltekke District, Ali Ayçiçek, while attempting to fire his pistol into the air, injured guest Halil İbrahim Edizer in the leg.

ARRESTED

17-year-old Edizer was taken to Konya City Hospital by ambulance and received treatment. Upon notification, police teams took action and detained mukhtar Ayçiçek. After his procedures at the police station, the mukhtar was arrested by the court.

FOOTAGE EMERGED

Cell phone footage emerged showing Mukhtar Ali Ayçiçek firing his pistol near the groom shortly before the incident.

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