09.10.2025 01:19
In the Kozluk district of Batman, Mehmet Salim Işık, the brother of Mayor Mehmet Veysi Işık, was found shot at his home. Işık was taken to the hospital but unfortunately passed away despite the medical interventions.
Mehmet Salim Işık, the brother of Kozluk Mayor Mehmet Veysi Işık, was found shot at his home. Işık, who was taken to the hospital, could not be saved. An investigation has been launched regarding the incident.
THE MAYOR'S BROTHER FOUND SHOT
The incident occurred around 6:30 PM in a two-story house in the Sağlık neighborhood of Kozluk district. Upon hearing gunshots from the apartment on the ground floor, neighbors alerted the authorities, and health and police teams were dispatched to the address. The teams that entered the house found 66-year-old Mehmet Salim Işık, the brother of Kozluk Mayor Mehmet Veysi Işık, severely injured from a gunshot wound.
DIED
After the first intervention, Işık was taken to Kozluk State Hospital. Despite the efforts made, Işık could not be saved. While the body was taken to the morgue of Batman Training and Research Hospital for autopsy, it was claimed that Işık accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun. An investigation has been launched regarding the incident.