05.09.2025 18:18
While having dinner at a restaurant in Çekmeköy, prosecutor Ercan Kayhan was stabbed to death by 19-year-old Mustafa Can Gül. Kayhan was laid to rest amid tears.
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A funeral ceremony was held for Ercan Kayhan, the public prosecutor serving at the Istanbul Courthouse in Çekmeköy, who was stabbed to death by Mustafa Can Gül (19) while dining at a restaurant.
A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CEREMONY
The funeral ceremony at the Mimar Sinan Mosque in Ataşehir was attended by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek, Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor Zafer Koç, Istanbul Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor Burak Ceyhan, Kartal Mayor Gökhan Yüksel, Ataşehir Mayor Onursal Adıgüzel, Deputy Governor Hasan Gözen, Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Yusuf Kenan Topçu, as well as Kayhan's colleagues and family.
BURIED IN TEARS
Kayhan's son and daughter shed tears for a long time at the head of the coffin. Condolences were accepted by Kayhan's wife Nurcan Kayhan, daughter Ece Kayhan, and son Deniz Kayhan. Kayhan's funeral was buried at Küçükyalı Cemetery after the funeral prayer performed following the noon prayer.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On September 3 in the Ömerli neighborhood, the suspect Mustafa Can Gül had stabbed public prosecutor Ercan Kayhan, who was dining at a restaurant, seriously injuring him. Despite the interventions by the medical teams who arrived at the scene upon notification, Prosecutor Kayhan could not be saved. The suspect Gül, who was detained after the incident, was arrested yesterday by the on-duty magistrate.
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