17.03.2026 11:21
Police Chief Birson Ergene, who worked at the General Directorate of Security's Counter-Terrorism (TEM) Department, was found dead in an empty lot in Ankara. It was reported that Ergene left a suicide note behind.
Police chief Birson Ergene, who worked at the TEM Department in Ankara, was found dead in his vehicle in an empty lot. Following the death of the 34-year-old police chief, the EGM assigned an inspector to investigate the matter.
BURIED IN BURDUR
Ergene's funeral was held at the Burdur Sultandere Cemetery, and it was learned that he had previously served in the Bingöl TEM Branch Directorate and that his late father was also a police officer.
NOTE LEFT CLAIM: I WAS UNFAIRLY TREATED IN THE INTERVIEW STAGE
According to a report on T24, it was learned that Ergene left a note before his suicide. Social media accounts that brought police rights to the agenda claimed that in the note left by Ergene, he wrote that he was "unfairly treated in the interview stage despite his success in the written exam."
It was also among the claims that Ergene committed suicide due to economic reasons.
"THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS"
After Ergene's suicide, İYİ Party Balıkesir Deputy Turhan Çömez reminded that they called for an investigation into police suicides 20 days ago and stated:
"14 police suicides in the last 2.5 months! Unfortunately, today a police chief working in the TEM Department took his own life. In 2024, 73, and in 2025, 93 of our police officers took their own lives. The number of police officers who have committed suicide in the last 9 years has reached 713. 20 days ago, we warned as İYİ; 'This situation is extremely serious, let's form a commission, investigate, and take precautions,' we said.