04.09.2025 19:27
The family lawyer who came to the Forensic Medicine Institution to collect the body of Prosecutor Ercan Kayhan, who was killed in a restaurant in Çekmeköy, stated that he had registered the suspect Mustafa Can Gül in high school himself and had advised him against using drugs.
In an incident that occurred at a restaurant in Çekmeköy, Prosecutor Ercan Kayhan (58) was stabbed in the throat by Mustafa Can G. (19), who was previously known to have a feud with him. While the suspect was taken into custody, Prosecutor Kayhan lost his life at the scene. The family lawyer, who came to the Forensic Medicine Institution to collect Kayhan's body, stated that Prosecutor Kayhan had registered the suspect Mustafa Can Gül in high school himself and had advised him against using drugs.
The incident took place yesterday around 21:15 at a restaurant in Ömerli Neighborhood. Prosecutor Ercan Kayhan, who was on duty at the General Investigation Office of the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan, was stabbed in the throat by Mustafa Can Gül, who was previously known to have a feud with him. Emergency medical teams that arrived at the scene determined that Kayhan had lost his life. With the efforts of the police teams, the suspect Mustafa Can Gül was quickly apprehended and taken into custody.
RECEIVED FROM THE FORENSIC MEDICINE INSTITUTION
After the work of the prosecution and crime scene investigation teams, Kayhan's body was brought to the Forensic Medicine Institution in Yenibosna, where it was handed over to his family after the procedures were completed. Personnel from the Istanbul Courthouse were present in two vehicles that came to the institution to receive Prosecutor Kayhan's body. It was learned that Prosecutor Ercan Kayhan would be buried at Küçükyalı Cemetery after the funeral prayer to be held tomorrow at Mimar Sinan Mosque in Ataşehir.
REGISTERED THE SUSPECT IN HIGH SCHOOL
On the other hand, the family lawyer who came to the Forensic Medicine Institution to receive the body stated that Prosecutor Kayhan had registered the suspect Mustafa Can Gül in high school himself and had advised him against using drugs. The family's lawyer also mentioned that Mustafa Can Gül wanted to work at the restaurant where the incident took place but was not hired by the owner.
TRANSFERRED TO THE COURTHOUSE
The 19-year-old killer Mustafa Can Gül, who stabbed and killed Prosecutor Ercan Kayhan in Çekmeköy, was transferred to the Anadolu Courthouse in Kartal after his procedures at the gendarmerie.
HIS STATEMENT EMERGED
According to the news by journalist Rojda Altıntaş; the killer recounted the following in his statement: "I was occasionally working as a waiter at a place called Yeşil Oba Et Mangal. This place was co-managed by the Prosecutor and Bilal Bilgin. During the time I worked there, the Prosecutor had beaten me several times. In fact, there was even a day when he pulled a gun on me while his girlfriend was present.
About two years ago, when I asked for my money, the Prosecutor did not pay me back in full. We had an argument, and he fired me. Since that day, I have gone several times to ask for the remaining amount, but he pushed me away every time.
"I KNOW MY REMAINING MONEY IS ABOUT 150 THOUSAND LIRA"
I know my remaining money is about 150 thousand lira. I first went to the business to ask for my money from Bilal Bilgin. At that moment, the Prosecutor entered and tried to push me away. I had not attacked anyone, but when the Prosecutor pushed me, I retaliated.
"I STABBED HIM IN THE NECK WITH THE KNIFE IN MY HAND"
At that moment, we both reached for the knife that was on the table. The knife first went to him and then to my hand. When I got it, I swung it towards his stomach reflexively, but it did not hit. During the struggle, we went outside. At that moment, driven by my instinct to defend myself, I stabbed the knife into his neck."