10.11.2026 11:11
The reasoned decision of the case regarding the murder of 21-year-old footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı has emerged. The court stated that there was no conclusive evidence that singer Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu planned or instigated the murder. In the decision, in which the messaging between the defendants was examined, striking details regarding the night of the incident were included.
A new development has occurred in the trial concerning the murder of Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, who lost his life as a result of an armed attack in Ümraniye, Istanbul, on March 19. The 27th Heavy Penal Court of Anadolu has explained the grounds for its acquittal verdict regarding Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu. While the court sentenced Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu to life imprisonment for the crime of intentional killing, it assessed that sufficient evidence showing Kalaycıoğlu had responsibility in the murder could not be reached.
MESSAGES WERE EXAMINED ONE BY ONE
According to the reasoned judgment reported by Sabah, the court scrutinized the correspondence between Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu and Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu. In the messages, no plan or conversation aimed at killing Kundakçı or the people accompanying him was identified. It was assessed that the correspondence indicated that the defendants aimed to take the car and the dog and leave the area without encountering the people waiting in front of the studio.
NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND THAT SHE PLANNED THE MURDER
The court emphasized that there was no conclusive evidence that Kalaycıoğlu made preparations for the murder before the incident, participated in the attack, or incited Kadayıfçıoğlu to kill. It could also not be proven that Kalaycıoğlu attempted to conceal the defendants or the weapon used in the crime after the incident. It was also stated that no finding was encountered showing that she obtained material or moral benefit from the murder.
THE POSITION OF THE WEAPON AND THE FIRING DISTANCE WERE DETERMINATIVE
The reasoned judgment also included assessments regarding Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu's act. Taking into account the pointing of the weapon at the vehicle, the firing distance, and the manner in which Kundakçı was injured, the court reached the conclusion that Kadayıfçıoğlu fired knowingly and willingly. It was recorded that, despite Kadayıfçıoğlu's defense that he thought there was a knife between Vahap Canbay's legs, no knife was seized in the vehicle.
THE FAMILY WILL OBJECT TO THE ACQUITTAL VERDICT
Kundakçı's family, on the other hand, had reacted to the acquittal verdict issued regarding Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu. Father Cemil Kundakçı stated that they would take the verdict to appeal, arguing that Kalaycıoğlu had a role in the incident. Despite the family's claims, the court ruled for Kalaycıoğlu's acquittal from the charges of incitement to intentional killing and failure to report a crime. The first-instance court's verdict is open to higher judicial review.