10.11.2026 14:21
In the case of the murder of footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı in Ümraniye, Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu was sentenced to life imprisonment for intentional killing. The court decided on the acquittal and release of Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu, who was tried for the crime of instigation.
In Ümraniye, the reasoned judgment has been announced in the case concerning the killing of footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı in an armed attack. The court acquitted Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu on the grounds that there was no definitive and concrete evidence showing that she incited the murder or directly participated in the act. Kadayıfçıoğlu, however, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional killing', on the conviction that he carried out the act by firing the weapon and acted knowingly and willingly as to its result.
In the case heard on October 16 at the Anadolu 27th High Criminal Court concerning the murder of footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, who was killed in an armed attack in Ümraniye on March 19, Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional killing', and to 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment and a judicial fine of 18 thousand lira for the crime of 'opposing the Law on Firearms'. Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu, Zuhal Kalaycıoğlu, Bilal Kadayıfçıoğlu and İzzet Yıldızhan were acquitted of the charges against them. In the announced reasoned judgment, the events of the day of the incident, the defendants' defenses, witness statements, camera footage, phone records and expert reports were evaluated together.
'THE BULLET'S HITTING HIM WAS ABSOLUTE AND INEVITABLE'
The court stated that Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu, during the incident, pointed the loaded and ready firearm in his hand into the vehicle, toward the body level of Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı. In the judgment, which drew attention to the fact that the distance between the weapon and Kundakçı was less than 1 meter, it was recorded that no intervention that could change the angle of the weapon could be detected during the short struggle. It was stated that the bullet that hit Kundakçı entered through his right rib and exited from his left hip, and it was expressed that the bullet's hitting Kundakçı was absolute and inevitable. Although Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu fired a single shot, the fact that the weapon was suitable for killing and that the bullet caused a fatal injury in the area corresponding to Kundakçı's abdominal cavity were evaluated together. The court, concluding that the defendant carried out the result of his act by firing knowingly and willingly, sentenced Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu to life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional killing'.
Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu was also given 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment and a judicial fine of 18 thousand lira for the crime of possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The court stated that the weapon and cartridges seized in the house where he was caught together with the defendant were of a prohibited nature under the 'Law on Firearms'. It was concluded that the defendant, in line with a common will with the other defendants, possessed the weapon and cartridges for protection.
NO UNJUST PROVOCATION REDUCTION WAS APPLIED
In the judgment, Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu's defense that during the incident he saw a shiny object between the legs of Vahap, who was in the vehicle, and thought this object was a knife or a weapon, was also evaluated. It was stated that no weapon or knife was seized in the vehicle used by Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, and that, regarding Vahap's cursing at the defendant, there was no concrete evidence other than the defendant's abstract statements. The court did not make a reduction, evaluating that even if the allegations were true, the provisions on unjust provocation could not be applied to a crime committed against a third person who did not engage in unjust provocation. No discretionary reduction was applied either, because Kadayıfçıoğlu left the area after the incident without helping Kundakçı and did not exhibit behavior showing remorse during the trial process.
NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND THAT ALEYNA KALAYCIOĞLU INCITED
The court ruled for the acquittal of Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu for the crime of 'inciting intentional killing'. In the reasoning regarding Kalaycıoğlu, it was stated that in the pre-incident correspondence between Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu and Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu, there was no message or conversation indicating that Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı or the witnesses in the vehicle were targeted. It was recorded that from the correspondence it was understood that the defendants, without wanting to encounter the vehicle of the deceased and the witnesses, wanted to take the white car and the dog in front of the studio and quickly get away, and that they came to the scene believing that the deceased's vehicle was not there, as confirmed by the defendant and witness statements, expert reports and message contents. In the reasoning, it was emphasized that there was no hostility between Kalaycıoğlu and Kundakçı, and that the parties frequently met in social life. It was stated that there was no concrete evidence that Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı was killed in a planned manner, and that no preparatory act by Kalaycıoğlu or any action after the incident aimed at concealing the other defendants or the instruments of crime could be detected. It was also expressed that it could not be determined that Kalaycıoğlu had an aim, intent or purpose of obtaining a material or moral benefit, and that there was no concrete and definitive evidence that she incited Kadayıfçıoğlu. Along with the acquittal decision issued about her, it was decided that Kalaycıoğlu be released. She was also informed that she had the right to claim compensation due to the time she spent in custody and detention.
THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE OTHER DEFENDANTS COULD NOT BE PROVEN
Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu's mother, Zuhal Kalaycıoğlu, was also acquitted of the crime of 'inciting intentional killing'. The court determined that on the day of the incident, Kalaycıoğlu had a video call with Yalçınay, the witness accompanying Kundakçı, and said 'Everyone should know their place' in a way that those in the vehicle could hear. However, it was recorded that it could not be definitively determined that the addressee of these warning-like words was Kundakçı, and that the murder took place later in the conversation. It was emphasized that it could not be detected that Kalaycıoğlu engaged in any preparatory behavior by communicating with the other defendants. In the reasoning, it was also stated that there was no concrete evidence that Kundakçı was killed in a planned manner, and that since there was no social-life connection between Zuhal Kalaycıoğlu and Kundakçı, no material or moral benefit, intent or purpose on her part could be determined. It was decided that Zuhal Kalaycıoğlu be acquitted on the grounds that there was no concrete and definitive evidence that she acted with the will to incite through her daughter Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu and Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu. The judicial control measure imposed on her, in the form of a ban on leaving the country, was also lifted. Bilal Kadayıfçıoğlu, who was tried for the crime of 'aiding intentional killing', and İzzet Yıldızhan, who was tried for the crime of 'protecting the offender', were also acquitted on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence that they committed the crimes attributed to them.