07.11.2026 14:33
It has emerged where the weapon used in the massacre by Arif Sefa Özdemir, who killed 8 people in Afyonkarahisar, came from. It was learned that the suspect bought the unlicensed shotgun for 12 thousand lira about a month before the incident, and that the person who sold him the weapon is in prison for another crime.
A new detail has emerged regarding the massacre in which 8 people lost their lives on November 5 in the İhsaniye district of Afyonkarahisar. The history of the weapon used in the chain of murders that began with a dispute over a combine harvester purchase was investigated. In the examinations carried out, it was determined that 28-year-old Arif Sefa Özdemir had purchased the shotgun he used in the attacks approximately one month earlier.
HE BOUGHT THE WEAPON HE USED IN THE MASSACRE FOR 12 THOUSAND LIRA
According to the information obtained, Özdemir purchased the shotgun with which he killed 8 people from a person named M.A. for 12 thousand lira. It was determined that the weapon had no license, and it was revealed that the sale took place approximately one month before the murders.
THE PERSON WHO SOLD THE WEAPON TURNED OUT TO BE IN PRISON
Another detail that drew attention in the investigation was the situation of the person who sold the weapon. It was learned that M.A., who was stated to have sold the unlicensed shotgun to Özdemir, was in prison for another crime.
HE KILLED 8 PEOPLE AND HIJACKED VEHICLES
Arif Sefa Özdemir, living in Bozhüyük village of İhsaniye district, shot and killed Ahmet Uzel (57), Bekir Toprak (50) and Numan Toprak (56), with whom he had a dispute over a combine harvester purchase on November 5.
The suspect then killed Seydi Ahmet Aydoğmuş (73), his wife Satı Aydoğmuş (68), and İsmail Şen, whose vehicles he wanted to hijack along his escape route. Continuing his attacks, Özdemir also shot teachers Hilal Mete (31) and Ayşe Sena Demir (46), ending their lives. A woman named S.P., whose vehicle he tried to hijack, was seriously injured.
HE WAS CAUGHT AND ARRESTED IN ESKİŞEHİR
After the murders, Özdemir changed vehicles and fled to Eskişehir, and was caught as a result of the work of security forces. The suspect, who was taken into custody, was arrested by the court to which he was referred after procedures at the police station and sent to prison.