29.08.2025 16:21
The suspect E.H., who shot and killed Tuncay Meriç, the president of Alemdağ Sports Club, in the head while he was having a meal at a café in Istanbul, was captured in Uzunköprü district of Edirne. Sharing footage of the suspect's capture, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated, "The intelligence operations and intensive surveillance yielded results."
The armed attack that occurred in the Çekmeköy district of Istanbul has caused a great stir in the sports community. Alemdağ Sports Club President Tuncay Meriç lost his life as a result of the armed attack. The suspect E.H., who fled after shooting Meriç in the head, was captured in Edirne Uzunköprü.
The incident took place at around 21:00 in a café located on Tolgahan Street in the Güngören neighborhood. According to allegations, the 49-year-old Meriç was shot in the head by an unidentified person while he was sitting.
THE REASON FOR THE MURDER HAS BEEN REVEALED
Initial investigations revealed that the murder stemmed from a debt-related issue. While the assailant fled the scene, a large number of police and medical teams were dispatched to the area upon the notification of nearby citizens. Meriç, who was severely injured, was taken by ambulance to Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital, but despite all interventions, he could not be saved. The death of Meriç has plunged the Alemdağ Sports community into mourning.
THE SUSPECT WAS CAPTURED IN EDİRNE
On the other hand, the suspect E.H., who fled after shooting Meriç in the head, was captured in an operation conducted in the Uzunköprü district center of Edirne as a result of intelligence work and intense surveillance.
MINISTER YERLİKAYA SHARED FOOTAGE
Sharing the footage, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated, "On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, regarding the incident in which Alemdağ Sports Club President Tuncay Meriç was killed while eating in a café in the Çekmeköy district of Istanbul; as a result of intelligence work and intense surveillance, the suspect E.H. was captured in an operation conducted in the Uzunköprü district center. I congratulate our Governor of Edirne, our Istanbul Provincial Police Chief, our Edirne Provincial Police Chief, our Edirne Provincial Gendarmerie Commander, and our police and gendarmerie who contributed to this effort. May God keep stones from your feet."