23.03.2026 12:02
In the investigation into the murder of football player Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, singer İzzet Yıldızhan and businessman Bilal Kadayıfçıoğlu were taken into custody. So why was İzzet Yıldızhan, who is frequently in the news for his private life, taken into custody? Here is the background of the incident.
The number of arrests in the murder of football player Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, who was killed in a shooting in Ümraniye, has risen to 10. Folk singer İzzet Yıldızhan and businessman Bilal Kadayıfçıoğlu were taken into custody by police teams in connection with the incident.
The incident occurred on the night of March 19 on Sıddık Street in Ümraniye. According to allegations, rapper Vahap Canbay from the group Canbay & Wolker wanted to reconcile with singer Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu, with whom he had recently broken up. Canbay asked his friend Kubilay Kundakçı (21), with whom he had a good relationship, for help.
Kubilay Kundakçı went to the studio where Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu was located, along with Vahap Canbay and his friends. While the group was waiting in the vehicle, suspects arrived at the scene in luxury cars with flashing lights and carried out the attack. One of the suspects, A.K., opened fire on the group inside the vehicle. The 21-year-old football player Kubilay Kundakçı, who was hit by the bullets, was seriously injured. The young man was taken to the hospital but unfortunately could not be saved despite all interventions and lost his life.
8 SUSPECTS ARRESTED; MURDER WEAPON SEIZED
Following the incident, police teams launched an operation to capture the fleeing suspects and arrested A.K. (28), M.R. (52), H.C.A. (25), M.K. (59), E.T. (63), A.Ö. (46), A.T. (28), and Z.K. (50). Additionally, the murder weapon was seized during the operation.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUSPECTS FIRED AT THE VEHICLE
Investigations revealed that Kaan Kundakçı, who lost his life in the incident, and two others were sitting in a parked vehicle when two different vehicles arrived at the scene, and one of the suspects who got out of these vehicles fired at the vehicle where Kundakçı was located and fled.
İZZET YILDIZHAN ALSO IN CUSTODY
In the ongoing investigations related to the incident, the number of arrests has risen to 10. Police teams took folk singer İzzet Yıldızhan and businessman Bilal Kadayıfçıoğlu into custody. It was learned that the famous folk singer, who is the godfather of Bilal Kadayıfçıoğlu's son, was taken into custody on charges of 'harboring a criminal.'