"Beat & Release": Wealthy Businessman Poisoned by Ex-wife and Son, in Ankara

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(NTV Haber website, 15 March 2026)

       Ramazan Bey's murder solved during Ramazan.

In the investigation into the death of businessman Ramazan Arıkan, 

who was found dead in his ex-wife's house in Ankara, three suspects, 

including his ex-wife and son, have been arrested. The forensic report 

revealed that Arıkan's body contained high doses of sedatives and 

epilepsy medication used in animals. (!) Ramazan bey had a net

worth of 400 million TL (about $1 million).

According to the investigation file initiated by the Ankara Chief Public 

Prosecutor's Office, Ramazan bey was found dead on November 16, 

2025, at the address where his ex-wife, S.S., resided. A large-scale 

investigation was launched by the Ankara Provincial Gendarmerie 

Command Public Security Branch Directorate teams.

Based on the Forensic Medicine Institute report dated January 14, 2026, 

prepared as part of the investigation, the autopsy revealed the presence 

of "xylazine" (a sedative) in the victim's body, a substance used in 

animals that can cause cardiac arrest when taken in high doses by 

humans, and "Gabapentin," a drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.

                                Very candid camera.

Teams examining the security camera footage from the building where 

the incident occurred determined that Arıkan was brought home by his 

son B.A. and M.Ü. around 8:09 PM on the day of the incident, and that 

the victim was having difficulty standing. It was also determined that the 

victim's daughter, H.S.A., entered the building an hour later and shortly 

afterward arrived at the residence of the victim's ex-wife, S.S.

Subsequently, it was determined that the suspects S.S., M.Ü., and B.A. 

left the building together, and immediately afterward, the daughter H.S.A. 

called the 112 Emergency Call Center, and the ambulance arrived at the 

address at 10:11 PM.

Following instructions from the Chief Prosecutor's Office, M.Ü. and the 

victim's son B.A., who were apprehended in an operation conducted by 

the Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams, were arrested on March 10th.

Based on the suspects' statements, the victim's ex-wife, S.S., was taken 

into custody today. He was arrested, while his daughter H.S.A. was released 

under judicial supervision.

"Fleece & Release": American Woman Sues for $90,000 in Damages for Unpleasant Hair Transplant, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 13 March 2026)

                            Hair today, gone tomorrow.

According to a lawsuit filed with the Istanbul Consumer Court, 

American citizen Oluwaseun C. sought treatment at a private health 

center in Sarıyer due to social anxiety and hair loss.

Based on the allegations, the hair transplant procedure, which was 

promised to take 6 hours, lasted more than 8 hours. Oluwaseun C., 

who experienced extraordinary pain during the procedure, underwent 

the operation in intense agony despite additional anesthetic injections. 

Oluwaseun C.'s pain did not subside after the operation, and her requests, 

particularly regarding the top of her head, were ignored, with not a 

single hair follicle being transplanted in that area.

Claiming that she experienced severe headaches, constant numbness, 

itching, swelling, and depressions in her scalp after the operation, 

Oluwaseun C. filed a lawsuit through her lawyer at the Istanbul Consumer 

Court. The petition states that Oluwaseun C.'s hair loss increased 

throughout her head and the bald areas widened after the operation, adding:

"My client has become unable to go out in public without a wig and hat 

in her work and social life. In light of the pain, suffering, loss of 

self-confidence, and uncertainty about the future experienced by my client,

 we demand that the defendant clinic be ordered to pay 90,250 dollars 

(approximately 4 million TL) in material and moral damages."

In the response submitted to the court by the health center's lawyer, it was 

stated: "Our client company has fully fulfilled all its medical responsibilities. 

The failure of hair transplants in individuals with skin diseases is entirely 

due to the individual's medical history, not to any negligent procedures by 

the clinic or physician. Therefore, we request the dismissal of this abstract 

and unfounded lawsuit."

"Despoil & Release": Tourist Boats Threaten Endangered Seals' Privacy, in Gazipaşa

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 12 March 2026)

          "I want to be alone!" - Marlene Dietrich fan.

The last refuge of Mediterranean monk seals, whose numbers have 

dwindled to around 900 worldwide, in Gazipaşa, Antalya, has been 

turned into a profit-making hub by illegal tours. Raids on the caves, 

organized via Telegram and marketed especially to foreign tourists, 

are driving the timid animals away from their homes. Following the

 emergence of the footage, a report was made to the authorities.

The Mediterranean monk seal, listed as critically endangered by the 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), whose numbers had previously fallen 

to 700, has seen its population rise to 900 last year thanks to conservation 

efforts. Found only along the coasts of Turkey and Greece, and two 

countries in the Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean monk seal faces its 

greatest threat from human-caused factors.

A case highlighting the harm humans inflict on Mediterranean monk 

seals occurred in Gazipaşa, Antalya. It was revealed that a person 

marketing seal caves to tourists, primarily Russians but also domestic 

and foreign visitors, in the Gazipaşa-Alanya region, shared footage in 

a closed group on a social media application. An anonymous member 

of the group reported the incident, including images showing a 

Mediterranean monk seal being disturbed in its den and fleeing in fear.

“Foreigners in the Gazipaşa Russian Telegram chat group are writing that 

this man has been hunting seals in these caves in groups for about two 

years. The seals particularly like this area of ​​Kızılin Mountain and live 

there. Since this man showed these caves to many foreigners who admire 

Gazipaşa, satisfied hunters regularly come there on their own. These 

caves urgently need protection, and this shameful practice must stop. 

Many foreigners are writing that they are doing a good job by driving

 the seals away from the caves, believing that this will encourage seal 

breeding. I am speechless with shock. I am in despair.”

     Seals' sign at cave entrance:  "I'd turn back if I were you!"

Following the report, Cem Orkun Kıraç, Coordinator of the 

Mediterranean Monk Seal Research Group affiliated with the 

Underwater Research Association, informed the authorities of the 

situation along with the images. Kıraç, stating that DKMP officials 

will conduct the necessary investigation, said:

“According to the correspondence, a person named Savaş is marketing 

to local and foreign tourists, saying, ‘I will show you the Mediterranean 

monk seal.’ Despite the fact that entering Mediterranean monk seal dens

is prohibited by law, he is marketing this to tourists in a Telegram group. 

Why is entering the Mediterranean monk seal cave prohibited? Because 

it only remains in four countries in the world. We are talking about a very

 rare creature with only 900 individuals remaining worldwide. These four 

countries are struggling to protect it and ensure its survival. In Turkey, 

there are 120 identified individuals, perhaps 150. We are not counting 

young and pups; the number of adults is 120. Why are people entering 

their caves? Because of its timid nature, the animal is introverted and 

fearful, staying away from people. And that's why it goes to caves. 

Actually, caves are not their habitat. The Mediterranean monk seal is 

not an animal that lives in cramped caves. It takes refuge in caves due 

to excessive human pressure. Now you are disturbing them in their last
refuge. This man is also conducting tours.”

To the rescue!

"Beat & Release": Ex-Boxer, Now a Loan Shark, Kills "Indebted" Friend With a Punch, in Istanbul

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 12 March 2026)

                                       In happier days...

According to allegations, Seyit Göçüm (47) repaid the 400,00 TL  

(about $9,000) he borrowed from his friend Gürsoy K., a former boxer, 

2 years ago, with interest, amounting to approximately 4 million lira. 

However (!), Gürsoy K., who continued to demand money, assaulted 

Göçüm, with whom he had a disagreement. Göçüm died in the 

hospital after being taken there following the punch he received.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, in Pınartepe 

neighborhood of Istanbul's Beylikdüzü district. Allegedly, former boxer 

Gürsoy K. lent his close friend Seyit Göçüm 400,000 TL two years ago. 

Last April, Seyit Göçüm married Mona Behmeni, and Gürsoy K. was his 

witness at the wedding (!). Since the time of the loan, Göçüm has repaid 

Gürsoy approximately 4 million TL (about $90,000) (!), including interest. 

However (!), Gürsoy continued to demand more money. After a while, 

Seyit Göçüm fell ill and, on the advice of doctors, quit his job. His wife, 

Mona hanım, left her beauty salon to her employees and took over her 

husband's business.

On January 13, 2026, Gürsoy K. went to Göçüm's workplace, which was 

being managed by Mona Behmeni, and demanded more money. 

Göçüm's wife, Behmeni hanım, said to Gürsoy K., "We gave you two 

luxury cars, and we made payments many times, both in cash and through 

the bank. Why isn't this debt being paid off? I'll give you my beauty center 

too, just to close this matter." Upon hearing this, Gürsoy K. told Behmeni 

to have her husband come and settle the matter.

The following day, Gürsoy K. and Seyit Göçüm met at a cafe next to their 

workplace. After sitting for a while, the two got up and left. As they were 

walking down the street, Gürsoy punched Göçüm. Göçüm collapsed from 

the blow, and bystanders alerted his wife who was sitting inside the 

workplace. When she came out, Gürsoy K. attacked her as well. The couple 

called the police. While police were investigating the scene, 

Seyit Göçüm fainted and died in the hospital. The entire incident was 

captured on security cameras of nearby businesses.

Mona hanım, describing what happened, said, “My husband had an illness. 

The doctors said, 'He should stay away from stress.' So my husband quit his 

job and started staying home to rest. I also quit my beauty salon and took 

over my husband's business. I started working in his place. 

On January 13th, Gürsoy K. came to my husband's workplace. He asked me, 

'Where is your husband?'” I told him, "You know my husband is sick and 

resting at home." He said my husband still owed him money. I asked, 

"What debt? Hasn't this debt been paid off yet?" and offered to give him 

my beauty salon. He said, "Tell your husband to come tomorrow and sort 

this out, otherwise I'll kill him first and then demolish the beauty salon." 

That evening, I told my husband what happened, but I didn't tell him the 

part where Gürsoy K. threatened me. On January 14th, my husband and 

Gürsoy sat in a cafe next to his workplace. After sitting for 5-6 minutes, 

they got up. While walking, Gürsoy punched my husband, even though 

he knew he was sick. When my husband became ill, the neighbors came 

and told me. When I went outside, Gürsoy hit me too. People around 

separated us. Then my husband told me to call the police and a lawyer. 

The police and the lawyer arrived. My husband explained everything, 

and at that moment, he became ill and fainted in front of the police. 

And I lost my husband."

Following the incident, Gürsoy K. was taken into custody by police. He 

was subsequently arrested after being brought before the court. However, 

Mona hanım stated that she was threatened by the suspect's family, saying

"The pain wasn't easy. I tried to compose myself a little. But Gürsoy's family 

threatened me. They said, 'You're a foreigner, we'll have you deported; 

withdraw your complaint.' I can't leave the house, I can't go to work. I 

don't want money, I just want justice. He ruined our lives. I was only 

married for 9 months. I will stand by my complaint to the end."

"Beat & Release": Weightlifter Big Brother Beats Up Plump Kid Sister's Tormenters, in Konya

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(HaberTürk website, 11 March 2026)

                                 A  bit of a mismatch.

In Konya, national weightlifter S.B.K. (20) allegedly assaulted E.B.İ., 

a male student, and his twin sister at school because they had been 

mocking and bullying his sister I.K. (14) over her weight. S.B.K. was 

detained after the incident but released after giving his statement.

The incident occurred on February 3rd at Adnan Hadiye Sürmegöz 

Middle School on Güvence Street in Feritpaşa Neighborhood, Selçuklu 

district. I.K., a student at the school, allegedly told her family that her 

peer E.B.İ. had been mocking her because of her weight.

Following this, I.K.'s mother and older brother, S.B.K., went to meet 

with the school principal, R.Ş. While S.B.K.'s mother was meeting with 

the principal in his office, S.B.K encountered E.B.İ. waiting in the 

corridor. After an argument ensued, S.B.K. attacked E.B.İ. with punches 

and kicks. The teacher on duty noticed the situation and tried to 

intervene and separate them. At that moment, E.B.İ.'s twin sister arrived 

and reacted. S.B.K. then attacked E.B.İ.'s sister with punches as well.

Bullying deterrent

The parties were separated by the intervention of the teachers. S.B.K. 

was taken into custody by police teams called upon the report. S.B.K., 

who was learned to have won a European championship in weightlifting 

when he was 17 years old, was released after giving his statement.

School Principal R.Ş., in his statement to the police after the incident, 

explained what happened. In his statement, R.Ş. said, “On the day of the 

incident, the mother of my student came to the principal's office. She 

told me that a student named E.B.İ. was bullying her daughter because 

of her weight. I told her, 'Let's evaluate the matter with the vice 

principal and guidance counselor responsible for 7th and 8th grade 

students.'

"At that time, I saw on the camera in my room that there was shouting 

and chaos on the floor where the principal's office was located. 

Afterwards, I immediately went out into the corridor and saw the 

teacher on duty intervening in the fight. I told S.B.K., whose name I 

learned because of the incident, 'I'm talking to your mother about this 

matter, what you did is wrong. You can't just walk into the school and 

beat up students based on what your sister  said, without talking to us. 

What would happen if everyone did the same?'" he said.

"Beat & Release": 18-year "Hedgehog" Murder Case Solved - CSI Zonguldak

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 10 March 2026)

                           The resemblance is uncanny.

An indictment has been prepared against four suspects, two of whom 

are in custody, for allegedly murdering Ahmet Yılmaz, nicknamed 'Kirpi' 

(Hedgehog), whose bones were found in the Ulutan Dam in 2010, two 

years after he disappeared in Zonguldak. The indictment seeks a life 

sentence for the crime of 'intentional murder in complicity'. It states that  

Yılmaz was strangled in a car, his body was hidden in a sack in an 

abandoned illegal coal mine, and then thrown into the dam lake.

In 2010, human bones were found near the Ulutan Dam in Zonguldak. 

In 2012, DNA tests identified the bones as belonging to Ahmet Yılmaz, 

a married man with five children who had disappeared in 2008. It was 

stated that Ahmet Yılmaz's bones were found by a fisherman on 

December 9, 2010, when the water level in the dam receded. At the 

time of the investigation, a decision of non-prosecution was issued in 

2012, based on the DNA results, on the grounds that there was 

"no evidence that Ahmet Yılmaz had been murdered."

However (!), in 2023, in the organized crime case in Zonguldak, in 

which Emircan İ. (45) is accused of being the leader, the non-prosecution 

decision was overturned and the case was reopened after a defendant 

named H.P. confessed to killing Ahmet Yılmaz by shooting him in the 

head and throwing him into the dam, based on a statement he had heard 

but described as if he had lived through it.

The Public Security Branch Directorate teams took over the case of 

Ahmet Yılmaz's death in 2025, as there were no injuries from cutting, 

stabbing, or gunshot wounds on his body. As part of the investigation 

coordinated by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, statements were 

taken from 20 people. In this context, coded notes exchanged between 

the suspects during their time in prison in 2009 under the 'criminal 

organization' case were also deciphered. 

It was determined that those involved in the murder made false 

applications and statements to conceal his death, such as 'Ahmet lives 

in Istanbul. I bought drugs from him, he lives in a hotel.' It was revealed 

that Emircan İ., Tarık Y. (50), Köksal A. (48), and Baycan İ. tried to 

conceal the murder in this way for many years.

Based on the statements taken, it was determined that İlker E. 

explained that he committed the murder to instil fear in his friends (!). 

Following this, İlker E., who was already in custody for another 

crime, was questioned. On November 11, 2025, İlker E. was also 

arrested in connection with the 'Kirpi Ahmet' murder.

Police teams subsequently conducted technical surveillance, phone 

tapping, and HTS (cellphone)base station analysis. On February 22, 

the teams carried out an operation and detained Emircan İ., Köksal A., 

and Tarık Y.

Within the scope of the case, the possibility emerged that Ahmet 

Yılmaz was murdered due to suspicion that he would report other 

gang members in a theft incident that occurred during an internal 

gang dispute. It was learned that Emircan İ. claimed that he argued 

with and strangled Yılmaz because of an affair between the deceased 

Baycan İ. and Yılmaz's wife.

On February 26, the suspects were brought to court as part of the 

investigation. Emircan İ., who was charged with "intentional 

homicide in complicity," was placed under house arrest because he 

was not in the vehicle on the day of the incident. Köksal A. and 

Tarık Y. were arrested. İlker E., who was already in custody for this 

crime, was released under judicial supervision.

The Zonguldak Public Prosecutor's Office has prepared an indictment 

regarding the incident. The indictment states that Ahmet Yılmaz was 

strangled to death on November 1, 2008, after an argument while 

driving around with his friends Baycan İ., Köksal A., and Tarık Y., 

following the news that he would report the gang. 

The indictment further states that Emircan İ. explained that the 

argument stemmed from a relationship between Baycan İ. and Yılmaz's 

wife; Köksal A. exercised his right to remain silent and denied the 

accusations; and Tarık Y. confessed that Baycan İ. strangled "Kirpi 

Ahmet" in the car, they put the body in a sack, first dumped it in an 

abandoned illegal coal mine, and then later threw it into the Ulutan 

Dam. The four suspects, who were also taken to the crime scene for 

on-site investigation, are facing life imprisonment for "intentional 

homicide in complicity."

"Flood & Release": Flamingos Flock to New Feeding Ground Created by Heavy Rains, in Söke

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 9 March 2026)

    "Word-of-beak" prompted the birds to head to Söke.

In Söke district of Aydın, fields that turned into lakes due to the 

overflowing of the Büyük Menderes River following heavy rainfall 

have become a popular spot for flamingos. The flamingos in the flooded 

fields were filmed with a drone.

Due to the excessive rainfall that has affected the city in recent days, 

frequent floods are occurring in the Büyük Menderes River, submerging

many wheat fields in the Nalbantlar neighborhood. The flooding turned 

the fields into lakes, creating interesting scenes. Numerous flamingos 

flocked to the flooded wheat fields.

The flamingos in the area were filmed by a person using a drone. The 

footage shows the flamingos feeding in the water-covered fields, 

highlighting the unique beauty the floods added to nature. The colorful 

images quickly gained attention on social media.

The Menderes River's path, with Söke at left.