"Beat & Release": Another Road Rage Incident Results in Murder, in Istanbul

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"Hürriyet Newpaper, 18 February 2026)

                   Deadly failure to yield right of way.

On February 13th, in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Erdoğan Şengönül (67) was 

unable to pass through the road with his car because of a parked 

motorcycle. As a result, a verbal argument broke out between him 

and the motorcycle courier.

Passerby Ferşat Tellioğlu (70) intervened in the incident. Following 

an argument, Şengönül shot Tellioğlu twice (!). Tellioğlu's relatives 

pulled Şengönül out of the car and beat him severely. Both Şengönül 

and Tellioğlu were taken to the hospital. Tellioğlu died, while 

Şengönül was arrested on charges of 'intentional homicide'.

After the incident, a search was conducted at Erdoğan Şengönül's 

house. During the search, one unlicensed handgun and a total of 390 

rounds of ammunition were seized (!). The court ordered Şengönül's 

arrest not only for 'intentional homicide' but also for 'purchasing, 

carrying, or possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition'.

Adnan Bayraktar (28), Volkan Arslan (32), and Cenk Arslan (39), 

who were among the suspects who beat Erdoğan Şengönül nearly

to death, were also arrested on charges of 'intentional injury'. H.A. 

was released under judicial supervision.

Road rage: a worldwide plague...