"Rage & Release": Old Traffic Dispute Leads to Murder of Father of Eight, in Adana

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 23 September 2026)

                    Eight kids left without their dad.

Suspects who shot and killed Yaşar Akman—a father of eight—in the 

back in the Seyhan district of Adana were apprehended in a police 

operation. The murder stemmed from a dispute over the cost of vehicle 

repairs following a traffic accident involving the parties five months 

earlier. The gunman, who claimed in his statement that he "had no 

intention to kill," and the other suspect were remanded in custody 

by the court.

The murder occurred around 01:00 on September 15 in the Havuzlubahçe 

neighborhood of Seyhan district. A dispute broke out when suspects 

Murat Buşayi and Fahrettin Turgay encountered Yaşar Akman, with 

whom they had a feud.

During the incident, which quickly escalated into a fight, Buşayi shot 

Yaşar Akman—a father of eight—in the back with a pistol. While 

Akman collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely, the suspects fled 

the scene. Although a medical team dispatched to the location following 

a report rushed him to the hospital, Akman could not be saved. After 

the autopsy, his body was collected by his relatives and laid to rest 

at Küçükoba Cemetery.

Teams from the Homicide Bureau launched an investigation into the 

incident and examined security camera footage from the area. It was 

revealed that the parties had been involved in a traffic accident 

approximately five months earlier and had a dispute regarding the cost 

of repairing the damage to their vehicles; this disagreement had 

reportedly led to animosity between them. 

It was determined that Turgay, accompanied by Murat Buşayi, had 

gone to see Akman on the day of the incident. Police detained the 

suspects during a raid on the address where they were hiding.

In his statement, Buşayi said, "I wanted to shoot him in the leg, but he 

was hit in the back. I had no intention of killing him." Fahrettin Turgay, 

meanwhile, claimed he had no connection to the incident. Following 

the completion of police procedures, Murat Buşayi and Fahrettin Turgay 

were referred to the courthouse and subsequently arrested by the court.