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Deputy prosecutor reportedly suspended after official’s death in Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar deputy governor İhsan Ayrancı died by suicide in his car on 8 October.
Reports say he had a relationship with a deputy chief prosecutor recently assigned to the Turkish province, and that his wife found messages on his phone.
They allege that his wife confronted the pair at a government residence on the day he died, and that an argument followed.
The reported account does not establish that the alleged relationship or argument caused his death.
Ayrancı, who was 46 and had two children, was buried the next day; his wife and children did not attend the funeral, according to the reports.
The deputy chief prosecutor was reportedly suspended by Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors, while an investigation continues.
The reports say she had been reassigned, first to Diyarbakır and then to İzmir, and that she said she believed Ayrancı was single.
Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor İhsan Ayrancı died by suicide in a vehicle on 8 October, according to the reports.
Two outlets reported allegations that a dispute involving Ayrancı, his wife and a deputy chief prosecutor took place earlier that day.
The reports said the deputy prosecutor was suspended by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), while an investigation was continuing.
Ayrancı was buried on 9 October; his wife and two children did not attend the funeral, the reports said.
The reports did not establish an official link between the alleged dispute and Ayrancı’s death.
- Who
- İhsan Ayrancı, Afyonkarahisar deputy governor and secretary-general of the Provincial Special Administration. A deputy chief prosecutor was reportedly suspended.
- What
- Ayrancı died by suicide in a vehicle. Reports described allegations of a relationship and a dispute before his death, and said the prosecutor was suspended.
- When
- Ayrancı died on 8 October. The reports about the suspension were published on 23 October 2026.
- Where
- Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The alleged dispute was reported to have taken place at a governor’s residence at Gecek Thermal Springs.
- Why
- Not stated. The reports said no official finding linking the alleged dispute to the death had been shared.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ayrancı was appointed Afyonkarahisar deputy governor.
Ayrancı died by suicide in a vehicle.
Ayrancı was buried.
Reports said the HSK had suspended the deputy chief prosecutor and that an investigation was continuing.
- Ayrancı’s age
- 46
- Death
- 8 October
- Burial
- 9 October
- Appointment
- Afyonkarahisar deputy governor on 4 December 2024
- Reported suspension
- HSK; reported on 23 October 2026
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What people are saying
I thought he was single
We worked together for 8 months; I am extremely sad, I am in shock.