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Turkish court acquits Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu and sentences Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu to life
Footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı was killed in a shooting in Istanbul’s Ümraniye district on March 19.
The 21-year-old was in a car with musician Vahap Canbay and others outside a studio, where singer Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu was.
The shooting followed an alleged attempt to reconcile between Canbay and Kalaycıoğlu, who had previously separated.
Prosecutors brought charges against 10 people over the killing and related actions.
The court acquitted Kalaycıoğlu and sentenced Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu to life in prison for intentional murder.
The reports do not say whether the verdict will be appealed.
A Turkish court acquitted Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu and sentenced Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu to life in prison for intentional homicide.
The case concerned the fatal shooting of 21-year-old footballer Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı in Istanbul’s Ümraniye district.
The shooting took place on the night of March 19, while Kundakçı was in a parked vehicle with others.
Ten people were put on trial after an investigation by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The court announced its decision at the hearing on October 16.
- Who
- The court acquitted Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu and sentenced Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu to life in prison. The case concerned the killing of Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı.
- What
- Kadayıfçıoğlu was sentenced for intentional homicide, while Kalaycıoğlu was acquitted.
- When
- The shooting happened on the night of March 19; the verdict was announced on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Sıddık Street in Ümraniye, Istanbul.
- Why
- The sources say the shooting followed a dispute involving Vahap Canbay and his former partner, Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu; they do not establish the court’s full reasoning.
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Kundakçı was fatally shot in a vehicle on Sıddık Street in Ümraniye.
Ten people were charged in connection with the case, and seven were detained, including Kalaycıoğlu and Kadayıfçıoğlu.
The court postponed the hearing to October 16 and continued the detention of defendants in custody.
The court acquitted Kalaycıoğlu and sentenced Kadayıfçıoğlu to life in prison.
- Victim
- Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, 21
- Location
- Sıddık Street, Ümraniye, Istanbul
- Verdict date
- October 16, 2026
- Acquitted defendant
- Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu
- Life sentence
- Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu, for intentional homicide
- Trial
- 10 people were charged
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