The concept of serial killer, which we often see in Hollywood movies, is fortunately not very common in our country. But do not think that there is no Turkish serial killer. We have listed Turkey’s most brutal serial killers, who have left their names in history as a black mark with the blood-curdling murders they have committed, and we talked about their crimes.
First of all, let me state; Whether it’s one or a thousand, taking a life is never as cool as it is portrayed in the movies, and murderers are the most despicable creatures. As you can see, countless murderers and even serial killers have emerged in the moral culture of the United States, which has not been fully established due to the distorted social structure of the United States. Hollywood cinema, the country’s serial killers, the ballad of the He has made many different films.
Fortunately, the concept of serial killer is not very common in our country, but do not think that there is no Turkish serial killer. There are many serial killers who have written a black mark on our history with the blood-curdling countless murders and killing methods they have committed. Some of them are quite recent, some of them lived in the Ottoman period. We listed Turkey’s most brutal serial killers and we talked about his grisly crimes.
Turkish serial killers:
Fierce bandit: Hiristo Anastadiadis Ahilya
Hiristo Anastadiyadis Ahilya, who lived in the last period of the Ottoman Empire and is known as the first serial killer of these lands, During the occupation of Istanbul He has stepped into the dark world by committing common crimes. Ahilya, who was crazy enough to send letters to the police stations “I will drink your blood”, was killed at the age of 23, 21 people, 13 of whom were police officers, had killed. He was one of the most famous bandits of his time and made the city vomit blood.
Furniture Killer: Seyit Ahmet Demirci
Seyit Ahmet Demirci, known as the ‘Furniture Killer’ in the media, was arrested in 1998 and sent to prison. Demirci forcibly took three furniture makers working in Esenler and Bağcılar to the basement of his own shop, and putting a bullet in each of their heads he killed.
Antep Monster: Abdullah Palaz
Abdullah Palaz, who was imprisoned by committing his first murder at the age of 12, is referred to as Uncle Abdullah by the other prisoners, but his name in the media is Antep Monster. Palaz, who died in 1991, served in 38 different prisons and killed at least 43 people. It is known that he stayed in the same prison, even in the same ward, with Nazım Hikmet for a while.
Screwdriver Killer: Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu
Considered one of the most notorious serial killers in the history of Turkey, Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu is referred to in the media as the Screwdriver Killer because of his method of committing murder. According to official records, in Istanbul and Ankara killed 18 people however, this number is claimed to be 43. Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu has opened a new page in the field of criminology in our country due to the number of people he killed and the method of killing.
Baby-Faced Killer: Ali Kaya
Ali Kaya, who went to jail many times during his childhood, committed his first murder at the age of 17. Known as the Baby-Faced Killer in the media, Kaya got the mental disorder report when he killed another person after 5 years in prison, but was released because of his claustrophobia. Killed 5 more people in Alanya When he was taken to a mental hospital, he killed another person here and was sent to a semi-open prison. Despite escaping from prison many times, he was caught again and again.
Alleged killer: Durmuş Anuçin
Durmuş Anuçin, who started to murder as a result of his alleged involvement with another serial killer, Seyit Ahmet Demirci; Killed 5 people, extorted 4 people, raped 1 person is a serial killer. Anuçin, who was arrested in 2002 for allegedly killing for money and pleasure, is still in prison.
Box Killer: Orhan Aksoy
Orhan Aksoy, known as the Media Kolici Killer, is a serial killer who killed 5 people. The method of killing is chilling; Aksoy, strangling his victims first with nylon rope, then he would put it in a box that he closed with special methods so that it would not let the smell go and leave it in different places. Aksoy, who showed aggressive behavior at the hearings, was sentenced to aggravated life sentences 5 times.
Izmir Monster: Ayhan Kartal
Ayhan Kartal, one of the most heinous serial killers in the history of Turkey, has been called the Izmir Monster in the media. Aksoy, who committed his first crime by raping and killing a child in 1985, entered a mental hospital many times and then either escaped or was released. After repeatedly repeating his first offense on other victims Finally, in 2000, he was stabbed to death by the people he stayed in the same ward.
Nail Killer: Süleyman Aktaş
Süleyman Aktaş, who committed his first murder by killing Antalya Police Chief Nuri Keskin in 1986, came out after staying in a mental hospital for nearly 5 years and returned to his hometown Denizli. here 4 for driving nails in the head and eyes, killing his old neighbor The media was nicknamed the Nailer Killer. Aktaş, who was taken to a mental hospital due to paranoid schizophrenia, escaped from the hospital many times until his death in 2000 and was caught.
Uzili Terminator: Erdinç Tümer
Erdinç Tümer, known as the Uzili Terminator in the media, worked as a hitman and collector for many years as a man of the mafia. Finally in Izmir and Bursa for killing 5 people with a submachine gun called uzi He was arrested and sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Artvin’s Monster: Adnan Colak
Between 1992 and 1995, six of them were women in and around Artvin. Adnan Colak, who killed 11 people; He was referred to as the Artvin Monster in the media. Çolak, who is also known to have raped his victims, was caught, tried for 5 years, sentenced to death 6 times and 112 years in prison. Despite this, he was released in 2005 with the Rahşan Amnesty.
The Jewel Killer: Özkan Zengin
Özkan Zengin, who is known in the media as the Kuyucu murderer because he threw the people he killed into the well, He was arrested for killing 5 people, three of whom were homosexual. Rich, who first beat his victims, then slit their throats and threw them into the well, was sentenced by the court to aggravated imprisonment 6 times.
Those who wrote their names as a black stain in history due to their blood-curdling murders. We talked about Turkish serial killers and their crimes. We hope that such gruesome events will remain in the dark pages of history and that we will not see them again. You can share your thoughts in the comments.