Tekin Kartal (born İlmettin Aytekin, 1990 – 4 May 2024) was a Turkish-German drug trafficker and gangster.
Tekin Kartal | |
|---|---|
| Born | İlmettin Aytekin 1990 Kulp, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Died | 4 May 2024 (aged 33–34) Barcelona, Spain |
| Cause of death | Assassination by firearm |
| Citizenship | Turkey Germany |
| Relatives | Baybaşin family |
Life
editTekin Kartal was born in 1990 in Kulp, Diyarbakır.[1][2] Born İlmettin Aytekin, Tekin's family was of Kurdish origin.[3][4]
Assassination
editOn 4 May 2024, he was assassinated by an unknown masked hitman near the El Maresme–Fòrum metro station in Barcelona.[5][6] The autopsy revealed five bullet wounds to the head and neck.[7]
Kartal, who also holds German citizenship,[8][9] flew from Düsseldorf to Barcelona in the last days of April 2024.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Tekin Kartal kimdir?". Bursa Hakimiyet (in Turkish). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Uyuşturucu baronu infaz edildi: Baybaşinler'den intikam yemini". Avrupa Postasi (in Turkish). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Ekinci, Ayça (7 May 2024). "Tekin Kartal kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşındaydı, neden öldü?". Demokrat Kocaeli (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Akman, Zehra Boğatekin; Çetin, Ramazan (5 May 2024). "Tekin Kartal kimdir? Tekin Kartal nerede öldürüldü?". WanHaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Barselona'da öldürülmüştü: Tekin Kartal soruşturmasında detaylar ortaya çıktı". BirGün (in Turkish). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "'Tekin Kartal' olayı ne? İşte Tekin Kartal hakkında gerçekler". Akdeniz Gazetesi (in Turkish). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Yüksel, Kardelen (7 May 2024). "Barcelona'da kafasına 5 kurşun sıkılan Tekin Kartal'ın infazıyla ilgili soruşturma sürüyor". Haber Global (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Barcelona'da öldürülmüştü! Tekin Kartal soruşturmasında detaylar ortaya çıktı". TELE1 (in Turkish). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
... Alman ve Türk uyruğuna sahip.
[... German and Turkish nationality.] - ^ Gärtner, Kolja (11 May 2024). "Deutscher Drogen-Boss in Barcelona erschossen" [German drug boss shot dead in Barcelona]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 22 October 2024.