Turkey: Car crash ruled murder of ex-brother-in-law

An incident initially reported as a fatal traffic accident in Turkey has been reclassified as murder following an investigation. The event occurred around 1:00 AM on Kadir Has Boulevard in Bahçelievler Mahallesi. A vehicle driven by S.Ö., 22, struck and killed Serdar Coşkun, 43, before fleeing the scene. Police and medical teams responded to the report, and Coşkun was transported to Kayseri City Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries despite medical efforts. Police initiated a search for the fleeing driver. The vehicle, a Fiat Tofaş with license plate 38 AHS 929, was later found parked in a building's lot near S.Ö.'s residence. S.Ö. and a companion, S.T., subsequently contacted emergency services to report their location and were apprehended after a health check. Kayseri Provincial Police Department's Homicide Bureau conducted a thorough investigation, including reviewing surveillance footage. The footage indicated that S.Ö. intentionally struck Coşkun with the vehicle, drove over him, exited the car to check his condition, then re-entered the vehicle and fled. Investigators discovered that the victim, Serdar Coşkun, was the ex-brother-in-law of the driver, S.Ö. The pair had divorced four years prior, and a four-year feud had persisted between them. S.Ö. and S.T., who was in the car during the incident, were subsequently arrested and remanded in custody by the court.