Overview

• The 50-year-old kiosk owner from Gelsenkirchen was shot eight times in his holiday home garden in Karaburun, Izmir.
• The dispute began when the retiree’s lemon tree, planted near the victim’s view, was uprooted and moved elsewhere in the complex.
• The 73-year-old neighbor known to the victim from Germany returned with a silenced pistol, firing in front of the victim’s wife and eldest son.
• The suspect was arrested at the scene and is held in pre-trial detention by Turkish authorities investigating the case under Turkish jurisdiction.
• Mourners in Essen attended the victim’s funeral following repatriation of his body, highlighting concerns over holiday property conflicts and cross-border legal complexities.