Overview

• Berlin's state court found Azad D. and Ziya S. guilty of joint murder and robbery with fatal consequences in the killing of 18-year-old Burak Ö.
• The murder was motivated by a blood feud, with the victim targeted due to his brother's alleged involvement in a 2023 Istanbul killing.
• Burak Ö., who had fled Turkey seeking safety in Berlin, was ambushed on May 6, 2024, and fatally shot and stabbed by the cousins.
• Following the murder, the perpetrators fled to Switzerland, where they were arrested and later extradited to Germany to face trial.
• The court imposed a life sentence on Azad D. and a juvenile sentence of nine years and three months on Ziya S., with defense arguments citing intense family pressure and cultural honor expectations.