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First They Said It Was a Traffic Accident, Then the Truth Emerged: Two Arrests in the Death of 13-Year-Old Melek, Who Was Shot in the Face.

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New details have emerged in the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who was shot in the face in Ceyhan district of Adana. Her uncle's wife, Bahriye Güzel B., claimed that she fired the gun but that it was an accident. She stated that she threw the spent shell casing into a sewer and hid the gun in a relative's house. Both the woman and her husband were arrested.

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Bahriye Güzel Boçkır, the aunt arrested in connection with the death of 12-year-old Melek Göçer, who died after being shot in the head at home in Ceyhan district of Adana, confessed to the crime in an additional statement given in prison. Boçkır stated that the gun accidentally fired while in her hand, and that she threw the empty shell casing into the sewer.

·Türkiye
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New details have emerged in the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who was shot in the face in Ceyhan district of Adana. Her uncle's wife, Bahriye Güzel B., claimed that she fired the gun but that it was an accident. She stated that she threw the spent shell casing into a sewer and hid the gun in a relative's house. Both the woman and her husband were arrested.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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It has been revealed that 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who died after being shot in the head at home in Adana, was shot by her uncle's wife, Bahriye Güzel Boçkır. Boçkır, who claimed the incident was an accident in her statement, reportedly threw the spent shell casing into a sewer and hid the gun at a relative's house. Her uncle, Hüseyin Can Boçkır, and his wife have been arrested.

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It was revealed that Melek Göçer (12), who was injured by a bullet to the head at home in Adana and died in the hospital, was shot by her uncle’s wife, Bahriye Güzel Boçkır (21). After she was arrested... Click here for more.

·Türkiye
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BREAKING NEWS | In Adana, it has been revealed that 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who died after being shot in the head, was shot by her uncle's wife, Bahriye Güzel Boçkır. It is understood that in her statement, the young woman described how she fired the gun, threw the spent casing into a sewer, and hid the gun at a relative's house. The aunt and uncle, Hüseyin Can Boçkır, have been arrested.

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who was shot in the face with a gun on November 2 in Ceyhan district of Adana and died in the hospital on November 5.

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Akşam broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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