2024 Eskişehir stabbing

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On 12 August 2024, a mass stabbing attack took place outside Tepebaşı Mosque in Eskişehir, Turkey. The suspect behind the attack was identified as 18-year-old Arda Küçükyetim. The attack was livestreamed on Kick through a camera attached to the suspect's vest. Five people were stabbed and injured before Küçükyetim was detained by the police. One of the victims was hospitalized in a serious condition, but later recovered. Küçükyetim was tried in Eskişehir's 6th High Criminal Court. He was charged with five counts of attempted premeditated murder and creating public panic. In September 2025, Küçükyetim was sentenced to 75 years and 5 months of imprisonment. He committed suicide in custody in June 2026.

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