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Hotel Room Murder! Chilling Statement From Ex-Wife: "I Grabbed a Knife and Randomly Swung it."

Salih Birinci, who stabbed his ex-wife, Yonca Kölge, a mother of three, to death in a hotel room in Bahçelievler, faces a request for aggravated life imprisonment. The indictment states that the defendant claimed to be disturbed by the victim's constantly ringing phone on the day of the incident. In his chilling statement, the ex-husband said, "I grabbed a knife and swung it randomly. The incident occurred under the influence of alcohol."
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BREAKING NEWS: In the indictment prepared regarding the murder of 28-year-old Yonca Kölge, a mother of three, who was stabbed 22 times in a hotel room in Istanbul, the statement of her ex-husband, 30-year-old Salih Birinci, has been included. In his statement, Birinci claimed that he committed the crime under the influence of alcohol and said that he was disturbed by the victim's phone constantly ringing and that he threw the phone out the windo…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Salih Birinci, who stabbed his ex-wife, Yonca Kölge, a mother of three, to death in a hotel room in Bahçelievler, faces a request for aggravated life imprisonment. The indictment states that the defendant claimed to be disturbed by the victim's constantly ringing phone on the day of the incident. In his chilling statement, the ex-husband said, "I grabbed a knife and swung it randomly. The incident occurred under the influence of alcohol."

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The investigation into the murder of a mother of three, who was stabbed to death in a hotel room in Bahçelievler by her ex-husband, has been completed. The indictment states that the defendant claimed to have committed the crime under the influence of alcohol and that he was disturbed by the victim's constantly ringing phone on the day of the incident. The prosecution is seeking aggravated life imprisonment for the defendant.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has completed its investigation into the murder of Yonca Kölge, who was stabbed 22 times in a hotel room in Bahçelievler on April 3rd. The indictment seeks aggravated life imprisonment for Salih Binici.

·Türkiye
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Salih Binici, the ex-boyfriend who murdered Yonca, a mother of three, with 22 stab wounds in Bahçelievler and who had recently been released from prison, is facing aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of "premeditated murder of a woman with monstrous feelings or by inflicting torture."

·Ankara, Türkiye
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The investigation into the murder of 28-year-old mother of three Yonca Kölge in a hotel room in Bahçelievler, Istanbul, has been completed. The prosecution requested an aggravated life sentence against Salih Binici, wife of Kölge's religious marriage.

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haberglobal.com broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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