Hackney Turks Gangster Jailed for Life for London Restaurant Shooting
The court said the attack was part of a gang feud and extortion campaign that left Onur Guzel with permanent injuries.
- On Friday, senior Hackney Turks member Beytullah Gunduz was sentenced to life in prison at the Old Bailey for conspiring to murder Onur Guzel outside the Umut 2000 restaurant in June 2025.
- Prosecutors linked the attack to a violent feud between the Hackney Turks and the Tottenham Turks, which originated from a 2009 snooker club fight and previously caused a 2024 shooting injuring a child.
- Before the shooting, the Hackney Turks demanded £100,000 from Guzel's family, later escalating to £300,000 after police involvement. Attackers previously targeted his brother's home in April 2025, firing bullets through a neighbor's door.
- Judge Mark Lucraft KC described Guzel's injuries as "permanent" and "irreversible" in a televised sentencing. Guzel stated the attack "altered the course of my life" and destroyed his sense of safety.
- In mitigation, counsel Miranda Moore KC stated that Gunduz accepted his "life choices" had left his parents without support. Gunduz, who refused to attend the Old Bailey, received a minimum term of 20 years.
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Notorious Hackney Turks gang member jailed over restaurant shooting in £100k extortion bid
Beytullah Gunduz, 40, was himself the target of a previous shooting - which left a nine-year-old girl with a bullet lodged in her brain - in the ongoing war with the rival Tottenham Turks gang.
A senior member of London's Hackney Turks gang, Beytullah Gunduz, has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting the murder of Onur Guzel. The attack, which left Guzel seriously injured, was part of an attempted £100,000 extortion attempt as part of the Hackney Turks' long-running feud with rivals Tottenham Turks.
A high-ranking member of the Hackney Turks gang in London has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 20 years in prison, for planning a murderous attack on a man outside his family's restaurant.
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