{{Short description|Turkish drug trafficker (1989–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Halil Ay | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1989|02|04|df=yes}} | birth_place = Gerger, Adıyaman, Turkey | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|08|06|1989|02|04|df=yes}} | death_place = Isère, France | death_cause = Assassination | citizenship = Turkey | occupation = Drug trafficker }}
'''Halil Ay''' (4 February 1989 – 6 August 2023) was a Turkish drug trafficker and gangster. He came to public attention after surviving an assassination attempt on the Golden Horn Bridge in January 2023 and then being assassinated again in France.
== Life == Halil Ay was born on 4 February 1989 in Gerger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2023 |title=Halil Ay kimdir? Nerelidir? Kaç yaşındadır? |trans-title=Who is Halil Ay? Where is he from? How old is he? |url=https://susmaz.com/halil-ay-kimdir/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Susmaz |language=tr}}</ref> His family, of Zaza origin,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fener |first=Mehmed |date=19 April 2024 |title=Halil Ay kimdir? |trans-title=Who is Halil Ay? |url=https://www.referansgazetesi.com.tr/halil-ay-kimdir-olayi-nedir-oldu-mu-nasil-oldu |access-date=29 October 2024 |newspaper=Referans Gazetesi |language=tr}}</ref><ref name="haber61">{{Cite news |date=28 July 2024 |title=Halil Ay kimdir? Öldü mü? |trans-title=Who is Halil Ay? Is he dead? |url=https://www.haber61.net/gundem/halil-ay-kimdir-halil-ay-oldu-mu-h572241.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Haber61 |language=tr}}</ref> later moved to Yüreğir, Adana.<ref name="kuzey">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 July 2024 |title=Halil Ay kimdir? Neden öldürüldü? |trans-title=Who is Halil Ay? Why was he killed? |url=https://www.kuzeyekspres.com.tr/haber/20954874/halil-ay-kimdir-halil-ay-olayi-nedir-neden-olduruldu |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Kuzey Ekspres |language=tr}}</ref> After graduating from high school, he entered the world of crime and after a while he came into conflict with many gangs in Adana.<ref name="kuzey" /> Thinking that he had made enemies, he migrated to Istanbul.<ref name="kuzey" />
On 14 January 2023, he survived an assassination attempt on the Golden Horn Bridge and his friend Cumali Aslan, who was with him at the time, died.<ref name="saymaz">{{Cite news |last=Saymaz |first=İsmail |author-link=İsmail Saymaz |date=19 April 2024 |title=FaceTime'dan talimat, Haliç Köprüsü'nde suikast |trans-title=FaceTime instruction, assassination on the Golden Horn Bridge |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/facetime-dan-talimat-halic-koprusu-nde-suikast-p40532 |access-date=1 November 2024 |newspaper=Sözcü |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2023 |title=Haliç Köprüsü’nde bir otomobile silahlı saldırı düzenlendi: 1 ölü |trans-title=Armed attack on a car on the Golden Horn Bridge: 1 dead |url=https://anlatilaninotesi.com.tr/20230114/halic-koprusunde-bir-otomobile-silahli-saldiri-duzenlendi-1-olu-1065738069.html |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=Sputnik Türkiye |language=tr}}</ref> This attempt was organised using FaceTime, citing Ay's hostility towards the Dalton gang and the Gündoğmuş gang.<ref name="saymaz" /> The attack took place at midnight when Ay and three friends were returning home in a white BMW car from a nightclub in Şişli, Istanbul.<ref name="saymaz" /> The police found 41 bullet casings at the scene.<ref name="ct">{{Cite news |date=14 January 2023 |title=Son dakika: Haliç Köprüsü'nde silahlı saldırı. Ölü ve yaralılar var! |trans-title=Breaking news: Armed attack on the Golden Horn Bridge. There are dead and injured! |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/son-dakika-halic-koprusunde-silahli-saldiri-olu-ve-yaralilar-var-2021409 |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=Cumhuriyet |language=tr}}</ref> The three perpetrators of the attack fled on foot due to the breakdown of their car and called someone to pick them up.<ref name="ct" /> The attackers were caught by the police two days later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2023 |title=Haliç Köprüsü'ndeki silahlı çatışmada 7 gözaltı |trans-title=7 detained in armed clash on Golden Horn Bridge |url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/599971/haber/hali%C3%A7-k%C3%B6pr%C3%BCs%C3%BCndeki-silahl%C4%B1-%C3%A7at%C4%B1%C5%9Fmada-7-g%C3%B6zalt%C4%B1 |access-date=1 November 2024 |newspaper=The Independent |language=tr}}</ref>
=== Assassination === Ay, after surviving the assassination attempt, first left Istanbul and travelled to Greece, and from there he went to France with a fake identity.<ref name="haber61" /><ref name="kuzey" /> In the early days of August 2023, Gülbey Dilsiz, a hitman of the Gündoğmuş gang, followed Ay and travelled illegally to France.<ref name="um">{{Cite news |date=21 September 2023 |title=12 kurşun sıkılarak öldürülen 2 Türk'ün kimlikleri belli oldu |trans-title=2 Turks killed with 12 bullets identified |url=https://ufuk.nl/2023/09/21/12-kursun-sikilarak-oldurulen-2-turkun-kimlikleri-belli-oldu/ |access-date=1 November 2024 |publisher=Ufuk Media |language=tr}}</ref>
On 6 August 2023, Ay was attacked by Gülbey Dilsiz at a gîte in Isère, where he resided.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 August 2023 |title=Isère : deux personnes tuées dans un gîte, un homme en garde à vue |trans-title=Isère: two people killed in a gîte, one man in custody |url=https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/isere-chatonnay-deux-personnes-tuees-dans-un-gite-un-homme-en-garde-a-vue-2265927.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=La Chaîne Info |language=fr}}</ref> He fought back with his own pistol.<ref name="kim">{{Cite web |date=15 June 2024 |title=Halil Ay kimdir? |trans-title=Who is Halil Ay |url=https://kim-kimdir.com.tr/halil-ay-kimdir-10773 |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Kim Kimdir |language=tr}}</ref> He seriously wounded Dilsiz, but he was seriously wounded himself.<ref name="kim" /> Neighbours reported the incident but both died of blood loss before paramedics arrived on the scene.<ref name="um" /> Twelve bullet casings were found at the scene.<ref name="um" />
Gülbey Dilsiz, like Uğurcan Gündoğmuş, was a Zaza gangster from Nazımiye, Tunceli.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2024 |title=Çete lideri Halil Ay'a suikast için dehşet verici plan: emekli polis de sanıklar arasında! |trans-title=Horrific plan to assassinate gang leader Halil Ay: retired police officer among the defendants! |url=https://www.odatv.com/guncel/gizem-karamelek-daltonlar-cetesinin-isbirlikcisi-cikti-halil-ayin-oldurulmesi-icin-takip-cihazi-koydugu-ortaya-cikti-emekli-polis-cete-uyesi-120039868 |access-date=1 November 2024 |publisher=Halk TV |language=tr}}</ref>
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