# Halil Ay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Halil_Ay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Halil_Ay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halil_Ay > Source revision: 1352759716 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Gerger), Adıyaman, Turkey | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|08|06|1989|02|04|df=yes}} | death_place = [Isère](/source/Is%C3%A8re), France | death_cause = [Assassination](/source/Assassination) | citizenship = Turkey | occupation = Drug trafficker }} '''Halil Ay''' (4 February 1989 – 6 August 2023) was a Turkish drug trafficker and [gangster](/source/gangster). He came to public attention after surviving an assassination attempt on the [Golden Horn Bridge](/source/Golden_Horn_Bridge) in January 2023 and then being assassinated again in France. == Life == Halil Ay was born on 4 February 1989 in [Gerger](/source/Gerger).{{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}} His family, of [Zaza](/source/Zazas) origin,{{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}}{{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}} later moved to [Yüreğir](/source/Y%C3%BCre%C4%9Fir), Adana.{{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}} After graduating from high school, he entered the world of crime and after a while he came into conflict with many gangs in Adana. Thinking that he had made enemies, he migrated to [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul). On 14 January 2023, he survived an assassination attempt on the [Golden Horn Bridge](/source/Hali%C3%A7_Bridge) and his friend Cumali Aslan, who was with him at the time, died.{{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](/source/S%C3%B6zc%C3%BC) |language=tr}}{{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}} This attempt was organised using [FaceTime](/source/FaceTime), citing Ay's hostility towards the Dalton gang and the Gündoğmuş gang. The attack took place at midnight when Ay and three friends were returning home in a white [BMW](/source/BMW) car from a nightclub in [Şişli](/source/%C5%9Ei%C5%9Fli), Istanbul. The police found 41 bullet casings at the scene.{{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](/source/Cumhuriyet) |language=tr}} The three perpetrators of the attack fled on foot due to the breakdown of their car and called someone to pick them up. The attackers were caught by the police two days later.{{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](/source/The_Independent) |language=tr}} === Assassination === Ay, after surviving the assassination attempt, first left Istanbul and travelled to [Greece](/source/Greece), and from there he went to [France](/source/Frances_Xavier_Cabrini) with a [fake identity](/source/Identity_theft). In the early days of August 2023, Gülbey Dilsiz, a hitman of the Gündoğmuş gang, followed Ay and travelled illegally to France.{{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}} On 6 August 2023, Ay was attacked by Gülbey Dilsiz at a [gîte](/source/g%C3%AEte) in [Isère](/source/Is%C3%A8re), where he resided.{{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](/source/La_Cha%C3%AEne_Info) |language=fr}} He fought back with his own pistol.{{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}} He seriously wounded Dilsiz, but he was seriously wounded himself. Neighbours reported the incident but both died of blood loss before paramedics arrived on the scene. Twelve bullet casings were found at the scene. Gülbey Dilsiz, like Uğurcan Gündoğmuş, was a Zaza gangster from [Nazımiye](/source/Naz%C4%B1miye), Tunceli.{{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](/source/Halk_TV) |language=tr}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ay, Halil}} Category:1989 births Category:2023 deaths Category:21st-century Kurdish people Category:Deaths by firearm Category:Drug traffickers Category:Kurds in Turkey Category:Turkish drug traffickers Category:Turkish people of Kurdish descent Category:Zaza people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Halil Ay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halil_Ay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halil_Ay?action=history)). 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