Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu sentenced to life for Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı murder

The Istanbul Anadolu 27th High Criminal Court has reached a verdict in the murder trial of 21-year-old football player Kubilay Kaan Kundakçı, who was killed in a shooting in Ümraniye on March 19, 2026.

Alaattin Kadayıfçıoğlu was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of intentional homicide. Other defendants received varying sentences, including Metin Kadayıfçıoğlu, who received five years in prison, while Engin Taşkıran, Mustafa Rece, and Hüseyin Can Avcı received sentences of approximately two years and were released with judicial control measures.

Singer Aleyna Kalaycıoğlu, who had been detained for approximately 210 days on charges of instigating intentional homicide and failure to report a crime, was acquitted of all charges and released from custody. The court found no conclusive evidence to support the allegations against her. The Kundakçı family expressed their dissatisfaction with the acquittal during the proceedings.