# Belgrade murder of Russian tourist – updates

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/belgrade-murder-of-russian-tourist
> Updated: 2026-08-03T07:15:30.000Z. Sources: 38. Developments: 3.

In late July 2026, 28‑year‑old Russian visitor Lyudmila Turkova Konstantinova vanished in Belgrade after arriving for a two‑week holiday. Surveillance footage captured her entering a rented apartment in the Borča neighbourhood with a 25‑year‑old Turkish citizen identified only as K. E. Within about 85 minutes the suspect left the flat carrying a large suitcase, allegedly after strangling Turkova with a piece of clothing, placing her body in the suitcase and discarding it in the Vizelj canal near Padinska Skela.

A police‑trained dog, Aki, located the suitcase, and Turkova’s body was recovered on 31 July, five days after her final message to her mother. K. E. was intercepted at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport on 30 July while attempting to board a flight to Istanbul and was placed in police detention. The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered up to 48 hours of detention and is seeking pre‑trial custody, with a court authorising custody for up to 30 days pending further investigation. K. E. denies the charge. The investigation remains ongoing.

## Claims

- Ljudmila Turkova Konstantinova, a 28‑year‑old Russian citizen, disappeared in Belgrade on 25 July 2026. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- Her body was found on 31 July 2026 inside a plastic suitcase in the Vizelj canal near Padinska Skela. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- Police suspect a 25‑year‑old Turkish citizen, identified as K. E., of committing the murder. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- K. E. was arrested at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport while attempting to leave Serbia. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- The murder is believed to have occurred in a rented apartment in the Borča district on the morning of 26 July 2026. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- The suspect placed the victim’s body in a suitcase and threw it into the Vizelj canal. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- Police used a trained dog named Aki to locate the suitcase containing the body. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- The suspect was placed under police detention for up to 48 hours and faces charges of aggravated murder. (corroborated by 19 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-03: Turkish suspect arrested in Belgrade murder of Russian woman

A Turkish man was arrested at Belgrade airport and detained for up to 30 days for allegedly strangling a Russian woman, packing her body in a suitcase and dumping it in the Vizelj channel.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/turkish-suspect-arrested-in-belgrade-murder-of-russian-woman

### 2026-08-01: Ljudmila Turkova murder in Belgrade, body found in suitcase

Russian model Ljudmila Turkova was found dead in a suitcase in Belgrade’s Vizelj canal; Turkish suspect K. E. was arrested at Nikola Tesla airport and faces murder charges.

26 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/russian-tourist-ljudmila-turkova-killed-in-belgrade-body-recovered-from-suitcase

### 2026-07-29: Turkish suspect K. E. arrested for murder of Russian Ljudmila Turková in Belgrade

Russian woman Ljudmila Turková was killed in a Belgrade apartment, her body found in a suitcase in the Vizelj canal; Turkish suspect K. E. was arrested at Nikola Tesla Airport and detained for up to 48 hours.

15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/body-of-missing-russian-tourist-found-in-serbian-canal-turkish-suspect-arrested

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