Afyon Deputy Governor İhsan Ayrancı Dies by Suicide
The 46-year-old official was found shot in his car at a thermal hotel parking lot and later died in hospital; authorities have launched an investigation.
KEY POINTS
- Deputy Governor İhsan Ayrancı, 46, found shot in his car at a thermal hotel parking lot
- Died at Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Hospital after emergency treatment
- Forensic examination confirmed suicide with his licensed service weapon
- Governor's Office confirmed death; judicial and administrative investigations launched
- Ayrancı served as district governor in multiple provinces and deputy governor in Erzincan before Afyon appointment
Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor and Provincial Special Administration Secretary General İhsan Ayrancı, 46, was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside his vehicle at the parking lot of a thermal hotel in the city center on Wednesday evening. Emergency teams rushed him to Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Hospital, where he died despite medical intervention.
The Governor's Office confirmed his death in a statement, expressing condolences to his family and colleagues and noting that judicial and administrative investigations are ongoing. Forensic examination determined that Ayrancı fired a single shot from his licensed service weapon.
“Our Deputy Governor and Provincial Special Administration Secretary General Mr. İhsan Ayrancı passed away this evening. May Allah have mercy on our late Deputy Governor Mr. İhsan Ayrancı; we wish patience and condolences to his valuable family, relatives, colleagues, and loved ones.”
Ayrancı, born in Amasya's Suluova district in 1980, graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty of Political Sciences. He entered public service in 2008 and served as district governor in Kale, Çaykara, Gölbaşı, and Mut, and as deputy governor in Erzincan before his appointment to Afyonkarahisar in December 2024. He was married with two children.
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