Indictment Prepared for 2015 Armed Attack on Fenerbahçe Team Bus in Trabzon

The Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that its investigation into the armed attack on the bus carrying the Fenerbahçe football team on April 4, 2015, has been completed. Based on new evidence, an indictment was prepared against five suspects.

Prosecutors evaluated evidence including HTS and base station records, criminal examinations, forensic medicine reports, and other findings in the case file. The indictment states that some suspects tracked the team bus's route and informed others, while other suspects opened fire with shotguns as the bus passed.

“We will not allow the passage of time to cover up murders; we will continue our struggle for the realization of justice.”

The bus driver was injured in a way that endangered his life during the attack. Football players and technical staff members on board were also affected, and the vehicle sustained material damage as the driver avoided a crash risk.

The five suspects are charged with attempted premeditated murder against 39 people on the bus and damaging property against the bus owner, acting in complicity. Prosecutors requested punishment under Articles 82/1-a, 35, 44/1, and 151/1 of the Turkish Penal Code, with the aggravating circumstance of Article 37.

Fenerbahçe welcomed the development in a social media statement, calling it a step toward justice after 11 years. The club said the attack left an indelible mark on its community and a deep wound in the conscience of Turkish sport.

The club thanked Justice Minister Akın Gürlek for his determined approach to revisiting unsolved cases. It also thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, Deputy Justice Minister Can Tuncay, the Justice Ministry's Criminal Affairs Directorate, the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Department, the Trabzon prosecutor's office, and the Trabzon Provincial Police Directorate.