Teenager Gökçe Alkan Killed by Boyfriend in Bursa Forest

On the evening of October 3, 18-year-old Gökçe Alkan was stabbed in the throat by her 24-year-old boyfriend Mustafa B. during an argument inside a car in a wooded area of Güngörmez neighborhood, Karacabey district, Bursa. Alkan died at the scene before medical teams arrived.

After the attack, Mustafa B. walked into the neighborhood with a neck wound, told residents his girlfriend had died, and asked for help reaching the town center. He was detained by gendarmerie and taken to hospital for treatment of a self-inflicted knife injury.

“I want justice for all Gökçes, for all girls. No mother should live through what I have lived.”

Alkan's body was sent to the Bursa Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy and later buried in her hometown following a funeral attended by a large crowd.

On October 5, family members and residents marched from Karacabey Stadium to Heykel Square demanding justice. Protesters chanted "Gökçes must not die" and "Hands that strike women must be broken."

Alkan's sister Özlem Akbay said Gökçe had gone to meet Mustafa B. to break up, not to reconcile. Their mother Zeynep Alkan stated she last saw her daughter at 18:00 and could not reach her by phone after 21:00, learning of her death at the police station.

Relatives alleged the suspect was feigning minor facial scratches to prolong his hospital stay and avoid prison transfer. One relative claimed he smiled at them during a hospital encounter.

The investigation continues while Mustafa B. remains under medical supervision in hospital.