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Uzbek Nationals Arrested for Gruesome Istanbul Murders
2/13/2026
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Story summary
- Two Uzbek nationals were arrested in Istanbul over the murders of Durdona Khakimova and Ergashalieva Sayyora.
- Gofurjon Akmalkhonovich Kamalkhodaev confessed.
- Investigators believe Ergashalieva Sayyora was killed and dismembered on January 23.
- Khakimova's dismembered body was found in a trash bin on January 24.
- The case has sparked outrage among women's groups in Turkey.
