Halil Ay

Halil Ay (4 February 1989 – 6 August 2023) was a Turkish drug trafficker and gangster. He came to public attention after surviving an assassination attempt on the Golden Horn Bridge in January 2023 and then being assassinated again in France.

Life Halil Ay was born on 4 February 1989 in Gerger. His family, of Zaza origin, later moved to Yüreğir, Adana. After graduating from high school, he entered the world of crime and after a while he came into conflict with many gangs in Adana. This attempt was organised using FaceTime, citing Ay's hostility towards the Dalton gang and the Gündoğmuş gang. The three perpetrators of the attack fled on foot due to the breakdown of their car and called someone to pick them up.

Assassination Ay, after surviving the assassination attempt, first left Istanbul and travelled to Greece, and from there he went to France with a fake identity.

On 6 August 2023, Ay was attacked by Gülbey Dilsiz at a gîte in Isère, where he resided. He fought back with his own pistol. He seriously wounded Dilsiz, but he was seriously wounded himself.