Tekin Kartal

Tekin Kartal (born İlmettin Aytekin, 19904 May 2024) was a Turkish drug trafficker and gangster.

Life Tekin Kartal was born in 1990 in Kulp, Turkey. His birth name is İlmettin Aytekin and his family is of Kurdish origin.

In his early 20s, he emigrated to Germany in poverty. There he met Nizamettin Baybaşin, the key figure who would change his life, and established close ties with the Baybaşin family. He was also in close contact with Abdullah Baybaşin, the leader of the family. flew from Düsseldorf to Barcelona to settle a dispute in the last days of April 2024. The attacker escaped and an autopsy revealed five bullet wounds to Kartal's head and neck.

Following the assassination of Tekin Kartal, the Turkish media reported on possible retaliation by the Baybaşin family against their rivals.