Interpol-wanted foreign national arrested in Bishkek in murder case

11:44, 18 мая 2026, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Turdubek AIGYROV

Law enforcement officers have detained a foreign citizen, A.Kh., 28, in Bishkek. He had been internationally wanted through Interpol at the request of Turkey. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

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The man was wanted on suspicion of murder.

According to the Turkish investigation, in 2018, a conflict between the suspect and another man in a bar in Ayvalık district of Balıkesir Province escalated into a fight. During the altercation, A.Kh. allegedly inflicted a fatal knife wound on the victim.

Following his arrest, the suspect was taken to the Internal Affairs Department of Leninsky district for further investigative procedures.