Mesut Açıkgöz killed Gülay Güneş with a firearm in Çankırı. The couple had divorced a month ago. Mesut Açıkgöz, who settled in Adana after the divorce returned to Çankırı on Tuesday. After the murder he surrendered to the police after returning to Adana.

According to the information given by the killer, Gülay Güneş's body was found at an address in Çankırı. The body was sent to Çankırı Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy.