ISTANBUL: Turkish pop singer Hacer Tulu and a businessman were shot dead ata nightclub in the popular Aegean resort of Bodrum early Thursday, reportssaid.
An assailant or assailants opened fire on businessman Mehmet Ali Surensoy,who runs nightclubs in Bodrum and Istanbul, outside the Medusa club in theGumbet district west of the town centre, the Dogan news agency said.
Tulu, who was at nightclub at the time of the shooting just before dawn,was also shot and killed, it added.
It was not immediately clear whether she had been deliberately targeted orwas caught in the crossfire, with initial reports suggesting she had beenaccidentally hit.
Reports said that she has been at the club with friends – rather than toperform – and was shot at the entrance after paying.
Four people were wounded and four suspects detained three hours later,driving a car in the neighbouring province of Manisa. They have beenbrought to Bodrum for questioning.
The singer had enjoyed some success in recent years, notably with the 2015ballad “Omur Torpusu” (“Life Draining”) which has notched up over fourmillion views on YouTube.
Bodrum is one of Turkey’s most upmarket resorts, visited by thousands offoreign and domestic tourists every year.
In July 2017, a Turkish teenager working as a waiter was killed when agunman opened fire on two beach clubs in Bodrum.