Essex Police
Ceyhan Dinler is wanted in connection with the murder of Cumali Turhan
A reward of up to £10,000 is being offered to help find a man suspected of mutilating and murdering his love rival.
Crimestoppers will give money for information that leads to the arrest of Ceyhan Dinler, who detectives believe is in Turkey.
A court has already been told that the 38-year-old fled the country in November 2024 after stabbing Cumali Turhan to death in Chelmsford.
Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, of Essex Police, said: “Cumali’s family deserve answers and justice. We will ensure that happens.”
Information can be supplied anonymously to Crimestoppers and the reward offer will expire on 6 April.
Dinler was last seen at London Stansted Airport on 19 November 2024.
The night before, Turhan had met Dinler for a drink and gone with him to Barista Bar in Duke Street.
Essex Police
Cumali Turhan was a father-of-two
Turhan was mutilated and stabbed to death inside the venue, and detectives have since sought Dinler in connection with the attack.
They later found the victim’s body after a 47-day search at a landfill site in Colchester.
“We stopped at nothing to find Cumali’s body, so we could return him to his loved ones,” Metcalfe said.
“And we are putting that same level of commitment into locating Ceyhan Dinler.”
A man found guilty of assisting in the suspected murder of Turhan and preventing the decent burial of his body was jailed for seven years in October.
Ciprian Ilie, 44, helped to put father-of-two Turhan’s body in a bin, where it was later unknowingly taken by refuse workers to landfill.
Jurors in his trial were told there had been an “ongoing and simmering issue” between Dinler and Turhan over a love interest.
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Body parts belonging to Cumali Turhan were found inside Barista Bar
Phil Breckton, eastern regional manager at Crimestoppers, said anyone helping the investigation was guaranteed total anonymity.
“If you contact our charity to tell us where Dinler is located, no-one will ever know,” he said.
“Cumali Turhan’s family in Turkey and here in the UK are desperate for answers and need justice.
“You could make a huge difference in a case that is truly tragic.”
