2024 Eskişehir stabbing

2024 Eskisehir stabbing
Küçükyetim in his livestream, moments before the attack
LocationEskişehir, Turkey
Date12 August 2024 (2024-08-12)
c. 18:22 (TRT)
Attack type
Mass stabbing
Weapons
  • Camping knife
  • Combat axe (unused)
  • Pepper spray (unused)
Deaths0
Injured5
PerpetratorArda Küçükyetim
Sentence75 years and 5 months' imprisonment
Motive
Convictions
  • Attempted premeditated murder (5 counts)
  • Creating fear and panic among the public through threats

On 12 August 2024, a mass stabbing attack took place outside of Tepebaşı Mosque in Eskişehir, Turkey. The suspect behind the attack has been identified as 18-year-old Arda Küçükyetim. The attack was livestreamed on Kick through a camera attached to the suspect's vest.

Five people were stabbed and injured before Küçükyetim was detained by the police, one of these people was hospitalized in serious condition, but has since then recovered. Küçükyetim's trial is set to proceed in Eskişehir's 6th High Criminal Court. He was charged of five counts of attempted premeditated murder and creating public panic.

In September 2025, he was sentenced to 75 years and 5 months' imprisonment.