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Necati Coşkun Arabacı, known in criminal dossiers as “Köln’ün Babası” (The Father of Cologne) and the leader of the Hells Angels (Cehennem Melekleri) affiliate, was sentenced to 15.5 years in prison by the İzmir 20th High Criminal Court.
The ruling concludes a high-stakes prosecution following Arabacı’s October 2025 arrest at Adnan Menderes Airport upon arriving from Belgrade, Serbia. Turkish law enforcement intercepted the underworld figure as he attempted to establish a foothold on the Aegean coast. Specifically, it was determined that Coşkun Necati Arabacı arrived at Adnan Menderes Airport from the Serbian capital of Belgrade on October 5, 2025, and he was detained by teams from the Provincial Directorate of Security’s Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch. After being referred to the courthouse following proceedings at the police department, Arabacı was remanded into custody by the duty judgeship.
The Verdict and Specific Charges
The İzmir 20th High Criminal Court handed down a sentence after reviewing multiple counts against the gang leader. The judges convicted Arabacı of establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes, leading criminal activities directed at two separate victims, and carrying unlicensed firearms in connection with gang-related armed assaults. Sözcü Gazetesi noted that the prosecution had originally sought up to 35 years behind bars for offenses spanning gang leadership, qualified looting, aggravated intentional injury, and violations of Turkey’s firearms legislation, with the indictment having been prepared by the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the İzmir 20th High Criminal Court. NTV Haber detailed the exact breakdown of the court’s sentencing: six years for forming and managing a criminal organization, seven and a half years for leading intentional assaults against two separate victims, and an additional two years for carrying unlicensed firearms during those attacks at the decision hearing held on October 22 at the İzmir 20th High Criminal Court. The court acquitted Arabacı of the remaining charges.
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International Roots and the Ege Power Struggle
Yeni Asır reported that Arabacı was born to a family of expatriates in Cologne, Germany, where his criminal ascendancy began in the 1990s by taking control of security and protection rackets in the city’s red-light district. His network eventually intertwined with the global Hells Angels motorcycle club, propelling him to a leadership tier that rattled European law enforcement. This bloody ascent reached an international dimension when he was selected for the leadership cadre of the global motorcycle gang Hells Angels. Investigators later uncovered a 2004 plot orchestrated from prison to assassinate the Cologne chief prosecutor handling his case, prompting authorities to assign the official lifelong protection.
Following his deportation to Turkey in 2007 with a permanent Schengen entry ban, Arabacı allegedly pivoted his operations toward Turkey’s lucrative tourism hubs in Çeşme, Kuşadası, and Bodrum, having drawn the radar of the İzmir Police Department’s Organized Crimes Bureau due to armed incidents occurring in the region. Even while operating domestically in Turkey despite continuing to manage European criminal networks, and targeted by an international red notice issued by Interpol at Spain’s request, Arabacı established a new organizational structure targeting the luxury entertainment sector in Çeşme, Kuşadası, and Bodrum until local authorities in İzmir stepped in to dismantle his expanding Aegean network.
