International arrest warrant executed at Hamburg airport by federal police, resulting in detention over a suspected murder.
A 51-year-old Turkish national, wanted internationally by Denmark since September 1, 2025, for charges of murder, was arrested by Federal Police officers in Hamburg on September 2, 2020.
The man was checked by Federal Police officers during the border police exit control in Hamburg on September 1, 2020. The search of the wanted persons database revealed the international wanted status of the individual during this control.
The individual attempted to fly from Hamburg to Antalya on that same day, but was arrested on September 2, 2020, after trying to depart. After completion of all police procedures, the individual was taken into custody in the Hamburg detention centre.
At present, the individual remains in the Hamburg detention centre, and the decision on the extradition of the individual to Denmark will be made in the extradition proceedings pending at the General Prosecutor's Office in Hamburg.
For further questions regarding the arrest, Marcus Henschel of the Federal Police Inspectorate Airport Hamburg can be contacted. His contact details include a telephone number (040 500 27-104), a mobile number (0172 427 56 08), a fax number (040 500 27-272), an email address ([email protected]), and a website (www.bundespolizei.de). His Twitter handle is @bpol_nord.
However, there is no publicly available information about the identity of the person currently held in judicial administrative custody in Hamburg who was arrested there in September 2020 and is wanted in Denmark in September 2025 for murder.
The murder allegedly occurred in Denmark on September 1, 2025. The extradition proceedings for the individual are pending, and the decision will be made in accordance with the legal procedures.
