Tekin Kartal (born İlmettin Aytekin, 1990 – 4 May 2024) was a Kurdish drug trafficker and gangster.
[6] Kartal, who also held German citizenship,[7][8] flew from Düsseldorf to Barcelona to settle a dispute in the last days of April 2024.
[2] On 4 May 2024, he was assassinated by an unknown masked hitman near the El Maresme–Fòrum metro station in Barcelona.
[9][10] The attacker escaped and an autopsy revealed five bullet wounds to Kartal's head and neck.
[11] Following the assassination of Tekin Kartal, the Turkish media reported on possible retaliation by the Baybaşin family against their rivals.