Vatan Şaşmaz, a renowned TV host and actor, was shot dead in a hotel room in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul on Aug. 27.
The assailant, identified as former model Filiz Aker, reportedly fired four shots at Şaşmaz in his back before committing suicide at the scene.
Witnesses said Aker received a phone call while she was having dinner with her friends and later went to her room. Her friends informed hotel officials after they were unable to open the door.
According to initial findings, Aker had been staying at the hotel for a month and held a U.S. green card
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office stated there were no immediate detentions regarding the incident.
Born in 1974 in Istanbul, Şaşmaz began his acting career at a modeling agency in 1993. He acted in a number of commercial films and video clips.
Beginning in 2000, he was a morning TV host for private broadcaster ATV for four years and an entertainment news host for nine years.
He has also performed in a number of TV series.