İhsan Ayrancı, deputy governor of Afyonkarahisar province and secretary general of its Special Provincial Administration, was found seriously wounded by gunfire in his car at a thermal hotel parking lot in the city center on Thursday evening. The 46-year-old died at Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences Hospital despite all efforts.

The governor’s office confirmed his death, and judicial and administrative investigations were launched. According to the İhlas News Agency (İHA), the initial inquiry indicated that his death was a suicide; the investigation is continuing.
Born in Amasya’s Suluova district in 1980, Ayrancı served as district governor in several provinces and as deputy governor of Erzincan before being appointed to Afyonkarahisar in November 2024.

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