A 23-year-old groom died of his injuries after being hit by celebratory gunfire on his own wedding day in northern Turkey, local media reported on Wednesday.
Newlyweds Beyzanur Beyazıt and Ali Karaca were being escorted home after the ceremony when Karaca was wounded by gunfire, allegedly at the hands of his sister-in-law, state news agency Anadolu reported.
The 47-year-old woman was detained by security forces and two unlicensed pistols were found in her garden, it said.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Turpçu Village, in the Şebinkarahisar district. Mr Karaca, seriously injured, was taken to Şebinkarahisar State Hospital.
But despite best efforts, he could not be saved. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident.
Celebratory gunfire is common at weddings in Turkey’s northern Black Sea region.

Newlyweds Beyzanur Beyazıt and Ali Karaca were (both pictured) being escorted home after the ceremony when Karaca was wounded by gunfire

Emergency services rushed to the scene in Turpçu Village, in the Şebinkarahisar district
Last week, another man died and two others were wounded by celebratory gunfire before a wedding in the northeastern Trabzon province.
The wedding was cancelled and two people, one of whom was a police officer, were detained in connection with the incident, local media reported.
In 2018, a doctor died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while checking a misfiring gun at a wedding in Turkey in 2018.
Hasan Akdemir, 39, had been using a handgun to fire off celebratory shots in the air during the ceremony near the central Turkish city of Konya.
However, the weapon did not fire properly, and Dr Akdemir stopped to check why the gun was not working.
The gun went off in his hand and Dr Akdemir, a GP, ended up shooting himself in the head.
Police launched an investigation into the incident amidst early reports that the gun misfired.

Celebratory gunfire is common at weddings in Turkey’s northern Black Sea region

A groom died of his injuries after being hit by celebratory gunfire on his own wedding day in northern Turkey, local media reported on Wednesday. Pictured: Sebinkarahisar State Hospital
Eyewitnesses say Dr Akdemir pulled the gun from his belt and started firing shots into the air during the wedding in the town of Kozagac on the edge of the city.
When it did not fire properly, he held it up to check it, which is when witnesses say he ended up shooting himself in the head.
An ambulance was called to rush him to the Atasehir State Hospital, but despite doctors’ best efforts, he could not be saved.
Konya is Turkey’s seventh biggest city in Turkey with a thriving economy that has seen it ranked among the country’s ‘boomer cities’.