‘I’ve had harder sparring sessions’: Rebels bikie and MMA fighter called ‘Pitbull’, 33, who was shot in the groin celebrates his release from hospital with beers and taunts
- Gokhan Turkyilmaz was released from hospital on Friday after he was shot
- He celebrated his release by taunting his attackers and drinking Coronas
- It has spurred fears a turf war has erupted between the Rebels and Bandidos
A mixed martial arts fighter and member of notorious Rebels motorcycle gang who was shot eight times has celebrated his release from hospital by taunting his attackers.
Gokhan Turkyilmaz, 33, was released from hospital on Friday afternoon after he underwent extensive surgery on eight gunshot wounds to the groin.
He was attacked at his Upper Coomera home on the Gold Coast on Tuesday night, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
The bikie, who is known as ‘Pitbull’, took to social media after his release, Corona in hand, to taunt his attackers, claiming he ‘had harder sparring sessions’.
‘Shot eight times, will take more than that to put me away,’ he captioned a Snapchat video.
The bikie, who is known as ‘Pitbull’, took to social media after his release, Corona in hand, to taunt his attackers, claiming ‘I’ve had harder sparring sessions’
A mixed martial arts fighter and member of notorious Rebels motorcycle gang who was shot eight times celebrated his release from hospital by taunting his attackers
Gokhan Turkyilmaz was released from hospital on Friday afternoon after he underwent extensive surgery on eight gunshot wounds to the groin
The shooting has spurred fears a turf war has erupted between the Rebels and fellow outlaw motorcycle gang the Bandidos.
In addition to the attack on Turkyilmaz on Thursday, fellow Rebels member and president of the North Brisbane chapter ‘Little’ Mick Kosenko’s tattoo studio was firebombed.
The attack was initially thought to be revenge for another stabbing that occurred last month in a Logan shopping centre.
A spokesman for Queensland Police said they are currently investigating a number of leads.
Emrah Turkyilmaz (left) posted chilling threats to his Facebook page prior to his brother Gokhan Turkyilmaz (right) begin shot eight times in the front yard of his Upper Coomera home
It’s alleged a group of men cornered Gokhan Turkyilmaz (pictured) in the front yard of his home on Tuesday night where he was shot up to eight times
‘There’s staff from Taskforce Maxima working both jobs (the shooting and the firebombing), they’re still trying to work out who was responsible for the shooting, although there are persons of interest in the case,’ the source said.
Turkyilmaz’s 22-year-old brother Emrah was arrested by officers from Taskforce Maxima on Wednesday night, less than a day after his brother was attacked.
He was charged with affray over his alleged involvement in an alleged shooting and brawl at a shopping centre at Loganholme on February 4, allegedly involving a member of the Bandidos bikie gang.
Police allegedly acted out of concern he was planning a revenge attack against the Bandidos for the shooting of his brother.
Turkyilmaz was out on bail after he was charged with trafficking ice in a 2017 police drug bust.
‘Kill or be killed’ and ‘One by one I’m coming’ were the chilling messages posted by Emrah Turkyilmaz (pictured right with Gokhan Turkyilmaz) before he was arrested by police in relation to the alleged February 4 shooting in Logan
Gokhan Turkyilmaz (pictured) was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was also one of 12 people arrested in raids across Queensland and Sydney in 2017