Ayhan Kartal (né Kornià Â; 1966 â March 13, 2000) was a Turkish rapist and child killer. He was stabbed to death by his roommates in a mental hospital.
On April 20, 1985, Ayhan Kornià  killed the 13-year-old ArmaÃÂan Kayadipli by strangling him after he raped him in the ðkiçeà Âmelik quarter of Kemeraltñ district in ðzmir. He was placed in a mental hospital in Bakñrköy, Istanbul, and was released following about one-year long psychiatric treatment. He changed his surname from Kornià  to Kartal.
On September 23, 1989, Kartal raped and killed the 9-year-old boy BarÃ±à  Kurt in à Âirinyer, ðzmir. He was apprehended while he was hiding in a chest at his home at Pñnarbaà Âñ, Bornova in ðzmir.
In 1992, Kartal was transferred to Manisa Psychiatric Hospital for the diagnosis and treatment of his mental disorder. He escaped from the hospital on October 14, 1993, but was apprehended after a while in ðzmir, and brought back to the hospital. He confessed to the authorities that "he feels himself close to children, and he can have intercourse with children only". He was nicknamed "The Beast of ðzmir" ().
In the mental hospital, Kartal was afraid of the serial killer Süleyman Aktaà Â, nicknamed "The Nailing Killer" (), with whom he shared the same ward. After a while, he was relocated to another ward following his request. In the night of March 13, 2000, Kartal was stabbed once in the throat and three times in the stomach by his two roommates, the serial killer Ali Kaya (23), nicknamed "The Babyface Killer", and Tayfun à Âahin (32), in the 17-people hospital ward. The physician on duty found him with wounds in blood, and arranged his transfer to an emergency station after persuading and passivating the two offenders. Kartal died underway.