Within just five days of meeting a suitor by the name of 'Hamza' - Kukusheva found herself entangled in an assassination plot linked to the ruthless Tottenham Turks syndicate. Prosecutors believe Syed had been recruited by the notorious Tottenham Turks - a violent north London gang with Kurdish roots - to silence Guzel. The case has once again shone a spotlight on the feared Tottenham Turks - among Britain's most-feared mobsters and whose prime income had long flowed from heroin trafficking. A long-running and bloody feud between the Tottenham Turks and the Hackney Bombacilar - or Bombers - has been linked to around 20 murders, turning parts of the capital into a battleground. Police said the intended targets were linked to a ‘beef’ between the Tottenham Turks and the Hackney Turks.

Source: Daily Mail March 02, 2026 09:26 UTC