He got the attention of police in 1918 when he murdered pudding shop owner Recep Usta on Boğazkesen Street, cutting his throat and stealing all his money before escaping, but eventually, he and his men were arrested, receiving 15 years sculling punishment. After a while, Hiristo founded his own gang together with some other famous bullies, and he soon began shaking down the areas of Beyoğlu, particularly the areas of Tatavla (Kurtuluş), Dolapdere and Galata. With his older brother Koço, who had long been involved crime, Hiristo began his crime career by stealing people's money in tramways and in the whorehouse that his mother was owned in Peremeci Street in Beyoğlu. According to the Ottoman documents, he was born in 1898 in Istanbul to a Greek family, but it is said that his father left the family for Athens later. He is also considered as the first serial killer of the Ottoman Empire. Given the fact that the life of Hiristo Anastadiyadis was adapted into three Turkish movies, he is one of the most interesting criminals in the history of Istanbul. Hiristo Anastadiyadis 10 – Hiristo AnastadiyaDis
