Turkish police have arrested a suspect in the recent spate of attacks against elderly Armenian women in Istanbul.

According to the Turkish press, the 38 year-old man, identified as Murat Nazaryan, is a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin.

The man was taken into custody on March 2, after being identified by one of the attack victims. An Istanbul court then decided to arrest the suspect.

Afterwards, police linked some blood found on an envelope belonging to Maritsa Kucuk, one of the victims, to the suspect. Maritsa Kucuk was stabbed to death on December 28, 2012.

The suspect was questioned again and is said to have provided detailed testimony regarding the incidents. Unnamed Turkish sources claim that M.N. said the attacks were robbery motivated.

Nazaryan had a police record for similar crimes. He was apprehended at a hostel in Fatih's Vefa neighborhood.