Mother and father were arrested after the loss of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı
Quick Look
- No trace was found in the search launched after the disappearance of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı on İncedere Plateau in Divriği district of Sivas.
- Mother Elif Balıkçı declared to the prosecutor that she sold her child for money and then her father Yusuf Balıkçı killed her.
- While the teams continued to search with artificial intelligence-supported drones and tracking dogs, the mother and father were arrested and the other 4 children were taken under state protection.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Büşra Balıkçı, the 11-month-old daughter of the Balıkçı family, who is engaged in animal husbandry, temporarily stayed in the tent on İncedere Plateau in Divriği district of Sivas. In her first statement, mother Elif Balıkçı said that her child was sold for money, then she changed her statement and declared to the prosecutor that her father Yusuf Balıkçı killed her.
A search was launched in the tent where the Balıkçı family, who are engaged in animal husbandry, temporarily stayed in the İncedere Plateau of the Kendir village, upon the notice that their 11-month-old daughter, Büşra, had gone missing.
Mother Elif Balıkçı, who was detained within the scope of the investigation into the incident, claimed in her first statements that her child was sold for money.
Balıkçı, who later changed his statement, claimed that his father, Yusuf Balıkçı, killed the baby. Elif Balıkçı said that she had previously made a false statement because she was afraid, and filed a complaint against her husband, saying, "His father Yusuf killed my child, took him to the stony land 1-2 kilometers away from the tents and left him."
NO TRACE FOUND ON THE LAND SHOWED BY YOUR MOTHER
Following the allegation, Elif Balıkçı, accompanied by the prosecutor, was shown a place around İncedere Plateau. While the gendarmerie teams, who took intense security measures in the region, used signal cutters, searches were carried out in the stony area pointed out by the mother. The searches carried out by gendarmerie public order, commando teams and AFAD teams in difficult terrain conditions with artificial intelligence-supported drones and tracking dogs have not yielded any results yet.
While no traces or findings of the missing baby Büşra were found, the teams' feverish search efforts in the region continued today. The other four children of the family, aged between 3 and 9, were taken under state protection.
MOTHER AND FATHER WERE ARRESTED
Father Yusuf and mother Elif Balıkçı, who were referred to the courthouse in the investigation into the disappearance of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı in Divriği district of Sivas 6 days ago, were arrested by the court after their proceedings at the prosecutor's office.
It was learned that the interrogation of the other suspects continues.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The criminal investigation will be completed in the light of the interrogators, the consistency of the mother and father's statements and other evidence.
Likely · Within weeks
Search efforts will continue in the region to find Büşra Balıkçı.
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- Is there any definitive information about Büşra Balıkçı's whereabouts or what happened?
- After the arrest of the parents, who are the other suspects and how do their interrogations continue?
- Where and how do the other 4 children of the family receive care under state protection?
