Lives Lost in the 17 August Earthquake: 5 Thousand 840 Missing, Hundreds Expected

According to the parliamentary investigation commission report, 5 thousand 840 people disappeared in the earthquake of August 17, 1999. Some have been found, but there are still hundreds missing. 107 people were buried without being identified in the 17 August Cemetery in Gölcük. Relatives of the missing had some of these graves opened and had DNA tests done. Gamze Aktürk is also looking for her brother Zafer Kutluer. Aktürk, who lost his entire family, could not find his 22-year-old brother, neither dead nor alive. Stating that he had 15 graves opened, Aktürk said that there was no match with his brother's DNA.