Minister of Justice Gürlek announced: 2 unsolved murders have been solved!

Minister Gürlek, in his statement on his social media account, emphasized that under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, they are working determinedly to ensure that no unsolved cases remain in the dark in the fight against crime and criminals and to meet the justice expectations of the victims.

Gürlek stated that two more files were resolved with the efforts of the chief public prosecutor's offices and law enforcement units under the coordination of the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Department, and noted that 60 files regarding 67 victims and 7 injured have been clarified to date.

A 20-YEAR-OLD FILE HAS BEEN OFF THE SHELF IN KIRŞEHİR

According to the information shared by Gürlek, the file of Rıza Güzel, whose family filed a missing person complaint in Akpınar district of Kırşehir on February 5, 2006, was re-examined.

As a result of witness statements, contradictory statements of family members and technical examination of HTS/communication records, evidence was found that the incident was a "deliberate killing". 7 suspects were detained in simultaneous operations carried out at 6 addresses in 3 provinces. As a result of the suspects showing the location, bone fragments thought to belong to Güzel were seized. While 2 of the suspects who were referred to the courthouse were arrested, a judicial control order was issued for 1 of them.

A 13-YEAR-OLD MURDER IN SAMSUN WAS SOLVED WITH TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

The unsolved case of the murder of Arif Yılmaz with a firearm in Samsun's Çarşamba district on June 1, 2013 was also re-examined in line with developing technological opportunities. Existing evidence, witness statements and contact data of 28 people, including those who had previously been decided not to prosecute, were compared. In line with the technical analysis and new witness statements, two suspects who were determined to be connected to the incident were arrested by the court after they were taken into custody.

In his statement, Minister Gürlek thanked Çarşamba and Kırşehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices and Samsun and Kırşehir Provincial Gendarmerie Commands for conducting the investigations and said, "We will not give up on pursuing justice, shedding light on questions that have remained unanswered for years, and working to bring those responsible to account before the law." he said.