An investigation was launched by the Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office upon the missing application filed by relatives of Evindar Tiğrak, who disappeared in Batman on June 7, 2025.
Following the new evidence obtained in the long-running investigation, the focus was on the suspicion that Tiğrak was the victim of murder. Within the scope of the investigation, HTS and PTS records, criminal investigation findings, biological traces on the vehicle of one of the suspects, witness statements and technical data were evaluated together.
N.Y., whose identities were determined based on the evidence. and Y.D. were taken into custody during the operation. N.Y. and Y.D., were taken to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station, and were arrested and sent to prison for the crime of "premeditated murder". It was also revealed that Tiğrak had previously filed a complaint against N.Y. and a restraining order had been issued against him. Tiğrak's body has not yet been found within the scope of the investigation.
A press statement was made by the Batman Bar Association Women's Rights Center in front of the Batman Courthouse. Evindar Tiğrak's family also attended the statement.
Speaking in the press release, family lawyer Binefş Seçkin stated that Evindar's fate should be determined and all aspects of the incident should be clarified and said, "The first hearing of the trial regarding Evindar's suspicious death was held on Friday. In the file we are following as the Batman Bar Association Women's Rights Center, it was decided to continue the detention of both defendants. An investigation file was opened by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding Evindar Tiğrak's suspicious death and investigation procedures were carried out to clarify the incident. Evindar's fate." "The necessary investigations and investigations must be carried out completely in order to identify him, find his body, and clarify all the circumstances behind his death. At the hearing, we submitted our requests for investigation to the court, including the continuation of the search efforts in order to reach Evindar's body and the necessary investigations and investigations to reveal the material truth in all its aspects. We emphasized once again that all aspects of the incident should be clarified, the evidence should be collected completely and no doubt should be left unanswered."
Seçkin stated that the fact that Evindar's body still cannot be found increases the pain and uncertainty experienced by her family day by day and said, "The family, who wants to learn the fate of their child, reach her and fulfill their last duty, is waiting to be reunited with their daughter's body, which is one of their most basic human and conscientious expectations. Therefore, reaching Evindar's body is of vital importance not only in terms of clarifying the incident and revealing the evidence, but also in terms of ending the family's waiting in uncertainty and being able to reunite with their child. The search efforts are determined." All available resources must be mobilized and all necessary research must be carried out to reach Evindar's body.
One of the issues that should be particularly noted within the scope of the file is that Evindar Tiğrak is one of the defendants, N.Y. The fact that he had previously received a restraining order against him. This information once again reveals how vital protective and preventive mechanisms are in the fight against violence against women. The fact that a woman has previously felt the need for protection requires meticulous examination of what happened and the effectiveness of the measures taken. For this reason, it is important to evaluate the decision in question in its entirety, together with the history of the incident and the implementation of the measures taken. "We will follow this file until Evindar's body is found, all the facts behind his death are revealed, and all aspects of the trial process are clarified," he said.
