As a result of the work of the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Department, eight murders in seven unsolved cases were brought to light.
With the work of chief public prosecutors' offices and law enforcement units, various arrest warrants were issued in seven files, the oldest of which is approximately 39 years old and the newest of which is three years old.
Making a statement regarding the solved murders, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek stated that, together with these seven files, the events regarding 65 victims and seven injured people in 58 files have been clarified so far.
A 39-YEAR-OLD UNCLOSED PERSON FILE HAS BEEN ENLIGHTENED
One of the files announced by Minister Gürlek was about Nigar Bilgin, who was not heard from in Şavşat district of Artvin in 1987.
In the file of Nigar Bilgin, who was never heard from again after her marriage in 1987, bones believed to belong to the woman were found in the excavation carried out after new statements and location procedures.
Regarding the incident, Z.B. was arrested, M.B. A decision was made to place him under house arrest.
Information about other files announced by Minister Gürlek is as follows:
CORRUPTED / COMPASSIONATE | HAMZA GEDİK – 21 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: In the file of Hamza Gedik, who was killed on July 8, 2005 in the TMO campus where he was working; Old notifications, re-taken statements and obtained evidence were evaluated together. Following findings that the murder was carried out as an instigation and participation, 6 suspects were caught in operations carried out in Kırşehir and Istanbul.
DIYARBAKIR / SUR | ERHAN KURT - 19 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: In the file of Erhan Kurt, who was strangled to death in Hevsel Gardens on September 21, 2007; New witness statements, HTS and base records, Forensic Medicine Institute evaluations and contradictions in previous statements were re-examined. Based on the new findings, 6 suspects were caught in the simultaneous operation carried out in Diyarbakır and Batman.
ESKİŞEHİR / SEYİTGAZİ | YAKUP BOZKURT - 14 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: In the file of Yakup Bozkurt, who disappeared on May 8, 2012 when he was only 2.5 years old and whose lifeless body was found, 6 suspects were detained as a result of technical studies and re-taken statements. One of the suspects, father A.B. was arrested.
TRABZON | KÖKSAL KOL AND MEHMET KAPLAN – 12 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: With new witness statements in the file of Köksal Kol and Mehmet Kaplan, who disappeared on June 26, 2014, the previous decision of not prosecuting was annulled. E.A., who was detained after new evidence and statements were obtained regarding the murder and burial of two people. and A.B. was arrested.
KİLİS / ACAR VILLAGE | KHALED TAYSON – 12 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: In the file of Khaled Tayson, who was found dead in an irrigation well on July 15, 2014; As a result of the new Forensic Medicine examination, witness statements and base analysis, the previous decision of non-prosecution was annulled. Within the scope of the restarted investigation, 3 suspects were caught.
