3 arrests made in the investigation into the disappearance of 21-year-old Sefa in Istanbul 7 years ago

The search efforts of the Public Security Branch Directorate, Missing Persons Bureau teams for Sefa Soyalp, who has been missing since 2019, continue. As a result of the studies, it was determined that Sefa Soyalp and his girlfriend came to Istanbul by plane in 2019 and that they had common base records at an address in Sancaktepe. It was determined that Sefa Soyalp met the suspects Sırojıddın A. and Ahmet P. in a bag manufacturing workshop in Ümraniye in July of the same year, and started living in the same house with Sırojıddın A. in Çekmeköy as of August 16.

THE SUSPECTS WHO ENTERED THE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE LAST SEEN

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Missing Persons Bureau, it was revealed that the missing Sefa met with Umıda E., a Uzbekistan national, the day before she disappeared, and that this person was Gani C.E. It was determined that he was assessed to have been directed by Sırojıddin A. on the same day.

HTS DID NOT KEEP RECORDS WITH HIS STATEMENTS

When the police examined the HTS records of the suspects mentioned in the incident, they determined that they did not match the statements they gave at that time. It was also determined that Sirojiddin A. took a taxi and went to the forest area in Ümraniye at night, immediately after Sefa Soyalp's disappearance.

THE SUSPECTS DID NOT ACCEPT THE ACCUSES

Thereupon, the suspects mentioned in the incident were caught by the police operation. The suspects did not accept the accusations in their statements. It was learned that the police teams, who thought that Sefa Soyalp was buried in a forested area in Ümraniye after being killed, continued to search for her body.

INSPECTION WAS DONE AT HOME

On the other hand, it was stated that the police carried out a Luminol test to find traces of blood in the house where the murder took place, and that the investigation was continuing with some of the samples found. 6 suspects, whose procedures were completed at the Missing Persons Bureau, were sent to the courthouse.

3 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

Among the suspects who were brought before the Criminal Judgeship of Peace, Sırojıddın A., Ahmet P. and Serap Ü. He was arrested and sent to prison. On the other hand, 1 suspect was released on condition of judicial control and 2 people were released after giving their statements to the prosecutor's office.