Objection from the prosecutor's office to the report on Kozinoğlu's death

The investigation into former National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu, who died in Silivri Prison while he was detained due to the Ergenekon investigation, continues.

The Forensic Medicine Institute 1st Specialization Board report regarding Kozinoğlu's suspicious death was sent to the Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on November 4, 2026. The report stated that Kozinoğlu's death occurred due to heart disease.

OBJECTION TO THE REPORT

The prosecutor's office found the report that Kozinoğlu died due to heart disease incomplete. In the objection, it was stated that antimony was detected in Kozinoğlu's nails, hair and saponified tissue. On the other hand, it was noted that there was no antimony in the 7 soil samples examined.

The prosecutor's office objected to the report, stating that these findings weakened the explanation that antimony only passed into the body from grave soil.

WHAT DOES THE FORENSIC MEDICINE REPORT SAY?

In the report, it was determined that there was no medical evidence that Kaşif Kozinoğlu died as a result of traumatic effects or poisoning, and that the death occurred as a result of heart disease.

In addition, it was evaluated that the medicine given to him due to chest pain had no effect on Kozinoğlu's death.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, WHAT DO THE FRACTURES IN HIS RIBS MEAN?

In the examinations carried out by the Chemistry Specialization Department of the Forensic Medicine Institute, bone and tooth examinations in the samples taken from Kozinoğlu's grave revealed fractures in the sternum and ribs.

It was evaluated that these fractures may have occurred during the resuscitation procedure (the procedure performed to restart the stopped heart) performed in the hospital.

THE CONQUEST OF KABIR WAS CARRIED OUT ON 12 SEPTEMBER

The burial process was carried out on September 12 to determine the exact cause of Kozinoğlu's death and whether there was any third party intervention in his death.

Kozinoğlu's grave was opened under the supervision of a committee consisting of three forensic experts, a chemist and an autopsy technician; Bone, soil and other medical samples were taken. Experts investigated whether a different drug was given in prison over a period of 1.5 months.

WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION

Kaşif Kozinoğlu was a former maroon beret officer and MİT member.

Kozinoğlu, who served for a long time in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan, was arrested in 2011 when he returned to Türkiye from Afghanistan. Kozinoğlu died in prison on November 12, 2011, after suffering a heart attack after exercising. It was noted that there were 13 days for Kozinoğlu to appear in court.

Kozinoğlu family said, "He was an athlete, his death is not normal, it should be investigated." He objected, but the investigation was closed a year later.

WHAT WERE THE ALLEGATIONS IN KOZİNOĞLU'S DEATH?

Allegedly, Kozinoğlu was asking for help when he had a heart attack, but guard Ferhat Veysi Gül turned up the volume on the radio to prevent this sound from being heard. It is later revealed that Gül was a member of FETO and fled abroad after July 15.

The file was reopened after these allegations and old investigations came to the fore. It was claimed that Kozinoğlu, who had very important information about FETO, may have been poisoned.