Mother confessed in the investigation of the 11-month-old baby missing in Sivas: 5 detained
While the bloody clothes of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı, who disappeared in the Divriği district of Sivas, were found, the mother Elif Balıkçı admitted that she sold the baby for money, and a total of 5 people were detained.
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While the bloody clothes of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı, who disappeared in Sivas Divriği, were found, the mother admitted that she sold the baby for money after contradictory statements; 5 people, including the mother and father, were detained.
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Why It Matters
Search efforts were initiated upon the notice that 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı was missing in a tent on the evening of September 11 in Divriği district of Sivas.
While the bloody and torn clothes of 11-month-old Büşra Balıkçı, who disappeared in the Divriği district of Sivas, were found, her mother, father and a total of 5 people from the family were detained.
According to the news on İHA, the incident; It happened around 21:00 on the evening of September 11. Mother Elif Balıkçı, who fed her baby in the evening, then put her child to sleep in the tent. While baby Büşra was sleeping, mother Elif Balıkçı (27) moved to another tent next to them.
WHERE IS MINI BUSRA?
Mother Elif Balıkçı, who returned to the tent a short time later, saw that her child was not in the tent. The mother, who could not find her child in and around the tent, reported the situation to her husband Yusuf Balıkçı, who took their herds to the plateau to graze.
Father Yusuf Balıkçı could not find baby Büşra despite all his searches in and around the tent. The situation was later reported to the 112 Emergency Call Center.
NO TRACE WAS FOUND
Following the notice, gendarmerie and AFAD teams were dispatched to the scene. During the searches that continued throughout the night, no trace of baby Büşra was found.
BLOODY DRESSES WERE FOUND
During yesterday's search and screening activities, baby Büşra's clothes were found bloody and torn, 2 kilometers away from the tent. The gendarmerie took the statements of the family and surrounding residents.
Father Yusuf Balıkçı said that Büşra ate her dinner in the evening on the day of the incident, played games with her and then went to sleep.
CONFESSED
Mother Elif Balıkçı (27), whose statement was taken after the family's contradictory statements, confessed that they sold the baby for money.
5 DETAINED FROM THE FAMILY
Following the confession, the Divriği Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the matter and detained the mother, father and a total of 5 people from the family.
The investigation continues into the truth of the mother's claim and the suspicion that the baby may have been killed.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Divriği Public Prosecutor's Office will complete the investigation and refer the suspects to court
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Was the baby really sold or killed?
- How were the baby's bloody clothes found?



