The Balıkçı family, who came from Diyarbakır to İncidere Plateau in Göndüren village of Divriği district for seasonal livestock farming, called 112 Emergency Call Center on September 10 and reported that their 11-month-old daughter Büşra had disappeared while sleeping in the tent.
While the clothes belonging to the baby were found during the searches on the land, during the interrogation intensified by the gendarmerie, the mother Elif Balıkçı first claimed that she sold the baby for money due to her husband's debts, then changed her statement and said, "My husband killed my daughter and left her body on the stony land."
The couple's other four children, who were taken under state protection, claimed that a person named 'Blue sweater Mehmet' took the baby to Diyarbakır by car. Mehmet K., who was captured in Diyarbakır upon this allegation, was released under judicial control when no bond was found in the HTS records.
Among the suspects, father Yusuf Balıkçı (41) and Elif Balıkçı (27) were arrested and sent to prison for the crime of 'deliberately killing a child descendant', sister-in-law Rahime Budak, sister-in-law's son Özcan Budak, uncle Mehmet Resul Balıkçı and relative Mihtad Balıkçı were arrested for the crimes of 'Destroying, concealing or altering criminal evidence' and 'Favoritism of the criminal'.
The couple's other 4 children, who were taken under state protection and placed in Sivas 4 Eylül Children's Home, were listened to with experts and sociologists.
Mehmet K. was taken into custody after the children stated, "Our father had a debt. A person named Mehmet, wearing a blue sweater, came to the tent that night and wrapped Büşra in a blanket and picked her up by car to take her to Diyarbakır" and identified her through the photo.
Mehmet K., who denied the accusations, was released on condition of judicial control.
The search efforts of commando teams, gendarmerie public order, AFAD and UMKE teams in the plateau continue uninterruptedly.
In the work where artificial intelligence-supported UAVs, drones and cadaver dogs are used, the teams are looking for traces of baby Büşra despite the difficult terrain conditions in the region where wild animals are also seen.
As the investigation deepened, new information emerged about Yusuf Balıkçı, who was arrested for 'intentional murder of a child descendant'.
During the investigations carried out in Diyarbakır, it was claimed that Balıkçı had frequently used violence against his children and wife in the past, and that he had thrown another child from the balcony of the 2nd floor.
Meanwhile, the children's statements were taken again within the scope of the investigation.
According to the children's statements, on the day of the incident, Yusuf Balıkçı used violence against Elif Balıkçı, who was holding baby Büşra.
Due to the father's harsh blows, the mother fell to the ground with baby Büşra in her arms and fainted.
Meanwhile, it was claimed that baby Büşra, who was hit hard, lost her life.
Based on the statements of the children, the teams concluded that after the death of baby Büşra, the body might have been left in an open field in the region where wild animals are frequently seen.
Following the allegations and findings of violence, a new interview will be held with 6 people detained in prison, including Elif Balıkçı, Yusuf Balıkçı and their relatives.
It is planned to take new statements from the suspects through cross-examination.
While the results of the microscopic biological findings on the baby clothes sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute are awaited, the investigation continues in many aspects.
