Breaking news... Minister Gürlek announced: Two more unsolved murders have been solved

Minister Gürlek, in his statement on his social media account with the title "We brought to light two more unsolved murders of 20 and 13 years old: We removed 67 murders in 60 files from being unsolved", said: "Under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we are determined to ensure that no unsolved file remains in the dark in the fight against crime and criminals, that no crime is left unpunished, and that the justice expectations of the victims and their families are met." "We are working," he said.

Giving information about the murders that were brought to light, Gürlek continued as follows:

"Under the coordination of our Unsolved Crimes Investigation Department, and with the work of our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and law enforcement units, we have brought to light two more unsolved murders. Thus, to date, we have clarified 60 files regarding 67 victims and 7 injured:

KIRŞEHİR / AKPINAR | RIZA GÜZEL - 20 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: The file of Rıza Güzel, whose family filed a missing person report on February 5, 2006, was re-examined. Witness statements, contradictory statements of family members, communication records and technical investigations were evaluated together and evidence was obtained that the incident carried suspicion of premeditated murder.

7 suspects were detained in operations carried out at 6 addresses in three provinces. As a result of the suspects' statements and location, bone fragments believed to belong to Rıza Güzel were found. As a result of the judicial investigation, 2 of the suspects were arrested and a judicial control order was issued for 1 of them.

SAMSUN / WEDNESDAY | ARİF YILMAZ - 13 YEARS OLD UNCLOSED PERSON: The file of Arif Yılmaz, who was killed with a firearm in Çarşamba district of Samsun on June 1, 2013, was re-examined. Existing evidence, witness statements and HTS records were re-analyzed by taking advantage of developing technological opportunities.

The contact data of 28 people, including those who were previously decided not to prosecute, were compared again. As a result of technical analysis and new witness statements, 2 suspects who were considered to be connected to the incident were caught, detained and arrested.

I would like to thank our Çarşamba and Kırşehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices, Samsun and Kırşehir Provincial Gendarmerie Commands, and all public officials who contributed to the clarification of these files with great devotion.

"We will not give up on pursuing justice, elucidating questions that have remained unanswered for years, and working to bring those responsible to account before the law."