Yakup Bozkurt's lifeless father and relatives were arrested after 12 years

Yakup Bozkurt disappeared in Seyitgazi district, where his family came as seasonal workers, in 2012. Upon the family's missing report, helicopters belonging to the Provincial Gendarmerie Command, as well as AFAD, UMKE, AKUT, and the Turkish Air Force were dispatched to the region.

As a result of the searches, Yakup Bozkurt's lifeless body was found buried in the ground in the rural Doğançayır District. Despite the studies carried out at that time, no trace could be found of Yakup Bozkurt's murder suspect.

Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office reopened the Yakup Bozkurt investigation, whose perpetrator remained unsolved. Eskişehir Gendarmerie Command Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Team (JASAT) teams searched again in the areas where Bozkurt was found dead.

Within the scope of the investigation, Yakup Bozkurt's father Abdurrezzak Bozkurt and 3 of his relatives were detained. 4 suspects, whose statements were taken at Eskişehir Gendarmerie Command, were sent to the courthouse after their procedures.

One of the suspects, Abdurrezzak Bozkurt, was arrested by the Criminal Judgeship of Peace. The other suspects were released. It was reported that the investigation is continuing.