Eight-year-old found dead after nationwide search in Turkey

Eight-year-old found dead after nationwide search in Turkey

ANKARA, September 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – The body of an eight-year-old girl who
missing in Turkey for 19 days, was found after a huge manhunt,
said the Interior Minister on Sunday.

Narin Guran's body was found in a bag in a river in the southeast
Diyarbakir Province, about one kilometer from the village where she lived
with her family, Diyarbakir Governor Murat Zorluoglu told reporters.

“Unfortunately, the lifeless body of Narin, who disappeared in the village,
of Tavsantepe… was found,” said Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya
wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

She disappeared on August 21, triggering a major search operation in Turkey, with a
Numerous well-known personalities are participating in a social media campaign called “Find
“Narin”.

“Narin Guran was found dead wearing the same clothes as last time.
seen,” said Zorluoglu.

“According to the first observations, she was put in a sack after she
killed. The bag was then placed in the river, hidden under branches and stones
so as not to arouse suspicion,” he added.

The Diyarbakir Public Prosecutor's Office has arrested 21 people, said Justice Minister Yilmaz
Tunc.

The girl’s uncle was arrested last week on suspicion of murder and
“Deprivation of liberty”.

“Our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is following the case closely in order to
guarantee that the ongoing investigations will be pursued thoroughly and that the
who was responsible for Narin's life in court,” the President's statements read
said director Fahrettin Altun on X.

The pro-Kurdish Turkish party DEM has called for a march in
Diyarbakir on Sunday evening.

“Narin was killed in an organized manner. Those responsible for this murder,
that has saddened us all must be exposed and held accountable before a
impartial and independent judicial system,” wrote DEM on X.

Tunc said on X that “those responsible for Narin’s death will be brought to justice.
Justice”.