19.04.2025 14:11
The autopsy report of Ece Gürel, who was found four days after going missing in Belgrad Forest and later died in the hospital, has been prepared. It has been learned that Gürel died due to exposure to cold (hypothermia) and resulting complications.
The Forensic Medicine Institution has completed the autopsy report of 36-year-old landscape architect Ece Gürel, who was found in a steep forested area after going missing in Belgrad Forest and later died in the hospital.
The report stated that Ece Gürel, who was found alive and died in the hospital she was transferred to, underwent radiological imaging, post-mortem examination, and autopsy procedures by the Forensic Medicine Institution's Morgue Specialization Department. It was noted that there was no medical evidence indicating that Gürel died from traumatic effects based on the histopathological, toxicological, biological, entomological, and microbiological examinations of the samples taken during the radiological examination, post-mortem examination, and autopsy.
NO DNA FOUND BELONGING TO A FOREIGN PERSON
The report indicated that there was no medical evidence that Ece Gürel was poisoned and that no DNA profile belonging to a foreign person was found in the samples taken from her body.
CAUSE OF DEATH: HYPOTHERMIA
The report stated that Gürel's death was determined to have occurred due to exposure to cold (hypothermia) and resulting complications (rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation), and included the following statement: "According to the findings obtained from the radiological imaging, post-mortem examination, and autopsy procedures, as well as the examination of the samples taken during the autopsy, it has been determined that Ece Gürel's death occurred as a result of exposure to cold (hypothermia) and the resulting complications."
WHAT HAPPENED?
Gürel, who left her home in the Gültepe neighborhood of Kağıthane on Sunday, March 2, saying she would go for a walk in Belgrad Forest, went missing, prompting a large-scale search operation involving numerous search and rescue teams after her relatives reported her disappearance.
Gürel's mobile phone and some personal belongings were found during the search efforts conducted in Belgrad Forest on March 4.
As a result of the teams' four-day efforts, Gürel was found in a steep forested area at 01:15 on March 6, and was treated in the intensive care unit of Maslak Acıbadem Hospital, but unfortunately passed away despite all interventions. Gürel's funeral was held after the afternoon prayer at the Güneşli Central Mosque in Bağcılar and she was buried in Kocasinan Cemetery.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into Gürel's death, and in this context, her mother, father, husband, and friend were questioned as "informants." An investigation was also initiated by the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding Hale Ö., who made statements on a social media channel claiming to have educated Gürel.
Hale Ö., who was detained on charges of "publicly disseminating misleading information," "qualified fraud," and "violating the tax procedure law," was released with a judicial control decision of "prohibition of leaving the country."
The investigation into Gürel's death is ongoing.