15.11.2026 11:51
In the investigation into the death of Mehmet Şahinoğlu, who disappeared in Bursa in 2012, 5 of the 11 suspects taken into custody were arrested. While it was determined that the upper jawbone found in Kestel belonged to Şahinoğlu, 5 bone fragments considered to belong to his wife Saime Şahinoğlu, who disappeared in the same year, were also found. Six suspects were released under judicial control conditions, while one fugitive suspect is being sought.
The case of the couple Mehmet and Saime Şahinoğlu, who disappeared in Bursa in 2012 a few months apart, was solved by an investigation reopened years later. Among those arrested are a father, his wife, and their 2 sons.
FIRST HIS WIFE, THEN HE HIMSELF DISAPPEARED
Under the coordination of the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Provincial Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate Homicide Bureau and Intelligence Branch Directorate conducted comprehensive work on the Mehmet and Saime Şahinoğlu case.
Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that her daughter filed a missing person report for Saime Şahinoğlu, from whom no news had been received on 26 February 2012. According to the investigation file, Mehmet Şahinoğlu was persuaded by suspect S.D. with a promise of marriage in October of the same year and taken to Istanbul. No further news was received from Şahinoğlu after 18 October 2012.
MURDER CLARIFIED BY UPPER JAW BONE
After a fire in 2015 in the Ümitalan area of Kestel district, human bones were found, and gendarmerie teams launched an investigation. The investigation was deepened and re-examined in 2022.
The upper jaw bone (maxilla) found during work in the area was sent to the Istanbul Council of Forensic Medicine. The examination determined that the bone belonged to Mehmet Şahinoğlu.
IT WAS ALLEGED THAT HE WAS KILLED IN A VILLA AND HIS BODY WAS BURNED
According to investigation findings, Mehmet Şahinoğlu was killed in a villa belonging to the suspects in Kurşunlu Neighborhood of Gemlik district, and his body was buried in a plot of land in the area. It was alleged that the suspects later removed the body from where they had buried it, took it to the Ümitalan area in Kestel, and attempted to destroy it by burning it there.
Teams conducting technical surveillance and examining HTS records detained 11 of 12 suspects determined to be connected to the incident.
NEW BONES FOUND THROUGH WITNESS TESTIMONY
While detention procedures continued, based on the statement of a witness who emerged, a site identification and excavation work was conducted in the cemetery at the Ümitalan area. In the excavation carried out with the assessment that Saime Şahinoğlu's body might also be in the same area, 5 bone fragments were found. The bones thought to belong to Saime Şahinoğlu were sent to the Istanbul Council of Forensic Medicine for examination.
FATHER, MOTHER, AND 2 SONS ARRESTED
Of the 11 suspects referred to the courthouse after police procedures, Mehmet Salih A., his wife Saadet A., their sons Faruk A. and Fatih A., and their relative S.G. were arrested by the judge before whom they were brought. Suspects C.A., S.İ., R.A., M.A., F.A., and E.G. were released under judicial control conditions.
Within the scope of the investigation, efforts continue to capture 1 fugitive suspect.