23.12.2025 00:20
Search efforts for 80-year-old Mustafa Abi, who has been missing since November 28, 2025, in the Mudanya district of Bursa, are ongoing without interruption. Despite approximately 576 hours having passed since the missing person report was filed, no trace of the elderly man has been found yet.
News has not been received for weeks about 80-year-old Mustafa Abi, who went missing in the Mudanya district of Bursa. Despite the passage of 576 hours, the intensive search efforts have yielded no results, while his family and loved ones are anxiously waiting for any news that comes with each passing hour. The searches conducted over a wide area in the village and its surroundings deepen the weight of uncertainty.
SEARCH TEAMS ARE ON SITE, HOPE IS NOT LOST
Since November 28, the Jandarma Search and Rescue (JAK) teams, affiliated with the Bursa Provincial Gendarmerie Command, have been intensively working in the area for Mustafa Abi, who has been missing and has previously been the subject of missing person reports. Following the missing person report, search and rescue teams from AFAD and numerous non-governmental organizations also took part in the field for the first 7 days.
AN AREA OF 30 KILOMETERS HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY SEARCHED
The teams have conducted a detailed search over a wide area of approximately 30–35 kilometers, covering the village center and its surroundings since the day Mustafa Abi went missing. While wooded areas, rural regions, and possible transit routes have been searched one by one, no concrete evidence has been found so far.
HEARTBREAKING APPEAL FROM HIS WIFE: THIS UNCERTAINTY IS VERY DIFFICULT
The wife of the missing Mustafa Abi, Ayla Abi, expressed that the wait they are experiencing is becoming heavier with each passing hour. Ayla Abi shared her feelings, saying, "We have been waiting with hope for 576 hours. There has been no peace in our home for days. The gendarmerie teams and our villagers are doing their best, but we still have not received any news. This uncertainty is very difficult."
The family urged citizens who have seen Mustafa Abi or have any information about his whereabouts to contact the 112 Emergency Call Center without delay.