24.05.2025 19:02
In the incident related to the discovery of the bodies of Remzi Sati and his 15-year-old son, Muhammed Sati, in a burning truck in Diyarbakır, one of the four individuals arrested confessed to his crime. The person stated that after shooting and killing Remzi Sati and his son, he set them on fire using gasoline and cologne, and he indicated that he committed the murder because he was owed 200,000 lira.
In Diyarbakır, the bodies of Remzi Sati and his son Muhammed Sati were found in a pickup truck. Of the four people arrested in connection with the incident, Ali Mert İ. confessed to his crime and revealed the details of the event. The investigation is ongoing to clarify the incident.
THE CHARRED BODIES OF FATHER AND SON WERE FOUND The incident occurred on May 19 in an empty field near the rural Köprübaşı neighborhood of the Sur district. Those who saw the burned pickup truck with the license plate 21 GH 662 in the morning hours reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center. Gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the area following the report. During the investigation, the lifeless bodies of Remzi Sati and his son Muhammed were found in the pickup truck and taken to the morgue of the Forensic Medicine Institution for autopsies.
7 EMPTY SHELL CASINGS DETECTED, 4 SUSPECTS ARRESTED During the crime scene investigation, 7 empty shell casings, as well as burned evidence such as a phone, business card, and flashlight, were found in the burned vehicle and 500 meters away from it. The evidence was sent to the Van Gendarmerie Criminal Laboratory Directorate for examination. DNA samples were also taken from the family members of Remzi and Muhammed Sati for matching, as their bodies were severely damaged. The lifeless bodies of the father and son were sent to the Forensic Medicine Institution in Istanbul after the procedures at the Forensic Medicine Institution.
In the investigation conducted by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the incident, Mehmet D. (26), Mehmet K. (44), İshak K. (40), Ali Mert İ., Ali Ö. (32), Osman K. (44), and Ayhan İ. (58) were detained. After their procedures, the suspects Mehmet D., Mehmet K., İshak K., and Ali Mert İ. were arrested by the court they were brought before yesterday. Three of the suspects, including 2 under judicial control, were released.
KILLED FOR 200 THOUSAND LIRA To clarify the incident, the specially formed Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Team (JASAT) examined 735 hours of camera footage related to the day of the incident. In his statement, suspect Ali Mert İ. said that he was owed 200 thousand lira by Remzi Sati, and after inviting Remzi Sati and his son to the area to talk on the day of the incident, he killed them with his own gun and then burned the pickup truck with cologne and gasoline to destroy the evidence.
After confessing to his crime, the District Gendarmerie Command teams, JASAT, and 2 Public Order Commando Teams conducted a reconnaissance with suspect Ali Mert İ. in the Kuşburnu neighborhood and at the crime scene. Following the suspect's directions, the gun used in the incident was found hidden in a tree 150 meters away from his home. Additionally, the cologne, gasoline bottle, flashlight, and the jacket he wore that day were also found at the suspect's house.