28.04.2026 23:43
Custody of 8-year-old Nazar, who was abducted by her father in Bursa and kept in a ruined house for 7 years before being rescued in a police operation, was granted to Rebecca S., confirmed as her mother by DNA test. It was learned that Nazar, who started primary school, met her sister and will go to Germany with her mother upon receipt of the notification.
Umut K. (33), who resides in Mustafakemalpaşa district of Bursa, had a son named 'Nazar' (8) in 2018 with his girlfriend Rebecca S. (30), whom he started living with in Germany after going there for work. A year later, Umut K. came to Bursa with his German girlfriend to visit his mother Hanife S. (60), who had remarried after separating from his father, and abducted his 1-year-old son Nazar S., claiming he had gone missing. After Rebecca S. filed a complaint with the police and returned to her country, an investigation was launched into the incident. Umut K. died of a heart attack 2 years ago. Meanwhile, the Mustafakemalpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office expanded the investigation after finding the situation of Hanife S., who was wanted with an arrest warrant and released on condition of signing in at the police station once a week, suspicious.
30-DAY SURVEILLANCE, 300 HOURS OF FOOTAGE As part of the investigation led by Mustafakemalpaşa Chief Public Prosecutor Yusuf Canik, a special team of 6 personnel from the Robbery Bureau, Homicide Bureau, and Missing Persons Bureau under the Provincial Police Department's Public Order Branch, was formed on the order of Bursa Provincial Police Chief Kadir Gökce. Nazar, who had been untraceable for 7 years, was found in a derelict house where he was being held by his paternal grandmother, through a 30-day technical and physical surveillance and analysis of 300 hours of camera footage, in an operation conducted on March 10. Paternal grandmother Hanife S. and Recai M., the son of Umut K.'s aunt and the owner of the house, were taken into custody and arrested.
SAID "MOM" FOR THE FIRST TIME Nazar S. was taken under protection by the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services. Rebecca S., who came to Bursa from Germany upon learning of the situation, saw her child for the first time in 7 years at the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services, accompanied by her lawyer and officials from the German Consulate. Nazar, who was initially cautious and cold toward Rebecca S., not being told she was his mother, was informed on March 17 that Rebecca S., who returned to the institution, was his mother. The meeting between Rebecca S. and her son Nazar S. took place at the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services with a pedagogue present. During the meeting, the mother and son spent time playing games. Nazar S., who had been told by relatives that his mother abandoned him and was bad, began to form a close bond with her during this process. When he was told that the person he was playing with was named Rebecca and was his mother, he was surprised and reportedly said, "Wasn't Rebecca bad? But she's good." During the meeting, when it was explained to the child that his mother had been looking for him for a long time and wanted to take care of him, he asked, "Are you my mom? Am I going to Germany now? But we don't speak the same language; how will we communicate if I go to Germany?" and as the meeting progressed, he reportedly called Rebecca S. "mom" for the first time.
CONFIRMED AS MOTHER, COURT RULED A DNA test conducted on March 19 confirmed that Nazar S. is the son of Rebecca S. The DNA report showed a 99.99% match. The custody of Nazar S., a German citizen, was granted to his mother Rebecca S. in a hearing at the Mustafakemalpaşa Family Court on April 28, following examinations and research considering his best interests. The travel ban abroad and passport ban imposed for the child's protection were also lifted by the court decision.
MET HIS SISTER It was learned that Rebecca S., who came to Bursa for the Family Court hearing, brought along her 5-year-old daughter from her relationship in Germany. It was reported that Nazar S. met his sister, who came with his mother, at the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services where he was under protection, and was very happy that his custody was granted to his mother. It was also noted that Nazar was excited to go to Germany.
AWAITING NOTIFICATION Nazar, for whom a 'Temporary Protection Identity Document' was obtained from the Migration Management Directorate to benefit from education and health services, and who reportedly started elementary school with his friends at the dormitory yesterday, will be handed over to his mother Rebecca S. against a signed protocol after the court decision is served to the Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services, and will go to Germany.