19.02.2026 10:00
After the images emerged showing a person in Mardin stripping a 17-year-old youth down to his underwear, beating and threatening him on the grounds of allegedly stealing his pigeons, the gendarmerie took action. The suspect, who had previously been detained and released when the complaint was withdrawn, was re-arrested.
Following the emergence of torture images of a 17-year-old boy in the Harmantepe neighborhood of the Savur district in Mardin, an investigation was launched on February 15 at the Savur Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Within the scope of the investigation, a suspect was detained for allegedly beating the boy, stripping him down to his underwear in the barn, and threatening him with death while scaring him with dogs he brought along.
RE-DETENTION
According to the allegation, the child withdrew his complaint due to the threats he received, and the suspect was released as a result.
The boy, who lives separately from his family, claimed that he could not reach his mother and that his father prevented him from meeting her, expressing concerns for his safety. He shared footage of the moments of violence on social media with the note, "Withdrawing the complaint does not legitimize torture. I want the authorities to accept the video as evidence and take immediate action."
Following the presence of the violence images on social media, the suspect was re-detained, and his procedures at the gendarmerie are ongoing.
WHAT HAPPENED?
According to the allegation, a person took the 17-year-old boy, who lives in the village with his father, to the barn, claiming that he had stolen his pigeons, and tortured him to reveal the location of the pigeons by removing his pants and shirt. The suspect, who beat the child, then threatened him with death by unleashing the dog he brought to the barn.
In the footage, the suspect is heard saying to the child, "You will bring them back wherever my pigeons are," to which the child responds, "Uncle, I swear they are not with me." Later, the suspect is seen hitting the child while saying, "There is no uncle or anything. They are not with me. There is a security camera at the door, how can you say they are not with me, son?" The suspect continues to hit the child as he insists, "I swear they are not with me," and the suspect replies, "How can they not be with you, son? They are with you." The footage also reveals the suspect pointing to the dog in the barn, saying, "I swear if you don't bring them, I will unleash the dog on you. I will kill you with a gun." The person filming the minutes-long violence is also heard saying, "Enough. It is a sin."