An 80-year-old Alzheimer patient who went missing in Denizli was found dead in a creek bed.

An 80-year-old Alzheimer patient who went missing in Denizli was found dead in a creek bed.

27.12.2025 00:24

A 79-year-old Alzheimer patient named Turan Gürsoy, who was reported missing in Denizli, was found dead by the stream in the Hisar neighborhood. The search efforts initiated in the area following his family's missing person report concluded with the discovery of the elderly man's lifeless body.

Sad news has come regarding 79-year-old Alzheimer patient Turan Gürsoy, who was reported missing in the Hisar neighborhood of Merkezefendi district in Denizli. His family, unable to reach Gürsoy, had reported him missing yesterday.

AFAD AND POLICE WERE SEARCHING

Following the missing person report, AFAD and police teams initiated a search operation in the area. The efforts, which ended last night, were resumed this morning.

The 80-year-old Alzheimer patient who went missing in Denizli was found dead in the creek bed

THE BODY WAS FOUND BY THE CREEK

During the search, a person was seen motionless by the creek in the Hisar neighborhood. Health teams dispatched to the area determined that Turan Gürsoy had passed away.

THE BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE MORGUE FOR AUTOPSY

After the examinations conducted at the scene, the elderly man's body was taken to the morgue of the Forensic Medicine Institution Denizli Group Presidency for autopsy.

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