Attack on Journalist Murat Ersan in Marmaris: 5 Arrests

Attack on Journalist Murat Ersan in Marmaris: 5 Arrests

20.04.2025 19:41

In the investigation launched following the attack on journalist Murat Ersan in the Marmaris district, five people, including one woman, have been detained. It was reported that the assailants had ambushed the journalist.

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Muğla's Marmaris district, five people, including one woman, were detained in the investigation into the attack on journalist Murat Ersan.



The incident occurred on April 15 at the entrance of 113 Street in Çıldır Neighborhood. According to the information obtained, journalist and Marmaris Environmental Protection Association President Murat Ersan was injured by blows to his head and face with a blunt object from a man approaching from behind. After the attack, Ersan fell to the ground and was taken to the hospital. Based on the brand and model of the motorcycle used by the assailant during the escape, teams from the Marmaris District Police Department examined 5,500 motorcycles of the same color and model in the district one by one. Approximately 2,500 hours of camera footage was meticulously analyzed. According to the information obtained, it was determined that the assailants left the motorcycle in a wooded area in Armutalan after the incident and were picked up from the area by another vehicle.



They set an ambush



In the investigation, where all units of the police worked meticulously; it was determined from the camera footage that two people, one woman and one man, set an ambush in front of Murat Ersan's office. After Ersan left the office and started walking, the suspects followed him, leaving the motorcycle in an alley for a moment, and the male suspect carried out the attack, then escaped from the scene on the motorcycle, as shown in the footage. Teams tracking the white motorcycle without a license plate conducted a comprehensive study on all similar vehicles in the district.



As part of the investigation, the woman who was with the assailant at the time of the attack and the individuals who assisted in the escape were also detained. It was learned that one of the detained individuals had a confirmed prison sentence of 18 years. - MUĞLA

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