21.05.2026 08:40
In 2018, Dorukhan Büyükışık, the son of retired Major General Ethem Büyükışık, who was found dead at a construction site in İzmir, saw arrest warrants issued for 26 suspects across 9 provinces in the investigation. Announcing the development, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek stated, "We will not allow any file to be covered up or any evidence to be tampered with. No matter how much time passes, we will continue to work with all our resources to uncover the material truth and ensure justice prevails."
The file regarding the death of Dorukhan Büyükışık, son of retired Lieutenant General Ethem Büyükışık who was found dead in İzmir in 2018, has been reopened.
DETENTION ORDER FOR 26 SUSPECTS
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that detention orders were issued for 26 suspects based on new evidence, expert reports, technical examinations, HTS and narrowed cell tower records, and new findings that emerged in the case.
MINISTER GÜRLEK ANNOUNCED THE DEVELOPMENT
In a statement from Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek's X account announcing the development, the following statements were included: "In line with the strong will demonstrated by our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we are resolutely pursuing every unsolved case and mobilizing all our resources to ensure justice is served."
"In this context, under the coordination of the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Department established within our Ministry of Justice, action has been taken in the investigation conducted by our İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the suspicious death of Dorukhan Büyükışık."
SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION LAUNCHED IN 9 PROVINCES
"Based on the new evidence emerging in the Dorukhan Büyükışık case, expert reports, technical examinations, HTS and narrowed cell tower records, and findings indicating evidence tampering, detention orders were issued for 26 suspects; a simultaneous operation was launched this morning in 9 provinces, centered in İzmir."
"I thank our İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, our İzmir Provincial Gendarmerie Command, and all public officials who contributed to the process for conducting this investigation with great meticulousness and a high sense of responsibility."
"NO CASE WILL BE COVERED UP"
"We will not allow any case to be covered up or any evidence to be concealed. No matter how much time passes, we will continue to work with all our resources to uncover the material truth and ensure justice prevails."
FOUND DEAD AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN 2018
Dorukhan Büyükışık, son of retired Lieutenant General Ethem Büyükışık, was found dead at a construction site in Narlıdere, İzmir in 2018. His death was recorded as a fall from height.
Thanks to the efforts of Dorukhan's father, retired Lieutenant General Ethem Büyükışık, a lawsuit was filed against 8 police officers involved in the incident.
It was determined that the police officers did not properly examine the relevant camera footage despite the prosecutor's instructions, did not secure a copy, did not fully review the active cameras, and failed to collect evidence properly.
As part of the investigation conducted by the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a lawsuit was filed in February against four construction site guards and one construction worker on charges of intentional homicide.