12.07.2026 18:11
The bitter news of 40-year-old İsmail Ekin, who had been missing for 8 days in İzmir's Konak district, came from fishermen. Teams mobilized upon the report of fishermen who spotted a motionless person in the sea in Urla's Zeytineli Neighborhood and determined that the lifeless body washed ashore belonged to Ekin, who was being sought as missing.
A heartbreaking update has been received about 40-year-old İsmail Ekin, who left home for a nature hike in İzmir and was never heard from again. The hopeful wait during search efforts, which intensified in the Çeşme area where he was last seen, turned into mourning with the tragic news from Urla.
LEFT HOME FOR A NATURE HIKE
İsmail Ekin, 40, living in the Konak district of İzmir, left his home 8 days ago to go on a nature hike. When the young man did not return home, his worried relatives promptly notified the security forces and filed a missing person report.
SEARCH MOBILIZED AT DELİKLİ COVE
Following the missing person report, security and rescue units launched an extensive investigation. Based on claims that İsmail Ekin was last seen in the Alaçatı Delikli Cove area of Çeşme district, teams concentrated on this region. With the participation of gendarmerie, coast guard, and search and rescue teams, aerial, land, and sea searches were conducted, but no trace of Ekin was found in the initial days.
FISHERMEN BROUGHT THE TRAGIC NEWS
The tragic news came after a report from fishermen. On July 11, fishermen who set out to sea in the Zeytineli neighborhood of Urla noticed a motionless person lying on the shore. After the fishermen immediately reported the situation to gendarmerie teams, security forces were dispatched to the scene.
DETERMINED TO HAVE PASSED AWAY 2-3 DAYS AGO
As a result of examinations by the teams, the lifeless body found by the seaside was identified as İsmail Ekin. Initial investigations determined that Ekin had passed away approximately 2-3 days ago.
CAUSE OF DEATH TO BE CLARIFIED BY AUTOPSY
İsmail Ekin's body was sent to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institute morgue for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. The multifaceted investigation launched into the incident continues.