17.09.2025 17:34
In the case related to the abduction incident in Elazığ, 5 suspects have been arrested concerning the disappearance of 26-year-old Mustafa Yılmaz and his cousin Onur Yılmaz.
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26-year-old Mustafa Yılmaz, living in the Kovancılar district of Elazığ, kidnapped and married 21-year-old N.N.Y. After the incident, tensions began to rise between the Yılmaz family and the other party.
2 COUSINS MISSING
Subsequently, Mustafa Yılmaz went missing on Sunday, January 22. Following Mustafa Yılmaz's disappearance, his cousin Onur Yılmaz also vanished a day later. After the family's statements, an operation was carried out by the Elazığ Police Department's Public Order Branch on February 2, 2023. In the operation conducted in the Sürekli village of Kovancılar district, 12 people, including the father-in-law, were detained, and 5 people were arrested and sent to prison.
12 MORE SUSPECTS DETAINED 2.5 YEARS LATER
Two and a half years after the incident, on Friday, an operation was carried out by the Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Public Order Branch and the Palu and Kovancılar District Gendarmerie Command teams. In the operation, 12 suspects were detained.
5 WERE ARRESTED
After their procedures, 4 suspects were released while 8 suspects were referred to the Palu Courthouse. As a result of the hearing held at the Duty Magistrate's Court, 3 suspects were released under judicial control, while 5 suspects were arrested and sent to prison.
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