In the Narın case, it was noteworthy that there was no sound from the defendants while the verdict was being read.

In the case of the murder of Narin Güran, whose lifeless body was found 19 days after going missing in Diyarbakır, mother Yüksel Güran, brother Enes Güran, and uncle Salim Güran were sentenced to life imprisonment, while the confessing defendant Nevzat Bahtiyar was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison.

"NOT A SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE COURTROOM"

A development that caught everyone's attention in the courtroom at the moment the verdict was announced was that no one made a sound and did not show any reaction while the presiding judge read the decision, and it was noticed that the four defendants were almost frozen in place.

"NO MOVEMENT FROM THE GÜRAN FAMILY"

After the judge's words, "Let's take the defendants out," it was observed that the defendants were quickly escorted out of the courtroom, and there was no movement from the Güran family.

"WE SPECIFICALLY LOOKED, THEY WERE FROZEN"

Those moments were described by CNN Türk reporter Ümit Uzun with the following words: "At first, they were lined up one after the other in the courtroom, but at the moment of the verdict, they were brought to the front row and lined up side by side. On the far right was Nevzat Bahtiyar, followed by uncle Salim Güran, brother Enes Güran, and next to him mother Yüksel Güran. There was a gendarme in the empty space in the middle. The presiding judge is reading the decision, and no one is making a sound. Zero reaction. We specifically looked. They were frozen. Was it a sentence they did not expect? They were all frozen. I did not hear any sound. The decision was read. The judge read the decision quickly. When he read their names, there was no sound. It took a long time when reading Nevzat Bahtiyar's name, but the volume did not rise. The judge said, 'Let's take the defendants out.' The defendants were quickly escorted out of the courtroom. There was no movement where the Güran family was. We were expecting a reaction.

"THE LAWYERS WHISPERED SOMETHING IN THEIR EARS ONE BY ONE"

Before coming to the podium, the lawyers of Salim, Enes, and Yüksel leaned over their tables and whispered something in their ears one by one. My interpretation is that it was a warning, saying 'stay calm against the verdict.' I think this had an effect because they were not expecting a life sentence. The defenses were made emotionally. Some of the lawyers were expecting release. They said that Yüksel Güran made an impressive defense, but it was not like that at all. The presiding judge said this; there may be emotions and tears here, but only the files are looked at in court."

THE VERDICT WAS ANNOUNCED

The court panel decided to sentence the detained defendants mother Yüksel, brother Enes, and uncle Salim Güran to life imprisonment separately under the provisions of the Turkish Penal Code articles 37/1, 82/1-d,e, 53/1, and 63 for the crime of "intentional killing of a child in participation." Nevzat Bahtiyar was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of "destroying, concealing, or altering evidence." The court panel, which decided to continue the detention of the defendants, did not apply any good behavior reductions in the sentences given to the four defendants.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Narin Güran, who went missing on August 21 in the Tavşantepe neighborhood of the central Bağlar district of Diyarbakır, was found dead in the Eğertutmaz stream on September 8. In the investigation conducted by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 12 out of 23 suspects, including mother Yüksel, brother Enes, uncle Salim Güran, and neighbor Nevzat Bahtiyar, were arrested.

The investigation against Yüksel, Enes, and Salim Güran, as well as Nevzat Bahtiyar, was completed, and an indictment prepared with a request for life imprisonment for the crime of "intentional killing of a child in participation" was accepted by the Diyarbakır 8th High Criminal Court on October 23. The trial of the defendants began on November 7, and the first hearing, which lasted 3 days, was postponed to December 26 after the decision to continue the detention of the defendants. After the first hearing, the public prosecutor submitted a 14-page opinion to the court during the recess.