16.06.2026 22:11
Baran Güran, the elder brother of 8-year-old Narin Güran, who went missing in Diyarbakır on August 21, 2024, and whose lifeless body was found on September 8, made statements to Bedia Teymur, the Editor-in-Chief of Haberler.com. Stating that no child had died in the village before, Güran said, 'It was claimed that a child dies in this village every month. In the past, when children passed away in the village, people who couldn't afford it marked the spot with stones. The cemetery from 40 years ago was presented to the public as unnamed children's graves.'
Baran Güran, the brother of 8-year-old Narin Güran, who went missing in the rural Tavşantepe Neighborhood of Diyarbakır's central Bağlar district on August 21, 2024, and whose body was found on September 8, was a guest on the Haberler.com YouTube program. Answering questions from Haberler.com Editor-in-Chief Bedia Teymur, Güran made striking statements.
BROTHER GÜRAN'S STATEMENTS TO HABERLER.COM Denying claims that there were suspicious child deaths in the village before and that there were unnamed child graves, Güran argued that these rumors do not reflect the truth. Baran Güran reacted to the allegations, saying, "It was said that a child dies every month in the village. If such a thing were true, wouldn't the state launch an investigation into these people?"
Narin Güran's brother Baran Güran "THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SUCH AN INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED IN THE VILLAGE" Güran stated: "This is the first time such an incident has occurred in the village. It was claimed through Tülin (Narin's deceased sister) that there were unnamed child graves. It was said that 10 children die every month in this village. —The people here kill their children every month and bury them.— Such an impression was given to the public.
"NO CHILD HAS DIED IN THE VILLAGE FOR 7 YEARS" No child has died in the village for 7 years. Do you know my village better than I do? If such a thing had happened, wouldn't there be an investigation into these people? Where are the 10 unnamed child graves?
Narin Güran "THEY THREW A HANDFUL OF VILLAGERS BEFORE SOCIETY" In the past, people did not have financial means. At that time, I also did not have the financial means to build Tülin's grave. When children passed away in the village, people without financial means would mark the spot with stones. The cemetery from 40 years ago was presented to the public as unnamed child graves. They took a handful of villagers and threw them before society."
NARİN GÜRAN MURDER In the case regarding the killing of Narin Güran, who went missing on August 21, 2024, in Tavşantepe Neighborhood of Diyarbakır's central Bağlar district and whose lifeless body was found on September 8, 2024, in Eğertutmaz Creek, the detained defendants—mother Yüksel, brother Enes, and uncle Salim Güran—were sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for "intentional killing of a child as part of joint action," and Nevzat Bahtiyar was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison for "destroying, concealing, or altering evidence of a crime." The Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice's 1st Criminal Chamber found the first instance court's verdict against the defendants legally sound.[6:47 PM]The Court of Cassation's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had requested the approval of the aggravated life imprisonment sentences for mother Yüksel, brother Enes, and uncle Salim Güran, and the 4-year, 6-month prison sentence for Nevzat Bahtiyar in the Narin Güran murder case.
The 1st Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation upheld the aggravated life imprisonment sentences for the detained defendants Yüksel, Enes, and Salim Güran, but overturned the 4-year, 6-month prison sentence for Nevzat Bahtiyar to be re-evaluated under "aiding qualified intentional killing."
On April 16, the court panel sentenced the re-tried neighbor Nevzat Bahtiyar to 17 years in prison for "aiding qualified intentional killing" and ordered his continued detention.