11.11.2026 16:41
In the investigation into 21-year-old Sefa Soyalp, who went missing in Istanbul in 2019, 6 suspects were detained, including his housemate Sırojiddin A., with whom he lived. Police assess that Soyalp was killed and buried in a wooded area in Ümraniye. It was determined that the suspects' statements did not match the HTS records, and the 6 people, who did not accept the charges, were referred to the courthouse.
In connection with the disappearance of 21-year-old Sefa Soyalp in Istanbul in 2019, 6 people were detained, including his then-roommate Sırojiddin A. and Ahmet P. Search efforts by police teams, who assess that Sefa Soyalp, believed to have been murdered, was dismembered and thrown into a wooded area in Ümraniye, are ongoing. Meanwhile, contrary to the statement of Sirojiddin A., who said that he took his friend's phone and went out around the time his friend disappeared, it was determined that the phone emitted a signal at the same house for a long time.
The search efforts by teams of the Missing Persons Bureau Branch Directorate for Sefa Soyalp, who has been missing since 2019, continue. As a result of the efforts, it was determined that Sefa Soyalp and his girlfriend came to Istanbul by plane in 2019 and that they had common base station records at an address in Sancaktepe. It was determined that Sefa Soyalp met the suspects Sırojıddın A. and Ahmet P. in July of the same year at a bag manufacturing workshop in Ümraniye, and that, starting from August 16, he began living in the same house with Sırojıddın A. in Çekmeköy.
WHO DID HE MEET ONE DAY BEFORE DISAPPEARING?
Within the scope of the investigation conducted by the Missing Persons Bureau Branch Directorate, it was determined that the missing Sefa met with Uzbek national Umıda E. one day before he disappeared, that it was assessed that this person was directed by Gani C.E., and that on the same day he also contacted Sırojıddın A.
HIS STATEMENTS DID NOT MATCH HTS RECORDS
When the police examined the HTS records of the suspects named in the incident, they determined that they did not match the statements they gave at that time. In addition, it was determined that Sirojiddin A. took a taxi during the night immediately after Sefa Soyalp disappeared and went to a wooded area in Ümraniye.
Following this, the suspects named in the incident were caught in a police operation. The suspects did not accept the accusations in their statements. It was learned that police teams, who believe that Sefa Soyalp was buried in a wooded area in Ümraniye after being killed, continue body search efforts.
LUMINOL TEST WAS PERFORMED AT THE HOUSE
Meanwhile, it was stated that a Luminol test, which is used to detect blood traces, was performed by the police at the house where the murder is assessed to have been committed, and that the examination continues with some samples found. The procedures of 6 suspects at the Missing Persons Bureau Branch Directorate were completed, and they were referred to the courthouse.