23.10.2026 16:01
No news has been received from 20-year-old Furkan Coşkun for 10 years after he was beaten in front of his home in Mersin on October 9, 2016, and then forcibly put into a vehicle. The Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has reopened the investigation into the crime of 'intentional killing.' It has emerged that one of the suspects, E.K., claimed in a social media broadcast he participated in in 2022 that they warned and beat Coşkun but that he did not know what happened afterward.
New details have been uncovered in the reinvestigated case of 20-year-old Furkan Coşkun, who was abducted after being beaten in front of his home in Mersin 10 years ago and has not been heard from since.
The incident occurred on October 9, 2016, in Akdeniz Neighborhood of the central Mezitli district. According to the information obtained, 20-year-old Furkan Coşkun, who was reportedly abducted after being beaten in front of his home, was never heard from again. As no evidence indicating that Coşkun was alive could be found over the 10 years that followed, work is continuing as part of the investigation reopened by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on the charge of 'intentional killing'.
SUSPECT'S STATEMENTS DURING THE BROADCAST REVEALED
Within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that one of the suspects, E.K., participated in a program broadcast on a social media platform on May 7, 2022. It was established that, in the broadcast in question, E.K. claimed that Furkan Coşkun, who resided in the same neighborhood, made inappropriate remarks about him and his family. It was determined that the suspect stated that they warned and beat Coşkun for this reason, but that they had no information about what happened to him afterward.
PROCEEDINGS CONTINUE FOR 9 SUSPECTS IN PRISON
It was reported that police procedures are continuing for suspects E.K., M.M.Ş., S.K., as well as İ.B., S.G., H.G., A.B., G.Ç., and B.Y., who were determined to be linked to the incident and are being held in prisons in different cities.
Furkan Coşkun's family filed a missing person report after he left home in Mersin and was not heard from, and police teams investigating the incident determined that Coşkun had been beaten and forced into a vehicle after leaving home.
It was learned that the investigation conducted by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is continuing in a multifaceted manner.