04.02.2026 21:51
77-year-old retired police officer Ali Fuat Uzunoğlu has not been heard from for a week after stepping out to talk to the person ringing the doorbell at midnight in Bursa. Following the suspicious disappearance of the elderly man, police teams have launched a multi-faceted investigation.
In the Selamet neighborhood of the Osmangazi district in Bursa, 77-year-old retired police officer Ali Fuat Uzunoğlu, who lives on the third floor of a three-story building with his wife and has three children and five grandchildren, had his doorbell rung at midnight on January 29. After the elderly man went down to the door to speak with the person who rang the bell, he was never heard from again.
PRIVATE TEAMS FROM 3 DIFFERENT BRANCHES ARE INVESTIGATING
After Ali Fuat Uzunoğlu's wife called their children to inform them, the incident was reported to the police. Teams conducting an investigation at the scene initiated an inquiry to find the elderly man who suspiciously disappeared. It was reported that special teams from three different branches are conducting research to locate retired police officer Ali Fuat Uzunoğlu.
"WE ONLY KNOW HE WENT DOWNSTAIRS"
Murat Uzunoğlu, stating that his parents lived on the top floor of the three-story building, the middle floor was empty, and the ground floor was a shop, mentioned that no one else lived in the building except for his parents. "My father looked out the window when the doorbell rang and, not seeing anyone, told my mother, 'I'm going to see who it is.' We only know he went downstairs. We haven't seen my father since that moment. We don't know who rang the bell, who was in front of the door, whether there was a vehicle or not. No one saw anything. He also left his phone at home, and the teams searched every place that needed to be searched in the house, checked the empty apartment below and the shop, but my father's trace has still not been found," he said.
Murat Uzunoğlu also called on citizens, saying, "For the sake of humanity, those who see my father or know his whereabouts should call the 112 Emergency Call Center and provide information."