The body of the elderly man, who had been missing for 10 days, was found in an abandoned building.

The body of the elderly man, who had been missing for 10 days, was found in an abandoned building.

12.04.2025 21:00

The lifeless body of 69-year-old Mehmet Ali Yuca, who was a shoemaker in the İznik district of Bursa and had been missing for 10 days, was found in an abandoned building.

Mehmet Ali Yuca, 69 years old, living with his family in the Mahmutçelebi neighborhood of İznik district in Bursa, has not returned since he left home on April 2.

Missing for 10 days; his body was found in an abandoned building

SEARCH OPERATION INITIATED

After the relatives of Yuca could not reach him, gendarmerie teams initiated a search operation in the neighborhood and its surroundings upon the missing person report.

Missing for 10 days; his body was found in an abandoned building

DEAD BODY FOUND IN AN ABANDONED BUILDING

On the 10th day of the search operations, at around 5:30 PM today, the teams found the lifeless body of Mehmet Ali Yuca in an abandoned building.

Missing for 10 days; his body was found in an abandoned building

CAUSE OF DEATH WILL BE DETERMINED IN AUTOPSY

The exact cause of Yuca's death will be determined after the autopsy procedures to be conducted at the Forensic Medicine Institution. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident.

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