06.07.2026 10:41
In the Antakya district of Hatay, an investigation into a smell coming from a wooded area led to the discovery of a male body hanging from a fig tree. The body was identified as A.B., who had been undergoing psychological treatment for 5 years and had been missing for 4 days; preliminary findings indicate suicide.
During inspections prompted by a smell coming from a wooded area in Hatay, the body found hanging from a fig tree was identified as A.B., a person who had been receiving psychological treatment for the past 5 years. According to initial findings, the individual had committed suicide and had been missing for 4 days.
FOUND HANGING FROM A FIG TREE
In recent days, citizens in the Maşuklu neighborhood of Antakya district noticed a smell coming from a wooded area and reported the situation to police teams, who found the body of a male individual hanging from a fig tree. During the autopsy and from documents found on him, the individual was identified as A.B. A preliminary examination by police teams determined that the incident was a suicide by hanging, and based on the external appearance of the body, it was understood that the incident had occurred approximately one week ago.
WAS RECEIVING PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR 5 YEARS
During an interview with the individual's sibling, it was learned that they had last seen A.B. on Thursday of the previous week, had not filed a missing person report because he had previously left home without notice and then returned, and stated that his brother had been receiving psychological treatment for the past 5 years.