31.10.2026 19:40
80-year-old Mustafa Doyan, who left his home in Istanbul during the night hours, was found dead in the Istanbul Strait hours later. The lifeless body of the elderly man, whose family had reported him missing, was noticed by citizens fishing off Yeniköy. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of Doyan's death after he was taken out of the water by teams dispatched to the scene.
Sad news has come from 80-year-old Mustafa Doyan, who had not been heard from in Istanbul. Doyan, who went missing after leaving his home in Kağıthane and whose family filed a missing person report, was found lifeless in the sea off Yeniköy. Doyan's body was taken to the morgue of the Council of Forensic Medicine to determine the cause of death.
THOSE WHO CAME TO FISH NOTICED HIM
The incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. in the Bosphorus off Yeniköy. Citizens who came to the shore to fish noticed a motionless person on the sea surface and reported it to the 112 Emergency Call Center.
Following the report, Coast Guard, police and medical teams were dispatched to the area. The male body pulled from the sea by the teams was handed over to medical personnel waiting on the shore. Checks determined that the person had died.
HIS DAUGHTER HAD FILED A MISSING PERSON REPORT
In an examination by police teams, it was determined that the body found belonged to 80-year-old Mustafa Doyan.
It was learned that Doyan left his home in Kağıthane around 00:10 at night, and his daughter, who could not reach him, went to the police station around 07:00 in the morning and filed a missing person report.
Mustafa Doyan's body was taken to the morgue of the Council of Forensic Medicine to determine the exact cause of death, while the investigation into the incident continues.