22.04.2026 21:43
The killer of Müzeyyen Hiçgüngörmez, who was murdered in Üsküdar in 2008, was identified years later as a result of the work of the police criminal laboratory. Samples taken during the capture of the suspect, who escaped from an open prison in 2025, matched samples taken from the house where the murder was committed. The suspect, who is being held in Marmara Prison, was arrested again for the murder of Hiçgüngörmez.
The murderer of Müzeyyen Hiçgüngörmez, who was killed in Üsküdar in 2008, was identified years later through DNA tests. The suspect, Orhan B., was captured and re-arrested after escaping from prison.
In the incident that occurred in 2008 in the Hayrettin Çavuş Neighborhood, Müzeyyen Hiçgüngörmez (79) was found dead in her home with her throat slit. The crime scene investigation revealed that Hiçgüngörmez was found half-naked in the living room of her home, there was a smell of thinner inside, and two lighters were found next to a thinner container. However, no trace belonging to the suspect who committed the crime had been found until now.
CAPTURED IN ANOTHER OPERATION 17 YEARS LATER
While the Homicide Bureau continued its work on the case, on November 1, 2025, Orhan B. was detained based on a tip during an investigation into an incident that occurred in Eyüpsultan. The suspect, who resisted police with his weapon during the operation, accidentally shot himself in the foot. It was learned that Orhan B., who was undergoing treatment in the hospital, had escaped from Edirne Semi-Open Prison. The suspect, from whom blood and DNA samples were taken, was delivered to prison after the procedures.
DNA SAMPLES MATCHED; MURDER SOLVED
It was determined that the samples taken from suspect Orhan B. matched the biological evidence collected from the apartment where Müzeyyen Hiçgüngörmez was killed, following analysis at the Istanbul Police Criminal Laboratory. The investigation revealed that Orhan B. had been sentenced to 35 years, 30 months, and 40 days in prison for 'robbery and extortion with multiple people' and was being held in Marmara No. 3 L Type Closed Prison.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Orhan B., who was brought from prison to the courthouse upon the instruction of the Anatolian Republic Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, was arrested by the court he was referred to for the crime of 'intentional killing'.