12.02.2025 14:21
The bones of Gülşen Çoğulu, a retired nurse who has been missing for about 3 years in İzmir, were found in her home where she lived alone. The bone fragments of the 87-year-old woman were sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute for examination. One of the residents of the apartment, who stated that the elderly woman's house had been "empty for 2-3 years," mentioned that they had smelled a odor some time ago but did not think it would be the smell of a corpse.
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The bones of an 87-year-old woman, who was determined to have passed away a long time ago in her home in the Konak district of İzmir, were sent to the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution for examination.
BONE FRAGMENTS SENT TO THE FORENSIC MEDICINE INSTITUTION
The investigation into the death of Gülşen Çoğulu (87), whose bones were found in her home in Barbaros Neighborhood due to the decomposition of her body, is ongoing. The bone fragments taken to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institution were sent to the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution for detailed examination.
"WE DIDN'T NOTICE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A CORPSE SMELL WOULD BE LIKE"
Kıral İlter, one of the residents of the 5-story, 15-apartment building where the elderly woman lived, told reporters that he moved into the building 2 years ago and did not know the elderly woman. He stated that when they moved into the building, it was said that the elderly woman's apartment had been "empty for 2-3 years," adding, "We didn't encounter anyone upstairs; there was no sound at all. Last year, there was a strong smell for a while, but we thought a dead animal might have been in the place where the water meters are. After that, the smell stopped. We didn't notice because we didn't know what a corpse smell would be like." Another neighbor, Pervin Acar, who has lived in this apartment for 10 years, expressed that she had offered water to Çoğulu a few times years ago and described her as a good person.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Relatives of Gülşen Çoğulu (87), who lived in an apartment in Barbaros Neighborhood and could not reach her, reported the situation to the police. The police and health teams, who entered the house with the help of a locksmith, encountered her bones due to the decomposition of Çoğulu's body. The bone fragments had been sent to the İzmir Forensic Medicine Institution.
It was reported that the deceased woman's husband had passed away 23 years ago, she had no children, and she had been living alone for a long time. It was also learned that her relatives had not been in contact with Çoğulu for about 10 years and had recently applied to the police station.
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