The second hearing in the Narin Güran murder case has begun.

After being found dead in a sack in a stream bed 19 days after going missing in Diyarbakır, the trial of the detained suspects, including mother Yüksel, brother Enes, and uncle Salim Güran, as well as neighbor Nevzat Bahtiyar, has begun. They are charged with 'intentional murder of a child in complicity' and are facing aggravated life imprisonment. They were brought to the courthouse today under heavy security measures for the second hearing.

MOTHER ENTERED THE COURTROOM IN TEARS

The trial, closely followed by Turkey, has started. News.com is sharing developments minute by minute;

• It was noticeable that uncle Salim Güran had lost weight as mother Yüksel Güran entered the courtroom in tears, wearing a black headscarf.
• Salim Güran and Yüksel Güran also took their seats in the defendant's chair in the courtroom.
• When their relatives entered the courtroom, Salim Güran made a gesture of kissing hands from a distance.
• Arif Güran approached lawyer Nahit Eren, who was sitting next to the complainant's side.
• The presiding judge warned everyone before the hearing: "Everyone will be respectful. If the Güran family behaves disrespectfully as they did in the first hearing, they will be completely removed from the courtroom," he said.

Details are coming.

Narin Güran, who went missing in the rural Tavşantepe neighborhood of the Bağlar district on August 21, was found dead in a sack, covered with three stones weighing 30, 25, and 20 kilograms, and hidden in bushes on the 19th day of the search efforts. A trial has been opened at the Diyarbakır 8th High Criminal Court against four of the 12 people arrested in connection with the murder.

AGGRAVATED LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS SOUGHT FOR 4 DEFENDANTS

In the indictment prepared by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that uncle Salim Güran, mother Yüksel Güran, and brother Enes Güran, who had DNA and hair samples belonging to Narin in their vehicle, along with neighbor Nevzat Bahtiyar, who confessed to carrying the body to the stream bed after being detained, were found to be in the same house at the time of the incident according to HTS and base station records. They are charged with 'intentional murder of a child in complicity' and aggravated life imprisonment is sought.

THE HEARING WAS POSTPONED TO TODAY

The first hearing of the case was held on November 7. At the end of the three-day hearing, the court panel announced its interim decision, ruling that the detention of the defendants would continue and postponed the hearing to December 26.

DEFENDANTS WERE BROUGHT TO THE COURTHOUSE UNDER SECURITY MEASURES

Before the second hearing, extensive security measures were taken around the courthouse and courtroom. Police teams placed barriers around the courthouse yesterday. Before the hearing, the detained defendants were brought to the courthouse under heavy security measures. At the entrances to the courthouse, bags and similar items of those entering were checked, and they were allowed in after body searches. Traffic police controlled the passage of vehicles around the courthouse, while motorcycle patrol teams also carried out patrol duties.

1 DETAINED, 3 WITNESSES WILL BE HEARD

In the additional decision taken for the second hearing today, it was decided to hear three people as witnesses, one of whom is detained, in line with the requests of the defendants' lawyers during the interim session. In the decision made by the court, it was ruled that uncle Erhan Güran and shepherd A. A. (33) should be forcibly brought to the hearing, while a decision was made to summon detained 15-year-old R. A., who is uncle Salim Güran's worker, from prison. In the footage included in the court file, it was revealed that uncle Erhan Güran was questioned during a meeting held at his home, and later the footage of shepherd A. A. was sent. Uncle Salim Güran's worker R. A. was removed from the courtroom when he said, "I do not want to testify" during the first hearing.

THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN INTENT TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE MURDER

The prosecutor, in the opinion on the merits of the case, requested aggravated life imprisonment for the defendants, uncle Salim Güran, mother Yüksel Güran, brother Enes Güran, and neighbor Nevzat Bahtiyar, who carried the body, for the crime of 'intentional murder in complicity'. In the opinion, it was stated that all camera footage, statement records, forensic reports, crime scene investigation reports, HTS records, narrowed base analysis reports, and supporting expert reports, criminal reports, national criminal bureau reports, conversation records, and data obtained from examinations of mobile phones were evaluated together. It was noted that on the day of the incident, the defendants Enes Güran, Salim Güran, Yüksel Güran, and Nevzat Bahtiyar were found to be in and around Arif Güran's house at the time of the incident, as determined by the narrowed base analysis report and expert report. "Additionally, it was determined that there were real-live movements in the barn-house area at the time of the incident, supported by the report of the national criminal bureau dated 28/11/2024, and that Narin Güran also reached the barn-house area. In this context, it was concluded that the defendants were together in time and space until the end of the incident and did not demonstrate a will to prevent it, acting in unity of thought and action by failing to disclose the truth they knew, leading to the inability to definitively determine the motive for Narin Güran's murder, thereby demonstrating their intent to participate in the crime of intentional murder, and considering their attitudes after the crime, it was understood that they caused Narin Güran's death by strangulation and committed the crime attributed to them as joint perpetrators. For the reasons explained above, the defendants Enes Güran and Yüksel Güran, who committed the crime of 'intentional murder of a child in complicity', are subject to Article 37/1 of the Turkish Penal Code, in conjunction with Articles 82/1-d,e, 53/1, and 63.

According to the provisions of the law, the defendants Salim Güran and Nevzat Bahtiyar are to be separately sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in accordance with Article 37/1 of the Turkish Penal Code, in relation to Article 82/1-e, 53/1, and 63 of the Turkish Penal Code. Considering the amount of the sentence they will receive, it has been decided to continue the detention of the defendants along with the judgment. Given the nature of the actions committed by the defendants, the manner in which the incident occurred, and their attitudes and behaviors during the post-incident and trial processes, it has been determined that there is no need to apply Article 62 of the Turkish Penal Code. It has been decided to keep the materials registered in the judicial custody as evidence in the file. Due to the intentional nature of the crime they committed, in the event of a sentence of imprisonment being imposed, the defendants will be deprived of certain rights in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 53 of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237. The periods spent by the defendants in custody and detention will be deducted from their sentences in accordance with Article 63 of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237. It has been decided that all trial expenses will be collected from the defendants jointly in accordance with Article 325/1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5271, and it is requested and submitted on behalf of the public.

FOOTAGE FROM ERHAN GÜRAN'S HOUSE IS ALSO IN THE FILE

The indictment also stated regarding the camera footage from Erhan Güran's house, which was submitted to the case file on November 27 and sent to the Van Criminal Branch Directorate for the audio enhancement of the relevant videos and the Turkish translation of the conversations, that "Since the actions of the individuals in the camera footage at the person's residence are evaluated as constituting crimes of intentional injury, threats, aiding a criminal, and destruction, concealment, or alteration of evidence, it has been decided to file a criminal complaint with the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and it is requested and submitted on behalf of the public."