Alleged murder of eight-year-old stirs Turkey

The case has shocked the entire country: an eight-year-old girl was missing in Turkey for weeks – and has now been found dead. The family is under suspicion.

Istanbul (dpa) – The body of a missing eight-year-old girl, whose fate has moved Turkey, has been found after a search lasting several weeks. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now intervened in the alleged murder of Narin, which is occupying the entire country. “He will ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice and will personally pursue the case,” he wrote on the X platform.

After the body was found on Sunday, 24 people were arrested in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced. According to media reports, the girl’s parents and brother are among them. The uncle had already been arrested on suspicion of murder and deprivation of liberty. He is considered the main suspect.

Body hidden in a sack

Narin’s family reported the girl missing on August 21 in a small village in Diyarbakir province. A large-scale search operation lasting 19 days followed. On Sunday, the child’s body was found in a sack on the edge of a river near her hometown, the provincial governor announced. The sack was hidden under stones and branches. The autopsy has now been completed, but results are pending. Among other things, the cause and time of death are still unclear.

The girl was to be buried on Monday. Numerous celebrities expressed their condolences over the case. Women’s rights organizations called for demonstrations.

The case has been causing outrage in Türkiye for weeks.

Police cordon in Turkey. (Archive photo)

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