DİYARBAKIR - The bones of Hakan Aslan, who lost his life during the curfews in Sur, were delivered to his father 7 years later in a bag.

 

The bones of Hakan Arslan, who lost his life in armed clashes during the curfew declared on December 2, 2015 in Diyarbakır's Sur district, were delivered to his father in a bag after 7 years.

 

In November 2021, the bones, determined to be 95 percent of Hakan Arslan's, were sent to the Diyarbakır Courthouse from the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK). Arslan's bones, which arrived at the Diyarbakır Courthouse on Thursday, have been kept in the room of the prosecutor, who has been handling the case ever since.

 

Father Ali Rıza Arslan, who came to Diyarbakır from Erzurum after they were informed, went to Diyarbakır Courthouse. His son's bones were delivered to Arslan in a bag. Father Ali Rıza Arslan set out for Erzurum, his hometown where the body was laid to rest.

 

BACKGROUND

 

The identity of the body, which was found 5 years after the curfews and operations in the central Sur district of Diyarbakır in 2015-2016, was determined. Excavations in the area between the Catholic Church and Hasırlı Masjid in the Hasırlı District of the district encountered bones buried in the ground on February 7, 2021. It was stated that the bones, which were removed to the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) morgue, may belong to Hakan Arslan, who has information that he died on January 22, 2016 and was buried next to the Hasırlı Mosque.

 

DESPITE DIAGNOSIS, HE HAS WAITED FOR 10 MONTHS

 

Arslan's family living in Erzurum applied to the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on the grounds that the body may belong to their children. The DNA sample taken from father Ali Rıza Arslan in 2016 for identification upon application matched that of Hakan Arslan by 60%. However, for the definitive identification, blood samples were taken from the mother, Melike Arslan, for DNA testing at the beginning of October, in line with the instructions of the Chief Prosecutor's Office. According to the result on November 18, 2021, it was determined that the body belonged to Hakan Arslan with 95 percent DNA compatibility.