Iranian woman strangled to death with a dog leash

In Istanbul's Maltepe district, Darıush Tahbaz went to the Küçükyalı Police Station and filed a missing person report for his cousin, Iranian national Farkhundeh Ghaem Maghami (68), stating that he had not heard from her since April 11. The Public Security Bureau's Missing Persons Unit launched an investigation upon the report. It was learned that the Iranian woman had been living in Istanbul for approximately 20 years and resided in the Küçükyalı neighborhood of Maltepe. Inquiries made in the vicinity of her home revealed that she lived a quiet life and paid her rent, bills, and dues regularly. As part of the investigation, a search was conducted at the Iranian woman's home. Police teams expanded their investigation after discovering that meals she had prepared were left out and had spoiled.

Message sent to apartment WhatsApp group saying "I am on vacation" sheds light on the murder

During their investigation, the Missing Persons Unit learned that the Iranian woman had lived in Istanbul for about 20 years and could speak Turkish very well, but could not write in Turkish. Consequently, the fact that Farkhundeh wrote "Tatildeyim" (I am on vacation) in Turkish letters to the apartment's WhatsApp group on April 18 caught the attention of the teams. Examining the Iranian woman's call history, the teams determined through HTS (Historical Traffic Search) records that the last person she spoke with was Erkan B. (49), who lives in Esenyurt. The teams, who began monitoring Erkan B., determined from security camera footage that the suspect picked the woman up from her home on April 14 and that they ate together at a restaurant in Büyükçekmece.

Chilling details of the murder: Strangled in the car with a dog leash, then dismembered

The Missing Persons Unit brought Erkan B., whom they had detained, to the Public Security Branch for questioning. Erkan B., who was interrogated there, initially denied the accusations. It was learned that the suspect, Erkan B., confessed to the crime in light of the evidence obtained following the investigations. In his statement to the police, the suspect reportedly said that he had a romantic relationship with the Iranian woman, Farkhundeh, and that they would meet and eat together from time to time. He stated that during their last meeting on April 14, an argument broke out between them in the car, and he strangled her to death using her own dog's leash. It was also learned that the suspect placed the body in the back seat of the car, later dismembered it inside the vehicle and put it in bags, and then stayed with the remains in the car for 2 days.

Iranian woman's body found buried in Kırşehir

On April 17, stray dogs in a residential area in the Mucur district of Kırşehir smelled the body in the ground and went to the spot, where it was discovered that human limbs were protruding from the soil. Upon reports from local citizens, teams from the Kırşehir Provincial Gendarmerie Command were dispatched to the scene. As part of the joint work carried out by the Public Security Bureau's Missing Persons Unit and the Kırşehir Gendarmerie Command, it was understood that the human limbs found by the stray dogs belonged to the Iranian woman. The Iranian woman's body was taken to the Ankara Forensic Medicine Institute and will be handed over to her family on Monday.

3 suspects, including 1 woman, referred to the courthouse

It was learned that the suspect Erkan B., involved in the murder of the 68-year-old Iranian woman, was on probation for previous crimes, and that while he had a romantic relationship with the Iranian woman, he was also legally married. While the mystery of the murder was unraveled through a crime scene reconstruction conducted with the suspect, Mesut A. and Sedef G., who were found to have connections to the incident, were also detained. The 3 suspects, including 1 woman, were referred to the courthouse after their procedures were completed.