Shocking claim in 6-year-old case: Lawyer reveals 'high-level public official' in Gülistan Doku investigation!
In the case of university student Gülistan Doku, who has been missing in Tunceli for many years, an important statement has come from the family's lawyer. It was stated that the name referred to as a high-level public official in the investigation is the then-governor Tuncay Sonel.
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A new development has occurred in the investigation into Munzur University student Gülistan Doku, who went missing in Tunceli in 2020. Six years after Doku's disappearance, 13 people were recently taken into custody as part of the case file.
The family's lawyer, Ali Çimen, made the long-awaited disclosure regarding the identity of the person coded as a "high-level public official" during the investigation process through a post on his social media account.
Lawyer Çimen stated the following:
"The perpetrator coded as a high-level public official in the Gülistan Doku case is Tuncay Sonel."
The perpetrator coded as a high-level public official in the Gülistan DOKU case is Tuncay SONEL.
— Ali ÇİMEN (@av_cmn) April 15, 2026
This statement by Çimen has once again drawn attention to the then-Governor of Tunceli, Tuncay Sonel, in the investigation into the incident. This development has fueled public debate.
Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek also emphasized in an assessment he made recently that the Doku case would not remain in the dark, stating that the perpetrators would be revealed regardless of who they are.