Dilara Gülatan's paternity suit: Allegations of 'rule violations' in Uğur Dündar's DNA test
An important development has occurred in the paternity suit filed by Dilara G., whose case has shaken Turkey's agenda, against journalist Uğur Dündar. Dilara G. has challenged the report prepared by the İzmir Council of Forensic Medicine, which concluded that Uğur Dündar is not her father. The grounds for the objection filed with the Council of Forensic Medicine have also been revealed.
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It was emphasized that the report stating Uğur Dündar is not the father of Dilara G. was dated March 22, 2023, but that blood samples were taken from both Dilara G. and Dündar in October-November 2023.
The fact that the date the blood sample was taken is after the date the report was prepared is one of the grounds for the objection...
Another is that the report prepared by the Council of Forensic Medicine was submitted to the case file on March 13, 2024, but the report's drafting date is March 22, 2024.
According to the report in Günaydın, the Council of Forensic Medicine's regulations require that samples taken be processed without providing any identity information of the parties.
The officials performing the procedure only see the codes provided through coding. However, it has emerged that in this case between Dündar and Dilara G., the individuals' names were clearly written on every document sent to the Council of Forensic Medicine.
NO DRIED BLOOD SAMPLE TAKEN
It was also noted that while the same regulation requires a dried blood sample to be taken, no dried blood sample was taken in this case. Considering the possibility of the samples deteriorating over the 7-month period while the Council of Forensic Medicine was in the process of moving, the failure to take a dried blood sample—which is important in such cases—became one of the grounds for the objection.
Precedent rulings by the Court of Cassation regarding the collection of samples from individuals at the same time were also ignored. Blood samples from the two parties were taken separately with a one-and-a-half-month interval.
DNA TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED BY TAKING A SAMPLE FROM THE MOTHER
On the other hand, the Council of Forensic Medicine stated that the result would be more conclusive if a sample were also taken from the mother. However, a sample could not be taken from the mother because Suphiye Orancı is in Germany and could not be reached. The inability to obtain a sample from the mother was also listed among the reasons why the DNA test should be repeated.
It was requested that the DNA test be conducted by also taking a sample from the mother.
It was learned that the paternity suit filed by Dilara G. against Uğur Dündar was filed before the paternity suit filed last year against Metin Akpınar by his twin daughters Duygu Nebioğlu and Sevgi Nebioğlu.
While the case of Duygu Nebioğlu, whose status as Metin Akpınar's daughter was confirmed by the court, has concluded, the fact that Dilara G.'s case has not yet been finalized despite being filed earlier raises questions.
'IF THE CORRECT SAMPLE ARRIVES...'
Uğur Dündar giving a blood sample at a hospital for the DNA test caused questions. Family law expert Varol Turbay, who has been handling paternity cases for years, emphasized that the DNA sample should be taken at the Council of Forensic Medicine, which is the only authorized body, and added:
"The sampling process should be carried out accompanied by security measures such as photography and video recording. If the correct sample arrives at the Forensic Medicine, the correct result will be obtained."