Vehicle containing body of missing imam recovered from cliff

The vehicle containing the body of an imam, who had been missing for two days in the İnebolu district of Kastamonu and was found on the seashore, has been recovered from the cliff following investigations.

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According to the information obtained, İlker Topaloğlu (27), who had been serving as an imam-hatip in the village of Güneşli in the İnebolu district for two years, arrived in the center of İnebolu on the evening of Saturday, November 1. After leaving his friend's side, no further news could be heard from İlker Topaloğlu.

Following a report, a search operation was launched for Topaloğlu. As a result of the searches, a gray car was spotted on the seashore in the morning hours at the İskelle location on the İnebolu-Abana highway.

It was determined that the vehicle had rolled down a cliff of approximately 100 meters to the seashore and that the lifeless body of İlker Topaloğlu was inside.

Following the work of the public prosecutor and crime scene investigation teams, the vehicle that had rolled down the cliff was recovered from its location after long efforts and towed to a police impound lot. It was observed that the vehicle, which was recovered from the approximately 100-meter cliff, had turned into a pile of scrap.

It was learned that the funeral of İlker Topaloğlu, who had been serving as an imam-hatip in the village of Güneşli for 2 years, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Edremit, Balıkesir, following an autopsy to be performed at the Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital.