12-year-old murder case solved using 'Narin' method: Did his son and brother kill him?

The murder of Arif M., which took place 12 years ago in the Silvan district of Diyarbakır, has been clarified using the narrowed base station analysis method employed in the Narin Güran murder case. Arif M. was found buried in the Bismil district after going missing on March 8, 2013.

12-YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE CLARIFIED

The Gendarmerie identified the phone signals of the perpetrator's son, brother, and nephew through narrowed base station analysis. Following an operation, B.M., M.M., and M.E.M. were arrested and will be tried for "intentional homicide."

HE LEFT HIS HOME IN 2013 AND WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN

Arif M. (57), who was never heard from again after leaving his home in the Yeşilbahçe neighborhood on March 8, 2013, was reported missing by his relatives. Upon the report, search efforts were initiated by teams to locate Arif M.

FOUND BURIED IN A CREEK BED

While the search was ongoing, Arif M.'s lifeless body was found buried in a creek bed in the Alibey neighborhood of the Bismil district by a shepherd on March 10, 2013.

Found wearing pajamas, it was determined during the autopsy that Arif M. had been killed by a firearm.

An investigation into the death of Arif M. was launched by the Bismil Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Within the scope of the investigation, 3 suspects considered to have a connection to the incident were detained by Gendarmerie teams.

The suspects were released after their questioning at the prosecutor's office following their processing at the Gendarmerie.

A decision of non-prosecution was issued regarding the suspects.

METHOD USED IN NARIN GÜRAN MURDER COMES TO MIND

While the investigation was ongoing, a team consisting of personnel from the Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Team (JASAT) under the Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Public Order Branch, as well as the Gendarmerie Crime Scene Investigation, Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime, and Public Order Branch Directorates, was formed in 2021 to solve the murder.

As the team continued its work, the narrowed base station analysis method used in the investigation into the murder of 8-year-old Narin Güran—who went missing on August 21, 2024, in the Tavşantepe neighborhood of the central Bağlar district and whose body was found in the Eğertutmaz Creek on September 8—came to the fore.

Gendarmerie teams requested that a narrowed base station analysis be conducted to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of Arif M.'s murder.

The report regarding the narrowed base station analysis prepared by an expert was completed and added to the investigation file.

PHONES OF SON, BROTHER, AND NEPHEW GAVE SIGNALS AT THE LOCATION WHERE THE BODY WAS FOUND

The report included the following findings:

"It was determined that before Arif M.'s phone was turned off at 12:13 on March 8, 2013, its last base station was his own residence or its vicinity; that B.M. (son) was in the vicinity of his own residence and that of M.M. (brother) at 13:21 on the same day; that M.M. was at his own residence during this time; and that their base station signals were consistent until 17:00, indicating they were together. It was determined that on March 10, 2013, between 07:22 and 07:52, the phones of B.M. and M.M., as well as the mobile phone used by M.E.M. (nephew), gave signals together at the location where the body was found and its vicinity. It is assessed that the mobile phone used by F.Z. gave a signal near the area where the body was found."

3 PEOPLE ARRESTED

Following this finding, in an operation carried out by Gendarmerie teams on December 3, 2024, Arif M.'s son B.M. (31), brother M.M. (55), and nephew M.E.M. (43), as well as F.Z. (46) and H.M. (66), were detained.

The suspects were referred to the courthouse after their processing at the Gendarmerie.

Suspects F.Z. and H.M. were released after their questioning at the prosecutor's office.

Suspects B.M., M.M., and M.E.M. were arrested by the on-duty criminal judgeship of peace for "intentional homicide."