Detention orders for four in investigation into Kozinoğlu's 2011 death

Published 17 Sept, 06:00 Updated 17 Sept, 12:35 Photo: BirGün

This story is from 17 September 2026.

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The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention orders for the then chief prosecutor, the prison prosecutor and two cellmates in the investigation into the prison death of intelligence agency MİT member Kaşif Kozinoğlu; three people were detained, while Hasan Atilla Uğur said he would return to Istanbul that evening to give a statement.

In simultaneous operations in Istanbul and Ankara, former chief prosecutor Ali İşgören, former prison prosecutor Necip Doğan and cellmate Hasan Ataman Yıldırım were arrested. The two former prosecutors had later been dismissed from the profession within the scope of FETÖ. Uğur, reported to be in Cyprus, said he would return to Istanbul in the evening to give a statement.

Detention orders for four in investigation into Kozinoğlu's 2011 death

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Kaşif Kozinoğlu Investigation News Series

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5 Oct 2026 16:28 Samples taken from Kaşif Kozinoğlu's grave returned to grave The examination at Türkiye's Forensic Medicine Institute of samples taken on 12 September from the grave of former Turkish intelligence agency MİT officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu has been completed. The samples were returned to his grave.
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28 Sept 2026 07:33 Turgay Tamer named in Kozinoğlu probe found dead Doctor Turgay Tamer, detained in the investigation into Kaşif Kozinoğlu's death and released under judicial control, was found dead in his home in Büyükçekmece. The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said Tamer had not provided medical treatment to Kozinoğlu.
17 Sept 2026 06:00 Detention orders for four in investigation into Kozinoğlu's 2011 death The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued detention orders for the then chief prosecutor, the prison prosecutor and two cellmates in the investigation into the prison death of intelligence agency MİT member Kaşif Kozinoğlu; three people were detained, while Hasan Atilla Uğur said he would return to Istanbul that evening to give a statement.