The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has charged Ayşe Gülderen Denizolgun Kuriş and Hilmi Tuna Kuriş with destroying his phone in the inquiry into the death of former Transport Minister Arif Ahmet Denizolgun. Prison terms of 6 months to 5 years each were requested for the two suspects.
The investigation is being reassessed under unsolved-case files. Denizolgun had been found dead at his farm in Beykoz on 7 September 2016. The indictment stated that an inquiry was being conducted for "intentional killing".
