Gülistan Doku case reaches 28 detainees after fourth‑wave police operation

Gülistan Doku fourth wave operation Ertuğrul Aslan 28 detainees police misconduct

A fourth‑wave operation was launched on 27 July, with simultaneous raids in 15‑16 Turkish provinces. Nineteen police officials – including a police chief, director, chief commissioner, commissioner, chief police officer, ten officers, a computer operator and three retired officers – were detained.

Thirteen of the 19 suspects were ordered to be imprisoned, five were placed under judicial control and one was released after giving a statement to prosecutors. The total number of detainees in the Gülistan Doku investigation rose to 28. Among those arrested was Ertuğrul Aslan, the former Tunceli Asayiş Şube Müdürü who now serves as Nevşehir Deputy Police Chief. The operation was coordinated by the Erzurum and Tunceli public prosecutor’s offices.

The investigation concerns the disappearance of university student Gülistan Doku, who vanished on 5 January 2020 in Tunceli. Recent procedural developments, including the discovery of a vehicle linked to a suspect that was parked for three days near the Sarısaltuk viaduct, have added further detail to the case.

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Ertuğrul Aslan · Erzurum Public Prosecutor's Office · Gülistan Doku · Gülistan Doku · Nevşehir Police Department · Tunceli Public Prosecutor's Office · Turkish police · Turkish police officials

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[DISPUTED] Nineteen suspects were detained during the fourth wave operation. www.izgazete.net · www.bursahaber.com · www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com · +1 more
[● 4 SOURCES] Thirteen of the nineteen suspects were arrested. www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com · www.izgazete.net
[● 3 SOURCES] Five suspects were released under judicial control and one was released after giving a statement to prosecutors. www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Ertuğrul Aslan, former Tunceli Asayiş Şube Müdürü and current Nevşehir Deputy Police Chief, was arrested. www.izgazete.net · www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com
[● 5 SOURCES] The fourth wave operation of the Gülistan Doku investigation involved simultaneous raids in 15 provinces. www.izgazete.net · www.bursahaber.com · www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com
[DISPUTED] The total number of detainees in the Gülistan Doku case rose to 28 after the latest arrests. www.izgazete.net · www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com · www.borsaningundemi.com
[● 5 SOURCES] The suspects included one police chief, one police director, one chief commissioner, one commissioner, one chief police officer, ten police officers, one computer operator and three retired police. www.izgazete.net · www.aksiyon.com.tr · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com · www.ardahanhaber.com.tr
[● 3 SOURCES] The operation was coordinated by the Erzurum and Tunceli public prosecutor's offices. www.izgazete.net · www.tv5.com.tr · www.aydinpost.com