# Bursa child abduction and trafficking trial > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bursa-child-abduction-and-trafficking-trial > Updated: 2026-08-08T05:39:00.000Z. Sources: 19. Developments: 2. In Bursa, a legal case is proceeding against Hanife Stief, who is accused of human trafficking and the unlawful confinement of her grandson, Nazar S. The boy, a German citizen, had been missing since 2019 and was located seven years later in a dilapidated house in Mustafakemalpaşa. During the trial, Stief denied kidnapping charges, claiming she was acting as a caretaker and had used a different name to hide the child's identity. While the boy has since been reunited with his mother and moved to Germany, the judicial process continues. New evidence, including digital media from the defendant's phone, has been introduced to the case. Recent developments in the proceedings have highlighted new video footage recovered from the grandmother's phone, which depicts the child's life during his period of confinement. Court records have confirmed the various videos and photos documenting the child's life while in captivity. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-08: Criminal investigations reported across Turkey Several major criminal cases in Turkey include a husband's arrest for the murder of his wife in Istanbul, a 17-million TL inheritance fraud in Adana, and the rescue of a child held for seven years in Bursa. 19 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-rescue-children-in-erzurum-hostage-crisis-and-investigation-begins-into-adana-elderly-fraud ### 2026-07-23: Bursa grandmother Hanife Stief on trial for alleged kidnapping of child Nazar Grandmother Hanife Stief faces up to 12 years in prison in Bursa for allegedly kidnapping and trafficking her grandson Nazar, who was missing for seven years before being found in Turkey. 14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/missing-turkish-couple-searched-after-disappearing-in-georgia --- Cite as: Bursa child abduction and trafficking trial. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/bursa-child-abduction-and-trafficking-trial