Search efforts to find a missing eight-year-old in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır province have entered their sixth day. Narin Güran, a resident of the province’s Bağlar district, went missing after leaving a Quran course last Thursday (August 22). Authorities now believe the young girl was kidnapped after a sandal belonging to Narin was found three kilometers from her family home.
Narin Güran was last seen exiting a Quran course around 15:30 Thursday afternoon. After her family was unable to reach her, a group of local villagers joined in the search.
After these efforts were unsuccessful, authorities were notified of Narin’s disappearance and local police, disaster response, medical personnel, and search dogs were deployed in the area.
An underwater search team was also deployed to search the irrigation canals in the area, and a police helicopter also aided in the search.
These search efforts, however, failed to uncover a trace of the eight-year-old. On Saturday evening (August 24), 100 houses in the area were searched unannounced by authorities. Helicopters were once again deployed Sunday (August 25), but these efforts failed to uncover a sign of the missing child. Investigators now believe that Narin was likely kidnapped after five days of search efforts have failed to bear fruit.
Medyascope'u destekle. Medyascope'a abone ol.
Medyascope’u senin desteğin ayakta tutuyor. Hiçbir patronun, siyasi çıkarın güdümünde değiliz; hangi haberi yapacağımıza biz karar veriyoruz. Tıklanma uğruna değil, kamu yararına çalışıyoruz. Bağımsız gazeteciliğin sürmesi, sitenin açık kalması ve herkesin doğru bilgiye erişebilmesi senin desteğinle mümkün.
The Diyarbakır Governor’s office also released a statement refuting claims circulating on social media that the body belonging to Narin had been found.
by Leo Kendrick
