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A 14-Year-Old Murder Case in Bursa Has Been Reopened: A Jawbone Discovery Changed the Course of the Investigation.

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In the 14-year investigation into the disappearance of Mehmet Şahinoğlu and Saime Sivri in Bursa in 2012, the discovery of an upper jawbone among burned human remains changed the course of the case. Following the discovery of the bone fragment, which matched Şahinoğlu's dental treatment records, the investigation was reopened and 11 people were taken into custody.

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In the 14-year investigation into the disappearance of Mehmet Şahinoğlu and Saime Sivri in Bursa in 2012, the discovery of an upper jawbone among burned human remains changed the course of the case. Following the discovery of the bone fragment, which matched Şahinoğlu's dental treatment records, the investigation was reopened and 11 people were taken into custody.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The case concerning Mehmet Şahinoğlu and his ex-wife Saime Sivri, who disappeared in Bursa in 2012, has been brought to light after 14 years. The case, reopened within the framework of the work announced by the Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, who stated that 83 murders in 76 files had been resolved, revealed evidence found years ago...

The 14-year-long unsolved case of Mehmet Şahinoğlu was finally resolved thanks to a piece of his upper jawbone. The jawbone fragment, found among burned human remains, was identified as belonging to Mehmet Şahinoğlu. Of the 11 people detained in connection with the investigation, 5 were arrested.

The case, which began with the disappearance of two people in Bursa in 2012, deepened when a piece of jawbone matched a dental procedure performed in 2011. Bones found buried in the area, believed to belong to Sivri, were sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute, and 5 of the 11 people detained were arrested.

The case of Mehmet Şahinoğlu and his ex-wife Saime Sivri, who disappeared in Bursa in 2012, has been solved after 14 years. As part of the efforts announced by the Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek, which resulted in 83 murders across 76 cases being resolved, the case was reopened. A fragment of an upper jawbone found among burned human remains years ago was identified as belonging to Mehmet Şahinoğlu. In the investigation coordinated by the Bursa…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Habertürk broke the news in Beyoğlu, Türkiye on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
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