News Center — The fate of university student Clistan Doku, who disappeared on January 5, 2020, while studying in her second year in the Child Development Department at Munzur University, remains shrouded in mystery.

Despite six years having passed since her disappearance without any tangible progress in the investigation, the case witnessed a notable development in recent hours after a wide-ranging arrest campaign that included 13 people in several Turkish cities.

The arrests came within the framework of the ongoing investigation since 2020, where arrest warrants were issued for 13 suspects. Simultaneous raids were carried out in Istanbul, Ankara, Dersim, Antalya, and Elazığ, all resulting in the detention of the wanted individuals.

Among the detainees are prominent names: Mustafa TüRKAY SÜNEL, the son of the former governor of Tunceli, Tuncay SÜNEL, in addition to Zeynal ABAKAROV, who is considered the main suspect in the case and the last person Clistan Doku contacted before her disappearance.

Detainees from sensitive positions and indicators of the case's complexities

The list of detainees reveals a wide network of relationships including former officials, public employees, and individuals directly linked to the early stages of the investigation, raising new questions about the reasons for the case's obstruction over the past years.

The nature of the positions and job affiliations of the detainees suggests the possibility of interventions or systematic negligence that may have contributed to hindering the investigations during the past years, which brings the Clistan Doku case back to the forefront strongly, amid popular and human rights demands to uncover the truth and hold those involved accountable.

The list of detainees includes:

• Mustafa TÜRKAY SÜNEL: Son of the former governor of Tunceli; his father currently works as an inspector in the Ministry of Interior.
• Zeynal ABAKAROV: The last person Clistan Doku contacted; she visited his home before her disappearance.
• Engin YÜCER: A former police officer and Zeynal's stepfather.
• Cemile YÜCER: Zeynal's mother.
• Uğurcan AÇIKGÖZ: Friend of the former governor's son.
• Şükrü EROĞLU: The bodyguard of Governor Tuncay SÜNEL during the period of Clistan Doku's disappearance.
• Erdoğan ALALDI: A former employee of the Tunceli Governorate's special administration.
• Gökhan ERTOK: A dismissed police officer; information indicates he was in contact with the governor and his bodyguard during the investigation process.
• Savaş GÜLTÜRK: An employee responsible for surveillance cameras at Munzur University.
• Süleyman ÖNAL: Another employee responsible for the university's cameras.
• Ferhat GÖVEN: A person linked to the former governor Tuncay SÜNEL.
• Celal ALTAŞ
• Nurşen ARIKAN