Cem Garipoğlu, the main suspect in the murder of high school student Münevver Karabulut, who was killed in Etiler, Istanbul, 56 days ago, has still not been found.

Following the gruesome murder of the young woman, whose body and dismembered head were found in a waste container, the young man disappeared.

He was the boyfriend of Münevver, and his parents were taken into custody after the murder. However, they were later released, despite reports that clothing with blood belonging to Münevver had been found in their home.

Yesterday (27 April), the Istanbul police arrested Cem Gariboğlu’s father, Mehmet Nida Garipoğlu.

Altan Altınyurt, lawyer for the Karabulut family, said, “Getting rid of evidence at the scene of the crime is very serious. One person alone cannot clean the scene of crime or package the victim in that manner. Others were involved, and the victim’s family is accusing them.”

Police attacking victim's family and not doing their duty

Meanwhile, Istanbul’s Chief of Police, Celalettin Cerrah, has been quoted as saying to Ayşe Arman from the Hürriyet Newspaper, that the victim’s father, Süreyya Karabulut, “should have looked after his daughter better.”

Karabulut has protested against this statement, saying, “The only thing I know is that the Turkish police is very successful in a very short time in some cases. When they want, events are solved very quickly. I suspect that there is negligence in this case. There are people who do not want those guilty to be handed over to the law. I have got such a feeling.”

Protest in Taksim

Meanwhile, a group of people who met on Facebook organised a protest in Taksim Square at the weekend, calling for the perpetrators of the murder to be caught and justice to be done.

Yasin Şafak spoke in the name of the protest organisers, saying, “We did not know Münevver, but we have been following the events in the media. Although it has been 53 days, there have been no developments. No murderer and no one else has been arrested. We want the murderer to be caught and handed over to justice in the shortest possible time. We are also human. Although we did not know her, we are sharing the pain of Münevver’s family. We support them.” (EZÖ/AG)