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Woman found dead in a sack in Istanbul, daughter also missing
In January 1973, fishermen found a tied sack in the Bosphorus off Kireçburnu, Istanbul, with a woman's body inside.
The woman had been strangled, and investigators identified her as 67-year-old Nuriye Hanım through a scar from an earlier operation.
Nuriye and her daughter Meyla, who lived together in Beyoğlu, had both been missing for several days.
The two women were known in Istanbul's wealthy social circles and had Syrian origins.
Police suspected that Meyla might also have been killed, but searches for her body found no result.
Investigators questioned people who had seen the women and examined their home as they tried to establish what happened before they disappeared.
A woman identified as 67-year-old Nuriye was found dead inside a sack recovered from the sea off Kireçburnu in Istanbul.
Investigators determined that she had been strangled and put in the sack before being thrown into the water.
Her identity was established by a scar from an earlier operation.
Nuriye’s daughter, Meyla, had also gone missing, and investigators searched for her.
The article says the mother and daughter were reported missing after disappearing on January 5, 1973.
- Who
- Nuriye, 67, was found dead; her daughter Meyla was also missing.
- What
- Nuriye was found in a sack and had been strangled. Meyla’s whereabouts were unknown.
- When
- The women were reported missing on January 5, 1973; the sack was found on January 8.
- Where
- The sack was recovered from the sea off Kireçburnu, in Istanbul’s Sarıyer district.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Nuriye and Meyla were reported missing after disappearing that day.
Fishermen found a tied sack in the sea off Kireçburnu and discovered a woman’s body inside.
Investigators determined the woman had been strangled and identified her as Nuriye by an old operation scar.
Police searched for Meyla, but the article says the search produced no result.
- Victim
- Nuriye, 67
- Missing daughter
- Meyla
- Discovery date
- January 8, 1973
- Discovery location
- Off Kireçburnu, Sarıyer, Istanbul
- Cause of death
- Strangulation
- Identification
- A scar from an earlier operation
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