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Woman found dead at home in Istanbul; investigation opened
Müyesser Kartav, 48, was found unresponsive in her bedroom in Sarıyer, Istanbul, on October 6.
Her 16-year-old daughter found her after returning home from school and called for help.
Medical teams confirmed Kartav had died.
Police learned she had undergone stomach-reduction surgery about five months earlier and had often felt unwell afterward.
A forensic doctor considered the death suspicious, but the cause had not been determined.
Her body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute for examination, and prosecutors opened an investigation.
Kartav was buried in her family’s village in Safranbolu, Karabük, on October 8.
Müyesser Kartav, 48, was found dead in her home in Istanbul’s Sarıyer district by her 16-year-old daughter.
Police and medical teams responded, and medical staff confirmed her death.
A forensic doctor considered the death suspicious, and prosecutors opened an investigation.
Kartav had undergone stomach-reduction surgery about five months earlier, and the source says she had often felt unwell afterward.
Her body was taken for examination to determine the cause of death, then buried in her home village in Karabük province.
- Who
- Müyesser Kartav, 48, was found dead by her 16-year-old daughter.
- What
- Her death was considered suspicious, and prosecutors opened an investigation.
- When
- She was found on October 6, at about 5:20 p.m.
- Where
- At her home in Sarıyer, Istanbul.
- Why
- The cause of death was not stated; her body was sent for examination to determine it.
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Kartav’s husband last saw her before leaving home.
Kartav’s daughter returned from school and found her unresponsive in the bedroom.
Medical staff confirmed Kartav had died, and prosecutors opened an investigation into the suspicious death.
Kartav was buried in Ağaçkesen village in Safranbolu, Karabük.
- Age
- 48
- District
- Sarıyer, Istanbul
- Daughter’s age
- 16
- Surgery
- Stomach-reduction surgery about five months before her death
- Burial
- October 8, Ağaçkesen village, Safranbolu, Karabük
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