Prosecutor Challenges Forensic Report on Kozinoğlu's 2011 Prison Death

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has formally objected to a Forensic Medicine Institution report concerning the death of former intelligence officer Kaşif Kozinoğlu. Kozinoğlu died in Silivri Prison on November 12, 2011, while detained during the Ergenekon operation.

The forensic report, sent to the prosecutor's office on November 4, concluded that Kozinoğlu died of heart disease and found no medical evidence of traumatic injury or poisoning. It also stated that medication given for chest pain had no effect on his death.

“The prosecutor's office found the report incomplete regarding the conclusion that Kozinoğlu died of heart disease.”

The prosecutor's office challenged the report, citing the detection of antimony in Kozinoğlu's nails, hair, and saponified tissue. Investigators noted that antimony was absent from seven soil samples taken from the grave.

Forensic examinations of bone and tooth samples from the grave identified fractures in the sternum and ribs. Experts suggested these fractures may have occurred during resuscitation efforts in the hospital.

The official cause of death was recorded as a heart attack, though questions about timely intervention and poisoning allegations had persisted for years. The investigation into Kozinoğlu's suspicious death remains ongoing.