Manisa construction death case reopened after Mihriban murder probe
New evidence from a separate murder investigation led prosecutors to reopen the 2023 death of safety technician Naile Büşra Sarıgül, now alleging sexual assault and murder.
KEY POINTS
- Naile Büşra Sarıgül, 23, died at a Manisa construction site on August 3, 2023.
- Case initially closed as heart attack despite DNA evidence linking Fatih İnan.
- Reopened after İnan confessed to separate 2025 murder of Mihriban Yılmaz.
- Family messages referenced fear of "the old one," interpreted as Sarıgül case.
- New indictment charges Fatih İnan with sexual assault and murder; trial started.
Naile Büşra Sarıgül, 23, was found dead at a Manisa construction site on August 3, 2023. An autopsy initially ruled the cause a heart attack, and a 2024 DNA report found suspect Fatih İnan's profile on the victim. Prosecutors closed the case in 2024 after İnan claimed a consensual relationship.
The investigation was revived after Fatih İnan confessed to the December 2025 murder of Mihriban Yılmaz in İzmir. Police examined messages between İnan, his brother Ömer, and uncle Kerem. In those texts, Kerem wrote he feared "the old one" and Ömer replied "Don't make a sound." Prosecutors interpreted "the old one" as Sarıgül's death.
“We want justice to be served and the perpetrators to receive the heaviest punishment.”
A new indictment accepted on September 4, 2026 accuses Fatih İnan of sexual assault and pushing Sarıgül from height to stage a workplace accident. He faces charges of qualified sexual assault and intentional murder. His brother Ömer is charged with influencing a judicial officer.
The first hearing began today at the Manisa 2nd Heavy Penal Court. Sarıgül's mother, Seher Yaldız, 54, attended and demanded the harshest possible punishment for those responsible.
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