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Former Governor Arrested in Probe Into Disappearance of Kurdish Student - Turkish Minute

A Turkish court has jailed former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel on charges including evidence tampering in a long-running investigation into the 2020 disappearance of university student Gülistan Doku, BBC Turkish reported. Sonel, who was detained on April 17, was arrested on April 21 after being referred to court by prosecutors following questioning. He faces charges including “destroying, concealing or altering evidence,” marking a significant …
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Tuncay Sonel, the former governor of Tunceli, who was detained as part of the investigation into the disappearance of university student Gülistan Doku, who has been missing since January 5, 2020, was arrested by the magistrate's court to which he was brought.

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Former Tunceli Governor Tuncay Sonel, who was detained on charges of "concealing evidence of a crime" within the scope of the Gülistan Doku investigation and who said, "I am a governor of the state, I will not give a statement to the police," was arrested by the magistrate's court after being referred to the court with a request for arrest following his interrogation by the prosecutor's office. The arrest warrant for Sonel, who appeared before t…

CHP's Mahmut Tanal shared footage of former Tunceli Governor Tuncay Sonel being taken to court following his detention in the Gülistan Doku investigation, recalling the moment Eşme Mayor Yılmaz Tozan was pinned down by police. Reacting to the events, Tanal said, "If the mentality that puts handcuffs on and subdues mayors is now holding the arm of a governor, that's not justice."

·Ankara, Türkiye
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As new details emerge in the Gülistan Doku investigation, Tuncay Sonel, the then-Governor of Tunceli, was brought to the courthouse. Ali Çimen, the Doku family's lawyer, reacted negatively to Sonel being brought to the courthouse without handcuffs.

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A Haber broke the news in Türkiye on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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