türkçe links to original Turkish article
(Hürriyet Newspaper, 30 July 2025)
An incident inspired by Agatha Christie.
In Istanbul's Sarıyer district the morning before last at about
0930, a passer-by strolling in a wooded area noticed the lifeless
body of a man and called the police. There was a black plastic
bag covering the head and it was bound with tape. Alongside the
body, police found a note written in Russian and a bag with a
cellphone, Istanbul transit card, money and various other items
inside it.
The victim's hotel room card enabled police to identify him:
Russian citizen Usman Amriev (20). The note found in
Amriev's hand had been written on a computer.
(herewith the Turkish-to-English translation):
"My beloved, I hope these words never reach your hands. For
I will be slandered; do not believe them. If this letter has come
to you, it means I have died. I swear that I only sought the truth,
but it was all in vain. I will not go down in history as one of the
scholars. They will not write about me in books, but everyone
will suffer their own punishment. I beg you, do not let them
bury me as a traitor."
The note continued with the 153rd "ayet" (verse of the Koran)
from the "Bakara Suresi" (chapter of the Koran), written in
Arabic script. Police are endeavoring to get to the bottom of
the case, based on the clues available, and determine whether
it was a murder or a suicide.
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder