Children find decomposing body in parked van in Istanbul

A disturbing discovery was made in Istanbul's Bağcılar district when children playing in an empty lot stumbled upon a decomposing body inside a parked van. The incident occurred in the Kemalpaşa neighborhood on Namık Kemal Street.

The children were drawn to the vehicle due to a strong, foul odor that had been intensifying for about 10 days, according to local resident Adil Benli. Their curiosity led them to investigate the parked panel van, where they found a person lying motionless in the rear.

Alerted by the children, bystanders opened the van's trunk and confirmed the presence of a deceased individual. Emergency services and police were immediately called to the scene. Paramedics pronounced the person dead, noting signs of decomposition. Police found identification belonging to Ferhat Kılıçarslan on the body.

Forensic teams conducted an initial examination at the scene, and the body was subsequently transported to the Forensic Medicine Institute's morgue. Police secured the area surrounding the vacant lot as investigations began. Residents reported being bothered by the persistent smell, with one stating they had even called a sewage truck suspecting the odor originated from the ground, only to realize it was coming from the vehicle.

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There is a smell coming from inside the vehicle, and the children got curious and looked. The smell had been getting stronger for 10 days already. Police came, and the necessary places were searched. He is someone we know. He had turned purple and started to rot. We called a sewage truck because there was a smell from below, but the smell was coming from the vehicle.