New developments in investigation into former MIT official Kaşif Kozinoğlu’s death

Ten people have been detained in a renewed investigation into the 2011 death of former Turkish National Intelligence Organization, or MIT, official Kaşif Kozinoğlu at Silivri Prison.

Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office began legal proceedings against 11 suspects who worked at the prison when Kozinoğlu died. Authorities identified the remaining suspect as a FETÖ fugitive living abroad.

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said the case was reopened after Silivri’s Criminal Judgeship of Peace lifted the previous decision not to prosecute on Aug. 26, 2026. The renewed investigation has been placed under a confidentiality order, and a special team has been formed to examine the circumstances of the death.

Kozinoğlu became ill on Nov. 12, 2011, while held at Silivri No. 1 L-Type Closed Penal Institution. He was taken to Silivri State Hospital, where he was found to have died on arrival. The earlier investigation examined camera footage and medical records and collected statements from prison, gendarmerie and health workers, fellow inmates and Kozinoğlu’s wife. It ended on April 10, 2012, with a decision not to prosecute.

Gürlek said authorities would continue pursuing evidence and determining whether anyone bore responsibility. “We are determined not to leave any suspicious death in the dark,” he said.

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We are determined not to leave any suspicious death in the dark.