DNA identifies Mehmet Bayhan among Filo Jet catamaran victims, death toll reaches 15
DNA tests have confirmed the identity of Mehmet Bayhan as one of the victims recovered from the sunken Filo Jet catamaran off occupied Kyrenia. The announcement came from Turkish Cypriot “prime minister” Unal Ustel, confirming Bayhan's death in the tragic incident. Following this identification, the confirmed death toll has increased to 15, while 13 individuals remain missing.
Reports surfaced on Turkish Cypriot websites that Bayhan’s name was made public before his relatives were notified, though the prime minister's office later denied these claims. Bayhan’s father had previously expressed that he believed his son to be dead but hoped for the recovery of his body to provide a proper burial.
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