Crime scene investigation started 111 days after President of Amed Bar Association Tahir Elçi was murdered by state forces at the foot of the Four Pillared Minaret in the district of Sur.

CSI units, divers, AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority), civil defense units, bomb, debris and body retrieval expert dogs started working around the Four Pillared Minaret where Elçi was murdered.

The outcome report from the investigation will be added to the case files.

The area was blockaded with Ford Ranger type vehicles and the entrance of Yenikapı Street where the minaret stands was closed off with white canvas.