Seta Ayda Demirci

An Istanbul court ordered life sentences for three of 12 suspects accused of murdering an elderly Armenian-origin Turkish citizen in the city on Feb. 9, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

An Istanbul court ordered life sentences for three of 12 suspects accused of murdering an elderly Armenian-origin Turkish citizen in the city on Feb. 9, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

An Istanbul court arrested three suspects on Feb. 14 over the murder of an elderly Armenian man recently found hogtied in an apartment in Istanbul's ?i?li district. 

Hagop Yakup Demirci, 85, was found dead in his apartment on Feb. 6. Burglars had left him and his wife Seta Ayda Demirci, 79, hogtied inside their apartment stealing some 100,000 Turkish Liras. 

Eight suspects have been captured over the murder of an Armenian-origin Turkish homeowner, an assault on his wife and the burglary of their shared home on Feb. 6.