8th President's Death Remains Conspiracy-Like

There is currently no evidence that can prove the allegations that 8th Turkish president Turgut Özal might have deceased due to traumatic poisoning, Ankara's Chief Prosecutor said after reviewing the forensics report.

"According to the forensics report, since no samples were promptly analyzed following Özal's death in 1993, an exact judgement against poisoning allegations cannot be reached. The chief prosecutor will further investigate  the case in the light of this latest finding," the prosecution bureau said in a statement.

"We completed the investigation on Wednesday, however no consensus has been reached on the question of whether Özal's death was due to poison despite certain track of poison in his corpse," Turkey's chief forensics institution said.

Institution chair Haluk Ince, though, said he could not completely deny the allegations related to poising of 8th Turkish president.

On 17 April 1993, Turgut Özal was reported to have deceased from a hearth attack in the presidential office in Ankara. For years, several analysts including conspiracy theorists speculated that his death might be caused due to poisoning.

In October, Ankara Chief Prosecutor carried out an investigation concerning Özal's death, which required an exhumation of his body to do another autopsy. The forensics institution also took several samples from the grave for further analysis. (AS)