As part of the probe, which was launched by the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office´s Terrorism and Organized Crimes Bureau, it was confirmed that there were gendarmerie staff at the crime scene during the hours in which Hrant Dink was killed.
Dink’in öldürülmesine ilişkin İstanbul Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı Terör ve Örgütlü Suçlar Soruşturma Bürosunca yürütülen soruşturmada Dink’in öldürüldüğü saatlerde olay yerinde jandarma görevlilerinin olduğu tespit edilmişti.