Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.1 76. Create a national DNA bank to which families can send samples. Paragraph 25 Measures taken/current situation Level of implementation and observations (to be completed by the WGEID) JWF – IAHRA Geneva Family members of one victim in Turkey stated that there are special forms to fill out in the case of a missing person. They were aware that there is a database compiled on the basis of these inputs and that the missing persons are tracked via this database. They were also aware that there is a separate office at the Ankara Police Administration specialized in missing persons (Kayip Sahis Burosu). https://onlineislemler.egm.gov.tr/Sayfalar/kayipsahiscocuk.aspx. They are not sure about it, but they think that there might be some relevant information in the database. All the necessary forms are filed by families of the victims though and thereafter submitted to relevant law enforcement agencies. The family of the other victim in Turkey and all other fourteen family members currently outside Turkey stated that they were not aware of any register with the exact or approximate number of disappeared persons and whether the name of their loved one disappeared was included in that list. LLG – TGRLSP Currently, no such register has been published by the Government of Turkey. ICJ There is no progress on a public register with the number of disappeared persons. The available figures show that allegedly 29 persons have disappeared since January 2016.36 relevant authorities to do so without delay. Ministry of Justice Whereas the information provided by the Ministry of Justice suggests that a dedicated database is operational, the Working Group underlines the importance of creating a national As long as appropriate samples for comparison could be found on site DNA analyses have been performed by the Forensic Medicine Institute. Unidentified samples confirmed to belong to The Working Group calls on the Turkish authorities to use all the information available in its archives to establish such a register. 27 Hak İnisiyatifi Derneği, “Report on allegations of illegal detention by public servants after 2016”, See, https://hakinisiyatifi.org/wpcontent/uploads/2019/06/Hak%C4%B0nisiyatifi.2019Al%C4%B1konulma%C4%B0ddialar%C4%B1Raporu.pdf, last checked 04.02.2020. A/HRC/45/13/Add.4 36 Situation during the visit A/HRC/33/51/Add.1