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Abstract

After dead of the human body and insects that feed from body are physical evidence of the knowledge of the body,behavior of insects that found on corpse provide very important clue of distribution and knowledge in criminalinvestigations. Forensic entomology is one of the oldest disciplines of forensic sciences that is defined as the use ofinsect research in legal investigation. The basic use of insects data in forensic sciences, the time of the death (Postmorteminterval), the manner of death, place of death and the determination of the cause of death. Entomological evidences helpthe judiciary of natural or suspicious death, to confirm the reliability of the statements of witnesses, to reveal connectionof the victim and the suspect and besides, to solve the insurance and inheritance problems. In recent years, research onforensic entomology increasing rapidly all over the world and entomological evidences are considered important by thecourts in many countries as important as other biological evidences. In this article, we intend to investigate the studiesof contribution of entomologic evidences in forensic science and to draw attention of the importance of forensic research,to show evidences are reliable as other physical evidences and to promote the use of the courts.

Keywords

• Forensic science; forensic entomology; insects.

Adli Entomoloji

Abstract

Ölümden sonra insan cesedi ve ondan beslenen böcekler fiziksel delildir, çürümeye başlayan cesette bulunan böceklerin davranışı, biyolojisi ve dağılımına ait bilgi kriminal araştırmalarda çok önemli ipucu sağlarlar. Böcek çalışmalarının yasal araştırmalarda kullanılması olarak tanımlanan adli entomoloji, adli bilimlerin en eski bilim dallarından biridir. Adli bilimlerde böcek verilerinin temel kullanımı cesette ölüm zamanının (Postmortem interval), ölüm şeklinin, ölüm yerinin, ölüm nedeninin tespitidir. Entomolojik deliller kaza, şüpheli veya doğal ölüm olaylarında tanıkların ifadelerin teyit edilmesinde, kurban ve şüpheli bağlantısının ortaya konmasında ayrıca sigorta ve miras sorunlarının çözümünde yargıya yardım eder. Son yıllarda tüm dünyada adli entomoloji ile ilgili araştırmalar hızla artmakta ve entomolojik deliller birçok ülkede mahkemelerce diğer biyolojik deliller kadar önemli veriler olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu makalede adli entomolojik çalışmaların adli bilimlere katkısı araştırılarak entomolojik delillerin olay yeri incelemesinde ve kriminal araştırmalardaki önemine dikkat çekmeyi, diğer fiziksel deliller kadar güvenilir deliler olduklarını göstermeyi ve mahkemelerce kullanımını yaygınlaştırmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Adli bilimler; adli entomoloji; böcekler

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