'It has taken over our lives ..good or bad, we just need some form of closure'

38-year-old mum last seen leaving her home in 2011

- BY DANNY DE VAAL

IT'S one of the most baffling mysteries in the case files of Ireland's missing people: what happened to Esra Uyrun?

The mother-of-one went on an early morning trip to the shop and was never seen again, her car later found abandoned.

Esra, who was 38, vanished without a trace more after leaving her home on Collinstown Grove in Clondalkin, West Dublin, at around 7.15am on February 23, 2011.

Her silver Renault Twingo was found later that day in a car park at the bottom of Bray Head in Wicklow, but CCTV couldn't determine who was driving the vehicle.

Detectives also discovered her coin purse, containing her driving licence and a €50 note, was found in the boot of the car.

Her heartbroken family said they now just want “closure” regardless of whether it's “good or bad”.

Esra's sister Berna Fidan told The Star: "It's literally taken over our lives. Because there's not a day that goes by when we don't talk about Esra or think about Esra." Berna, who has led a campaign to find her sibling, added: "Everything we do and plan is all around what we can do to see if we can get some information.

"I just don’t know where to take it anymore. Somebody must know what happened.

"I don’t believe anybody just goes missing and nobody's seen or heard anything. Somebody must know."