30.07.2025 19:15
Two suspects, who are alleged to have attempted to extort money by shooting at businesses in Ümraniye and Ataşehir, have been detained. It was reported that one of the suspects made a social media post saying, "I turned off the lights, let those who want to find me burn," and when caught, he asked the police, "How did you find me?" The suspects, who have extensive criminal records, were arrested and sent to prison.
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On July 16, around 02:00, in Göksu Street, Tatlısu Neighborhood, Ümraniye district of Istanbul, one of the suspects who carried out an armed attack on a workplace for not paying protection money opened fire. The other suspect recorded the moments with a mobile phone. As a result of the gunfire, 11 bullets hit the windows of the workplace and a parked car in front of it. The attackers fled the scene after the incident.
THEY CHANGED THEIR CLOTHES TO COVER THEIR TRACKS
The teams of the Robbery Bureau, which initiated an investigation into the incident, began examining the armed attack footage recorded by security cameras. The police determined that the suspects changed to the European side to cover their tracks and then returned to the Anatolian side. Two suspects, whose identities were identified from the security camera footage, were captured in an operation.
FAKE IDENTITIES, HEAVY CRIMINAL RECORDS
The detained suspects were brought to the Public Order Branch. The suspects, who claimed that their identities were lost, provided false names to the police. However, during the interrogation, their conflicting statements revealed that their identities were fake. The suspect who identified himself as S.Ö. was found to be B.K. (22) with 12 criminal records.
Additionally, it was learned that B.K. was wanted in 8 separate cases, had a total of 12 years, 8 months, and 20 days of confirmed prison sentences due to previous crimes, and was a fugitive. The other suspect was identified as F.K.Ö., who had 5 criminal records with the police.
"I TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS" POST
The police also examined F.K.Ö.'s social media accounts. It was seen that the suspect shared photos of himself holding a gun, and one of them had the caption "I turned off the lights. Whoever wants to find me, burn it." It was learned that the first words of the suspect when caught were "How did you find me?"
THEY WERE ARRESTED
On the other hand, as a result of the investigation conducted by the Robbery Bureau, it was determined that the suspects shot at a workplace located on Aytaşı Street in Ataşehir Ferhatpaşa neighborhood to collect protection money on June 2, 2025. It was learned that 4 bullets hit the workplace during the attack, and S.M.S. (18) was arrested in a previous operation related to this incident. After completing their procedures at the Robbery Bureau, B.K. and F.K.Ö. were arrested and sent to prison.
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