16.06.2025 22:40
A 26-year-old police officer working at the Esenyurt District Police Department took his own life by hanging. It was claimed that the police officer had high debts due to online gambling.
A 26-year-old police officer working at the Esenyurt District Police Department in Istanbul took his own life by hanging himself in his residence. It is claimed that the officer had high debts due to online gambling and was also working as a taxi driver outside of his working hours.
POLICE OFFICER HANGS HIMSELF
The incident occurred today on Demet Street in the Mustafa Kemal Paşa neighborhood of the Avcılar district. According to allegations, Kadir Ş., a 26-year-old police officer working at a police station affiliated with the Esenyurt District Police Department, hanged himself in the apartment where he lived alone in Avcılar.
ALLEGATION OF "DEBT DUE TO ONLINE GAMBLING"
It was claimed that Kadir Ş. had high debts due to online gambling. The owner of the taxi he worked for, unable to reach him to retrieve the vehicle, came to his home. Police teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification. Upon entering the house, the police teams determined that police officer Kadir Ş. had taken his own life by hanging.
After the examination at the scene, Kadir Ş.'s lifeless body was taken to the forensic medicine institution. The police team's investigation into the incident is ongoing.