18.10.2026 00:00
It was alleged that a 17-year-old boy who went with 4 friends by motorcycles to the Çakallar area in Amasya recorded and shared on social media the moments when he threatened his peers with a blank-firing gun. The Governorship announced that 3 children were affected by the incident and that the gun was seized; the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that a detention order was issued for the child.
A 17-year-old child in AMASYA was detained after recording with a mobile phone the moments he threatened his peers with a blank-firing pistol and sharing the footage on his social media account.
THEY WENT TO THE ÇAKALLAR AREA ON MOTORCYCLES
The incident occurred in the Çakallar area. According to the allegation, the 17-year-old child went to the area on motorcycles with 4 friends. There, the child took out the blank-firing pistol and recorded with a mobile phone camera the moments he threatened his friends.
In the footage, the child was seen pointing the blank-firing pistol in his hand at his peers and making threatening statements. It was seen that the child tried to fire toward his friends' feet, and during this, one of the children moved left and right in fear. The moments when the child holding the pistol followed his moving friend and continued saying threatening words were also included in the footage. It was alleged that the child shared the footage on his own social media account and later removed it.
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: 3 CHILDREN WERE AFFECTED, THE PISTOL WAS SEIZED
Following the footage, the Amasya Governor's Office made a statement. In the statement, it was said: "The necessary judicial and administrative investigation has been initiated regarding the matter, and 1 child in the judicial process who was determined to have carried out the incident and 3 children affected by the incident have been reached, and the blank-firing pistol assessed to have been used in the incident has also been seized. The statements of the children affected by the incident and their parents have also been taken, and the investigation regarding the matter is continuing."
DETENTION DECISION FROM THE CHIEF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
In the statement made by the Amasya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was said: "Regarding the footage reported in various press and broadcast organizations and social media accounts as having taken place in our province and containing the allegation that a child threatened his peers with a weapon, the investigation by our Amasya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is continuing meticulously, and a detention decision has been issued for the child in the judicial process."
Şerife Serap KARA / AMASYA,