10.02.2026 18:27
In Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, a dispute between a police officer walking on the street and the people in a car that hit his wife escalated into a fight when the suspects called their friends. While the police officer and his wife were assaulted in the middle of the street, those moments were captured on security cameras. It was reported that 3 people were detained in connection with the incident, and efforts are ongoing to capture 10 suspects.
A police officer named Taner Y., who works at the Traffic Branch Directorate in Istanbul, was walking with his wife Efsun Y. in front of the police lodgings located on Istasyon Street in the Küçükçekmece district when a car hit Efsun Y. on Friday, February 6.
THE POLICE OFFICER AND HIS WIFE WERE ASSAULTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET
In response, the police officer reacted to the people in the vehicle. The argument between the parties quickly escalated into a fight. Allegedly, the people in the car called their friends to the scene. The group, which quickly grew in number, assaulted police officer Taner Y. and his wife Efsun Y. before fleeing the scene.
THEY ALSO ROBBED HIS CELL PHONE
Upon receiving the notification, police teams dispatched to the address took Taner Y. and his wife to the police station to take their statements. It was learned that in his statement, Taner Y. said that the assailants had robbed his wife's cell phone.
THOSE MOMENTS WERE CAPTURED ON CAMERA
Meanwhile, the moments when the police officer was assaulted by a large group and his wife was slapped and fell to the ground were captured by the security camera of a nearby business.
3 OUT OF 13 SUSPECTS ARE IN CUSTODY
The Küçükçekmece District Police Department's Public Order Bureau teams detained 3 out of 13 suspects identified as being involved in the incident. It was learned that efforts to capture the other 10 suspects are ongoing. The 3 individuals who were detained were released by the court they were brought before.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.