08.09.2025 15:01
A publication ban has been imposed regarding the attack in which 2 police officers were martyred and 2 others were injured at a police station in the Balçova district of İzmir. In a statement from the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated, "A publication ban has been decided for all kinds of media, including visual, written, and online platforms, regarding the armed attack incident. The investigation is being conducted in a comprehensive and meticulous manner."
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In the Balçova district of İzmir, in an attack carried out with a shotgun at the Salih İşgören Police Station, 1st Class Police Chief Inspector Muhsin Aydemir and police officer Hasan Akın were martyred, and 2 police officers were injured. The suspect E.B. (16), who fled the scene after the incident, was captured injured in an operation.
In the Çetin Emeç neighborhood of Balçova, E.B. went to the Salih İşgören Police Station in the morning hours and opened fire on the guard booth with a shotgun. Police officer Hasan Akın was martyred at this location, while police officers on duty at the center intervened in the assailant upon hearing the gunfire. A clash broke out between the police and the assailant. In the clash, 1st Class Police Chief Inspector Muhsin Aydemir was also martyred. Health teams were dispatched to the center upon notification. Injured police officers Ömer Amilağ and Murat Dağlı, along with a civilian who was injured in the hand, were taken to the hospital by ambulance. It was reported that the health condition of the injured Amilağ remains serious.
INJURED CAPTURED
After the incident, police teams conducted an operation in the area to capture the fleeing assailant. In the operation, the assailant E.B. was captured injured. E.B. was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment.
MINISTER YERLİKAYA: 2 OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS WERE MARTYRED
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya made a statement on social media regarding the incident. Yerlikaya said, "May our nation's head be healthy. A armed attack has been carried out against the İzmir Balçova Salih İşgören Police Station. Unfortunately, after this heinous attack, our 1st Class Police Chief Inspector Muhsin Aydemir and our police officer Hasan Akın have been martyred, and our police officer Ömer Amilağ has been seriously injured, while our police officer Murat Dağlı has been lightly injured. I pray for God's mercy on our heroic martyrs; I wish urgent healing to our injured. The suspect of the incident, E.B. (16), has been captured. An investigation has been initiated regarding the incident. The public will be informed of developments," he said.
8 PROSECUTORS ASSIGNED
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç also announced that an investigation has been initiated regarding the attack, and that 2 deputy chief public prosecutors and 6 public prosecutors have been assigned.
"A SHOTGUN BOUGHT BY HIS FATHER 10 YEARS AGO"
After the attack, İzmir Governor Süleyman Elban made statements at the police station. Elban said, "An attack is carried out by a 16-year-old high school junior, who has no prior criminal record. The first shot is fired at the guard booth, and unfortunately, one of our police officers is injured in the gunfire and becomes a martyr there. Later, during the efforts to capture the assailant, our police chief inspector, who resides in the lodge there, is also martyred in the ensuing clash. One police officer and one chief inspector were martyred in the clash. 2 of our police officers are under treatment in the hospital. This is a busy street, and one of our citizens was lightly injured in the clash. The assailant was captured injured. His treatment continues at Alsancak State Hospital. We are saddened; may our police force and our nation's head be healthy. I wish urgent healing to our injured brothers. We are investigating the incident from multiple angles. We will share detailed information once we have clarified everything. The suspect who carried out the incident is 16 years old. He lives on this street. He has no criminal record, nor has he been detained for any crime. There are no complaints to the police station, no criminal record or UYAP record. You must have seen a large number of shotgun shells as well. It is a shotgun bought by his father 10 years ago," he said.
CAPTURE MOMENT ON CAMERA
Meanwhile, footage has emerged of E.B., who carried out the attack, entering the center with a shotgun and a backpack while wearing a mask. Additionally, the moment of E.B.'s capture was recorded on a mobile phone. In the footage, a large number of shotgun cartridges can be seen scattered around the suspect.
A PUBLICATION BAN HAS BEEN IMPOSED
A publication ban has been imposed regarding the attack in which 2 police officers were martyred and 2 police officers were injured at the police station in Balçova, İzmir. In a statement from the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated, "An armed attack has been carried out against the Balçova Salih İşgören Police Station, resulting in the martyrdom of two of our police officers, and an investigation has been immediately initiated by our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, with 2 deputy chief public prosecutors and 6 public prosecutors assigned. Upon the request of our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a publication ban has been imposed on all visual, written, and internet media regarding the armed attack incident, by the decision of the İzmir 5th Criminal Court of Peace dated 08.09.2025 and numbered 2025/10353 D. The investigation is being conducted meticulously and from multiple angles," it was stated.
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