12.11.2026 01:10
A right-of-way dispute in traffic in the Karesi district of Balıkesir resulted in the launch of an administrative investigation into a police officer. After footage emerged of the police officer cutting off another vehicle while driving and asking its driver for identification, the Balıkesir Provincial Police Department took action. The Police Department announced that an administrative investigation had been launched into the personnel concerned.
An explanation came from the Balıkesir Provincial Police Department regarding a police officer who stopped traffic and asked for identification. Following the incident in the Karesi district, the conduct of the personnel involved was taken under administrative review.
HE CUT OFF A VEHICLE IN A RIGHT-OF-WAY ARGUMENT
A right-of-way argument in traffic in Balıkesir's Karesi district took on a different dimension when a police officer cut off another vehicle. According to the information provided, a police officer assigned to the Balıkesir Provincial Police Department cut off a vehicle with which he had an argument over right-of-way while driving. The police officer asked the person in the vehicle he had stopped to show identification. These moments following the argument that started in traffic were captured on camera. A police officer's cutting off another vehicle and asking for identification during a right-of-way argument led to an investigation being launched into the incident.
POLICE TOOK ACTION AFTER THE FOOTAGE
After the footage of the incident in the Karesi district emerged, the Balıkesir Provincial Police Department made a statement on the matter. The Police Department confirmed that the person in the footage is a police officer serving within the institution. In the statement, it was noted that the footage of the police officer cutting off another vehicle while driving and asking for identification was evaluated.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
In its statement to the public regarding the incident, the Balıkesir Provincial Police Department included the following statements: "On some social media accounts, regarding footage of a police officer assigned to our Provincial Police Department within the borders of the Karesi district cutting off a vehicle while driving and asking for identification, an administrative investigation has been initiated by our Provincial Police Department into the personnel involved. It is respectfully announced to the public."