17.05.2026 13:00
An armed attack was carried out on a restaurant owned by businessman Selçuk K. in Beşiktaş Bebek late at night. The assailant, who pulled out a gun concealed in his coat and fired repeatedly while customers were inside, was caught and arrested after a chase by police teams. The attacks on Selçuk K., whose luxury cars were previously set on fire and villa was shot at, drew attention.
In the Bebek neighborhood of Istanbul's Beşiktaş district, terrifying moments occurred around 11:00 PM on Friday, April 24. According to information obtained, an attacker wearing a coat approached on foot to the front of a restaurant owned by businessman Selçuk K., walking slowly for a while. He then pulled a pistol from inside his coat and fired repeatedly at the restaurant. Customers inside the restaurant panicked and fled. There were no deaths or injuries in the attack.
POLICE APPREHENDED HIM AFTER A CHASE
After the armed attack, the suspect began to flee on foot. Police officers on duty in the area, hearing the gunshots, took action. The fleeing attacker was detained after a chase on the Bebek slope. It was learned that an unlicensed pistol, believed to have been used in the incident, was seized from the suspect. After his procedures at the police station were completed, the suspect was arrested by the court he was taken to.
LAST MONTH, HIS VEHICLES WERE SET ON FIRE AND HIS HOME WAS SHOT
About 100 million lira worth of luxury vehicles at a car rental company owned by Selçuk K. in Balmumcu were set on fire last month, and his villa in Levent was also shot at on the same night. Subsequently, an armed attack was carried out on a house in Kağıthane belonging to Melahat K., the mother of his religiously wedded wife Dilek K.
4 SUSPECTS CAUGHT A WEEK LATER
On the other hand, about a week after the attack, 4 armed individuals, who were found to have been loitering around the same restaurant, were captured thanks to the vigilance of security personnel. It was learned that weapons were found on the suspects, and an investigation into the incident was launched.
ATTACK MOMENT ON CAMERA
The armed attack was captured on security camera. The footage shows the attacker in a coat approaching the front of the restaurant with slow steps, then pulling out his gun and firing consecutively. The moments after the attack, when customers flee in panic and the suspect walks away from the scene, are visible on the camera.