21.08.2026 20:00
A woman who caused a disturbance at Istanbul's Şile Ayazma beach resisted police officers who intervened. While being subdued, the suspect attacked a female police officer, pulling her hair in an attempt to prevent her from doing her duty. The moments, watched in astonishment by citizens on the beach and as bystanders tried to intervene, were captured on camera.
A woman allegedly causing a disturbance at Istanbul's Şile Ayazma beach resisted police officers trying to intervene. During the incident, the woman attacked a female police officer attempting to subdue her, pulling the officer's hair and trying to prevent her from doing her duty.
SCRUFFLE ON THE GROUND
In the moments captured on video, the female officer is seen trying to neutralize the suspect on the sand, while the woman clings to the officer's hair.
During the scuffle, as the two were dragged across the sand, bystanders were heard shouting "Let go of the officer!" and other officers moved in to take control of the woman, with the moments captured second by second.
A wide-ranging investigation has been launched into the incident.