Bomb panic in Şişli! Suspicious object turned out to be a toy

Bomb panic in Şişli! Suspicious object turned out to be a toy

08.11.2026 00:51

A wired object found next to a garbage container in Istanbul's Şişli district prompted police action. While teams dispatched to Mehmetçik Street in Fulya Neighborhood took security measures in the surrounding area, bomb disposal experts were called to the scene. The suspicious object, which was examined with great care, turned out to be a toy alarm clock.

Police teams took action due to a suspicious object noticed next to a garbage container in Şişli. The nature of the object was understood through examination by bomb disposal experts.

THE OBJECT NEXT TO THE GARBAGE CONTAINER PROMPTED POLICE TO TAKE ACTION

In Fulya Neighborhood of Istanbul's Şişli district, a report was made to security teams due to an object found next to a garbage container. The presence of cables on the object noticed on Mehmetçik Street caused the situation to be considered suspicious. Following the report, teams from Şişli District Police Department were dispatched to the area in a short time. Police teams arriving at the scene began work to examine the object near the garbage container. Since it could not initially be understood what the object, which appeared to have cables on it, was, security measures were implemented. The teams took precautions in the surrounding area where the suspicious object was located and ensured that expert teams carried out an examination.

BOMB DISPOSAL EXPERTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE

Bomb disposal experts were also included in the work carried out following the report on Mehmetçik Street. An examination was carried out by expert teams to determine the nature of the suspicious object. The question of what the object was was investigated accompanied by the security measures taken by police teams in the surrounding area. The presence of cables on the object next to the container required the incident to be evaluated by bomb disposal experts. The teams carried out their checks to eliminate the suspicion created by the object's external appearance. As a result of the examination, the true nature of the object that initially caused concern was determined. As a result of the examination by bomb disposal experts, it was determined that the object with cables next to the garbage container was a toy alarm clock.

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