Bloody execution: 1 person killed in armed attack on parked car

Bloody execution: 1 person killed in armed attack on parked car

21.10.2026 18:41

A parked car in Kağıthane, Istanbul, was the target of an armed attack. Eser Aktaş, 44, who was sitting in the vehicle, lost his life as a result of the gunfire, while the attacker fled the scene on foot. Police have launched an investigation to clarify the reason for the attack and catch the fleeing suspect.

Eser Aktaş, 44, who was sitting in a parked car in Istanbul’s Kağıthane district, lost his life in an armed attack. It was determined that Aktaş, who was shot in the chest and hand, had died, while police teams launched an operation to catch the attacker who fled the scene on foot.

SHOT IN THE CHEST AND HAND

The incident occurred around 16:30 in Hamidiye Neighborhood. An unidentified person opened fire with a gun at Eser Aktaş, who was sitting inside the parked car. After the attack, while the suspect fled on foot, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene upon reports from bystanders.

In the check carried out by medical teams, it was determined that Aktaş, who was wounded by two bullets in the chest and hand, had died.

HIS BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL MORGUE

Police teams conducted an examination in and around the car where the attack took place. After the crime scene investigation was completed, Eser Aktaş’s body was taken to the hospital morgue by ambulance.

Police launched an operation to catch the suspect who fled the scene.

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