03.06.2026 20:30
In the Çeşme district of İzmir, an armed attack that resulted in the death of Can Polat, the close bodyguard and cousin of the couple Dilan and Engin Polat, was captured on security camera near the hotel where the couple was staying. The assailant was seen shooting Can Polat in front of his child.
Security camera footage has emerged of the armed attack in which Can Polat, who served as the bodyguard for the family, lost his life in front of the hotel where Dilan and Engin Polat were vacationing in the Çeşme district of İzmir.
BODYGUARD OF POLAT COUPLE KILLED IN ARMED ATTACK The incident occurred around 13:45 in Çeşme Alaçatı. According to the information obtained; gunshots rang out in front of the hotel where Dilan and Engin Polat were staying for vacation. Can Polat (37), who is Engin Polat's cousin and also served as the couple's bodyguard, was subjected to an armed attack while getting into his vehicle to leave the hotel. Severely injured, Polat was taken to the hospital by 112 Emergency Health teams dispatched to the scene, but despite all interventions, he could not be saved and lost his life.
Can Polat Following the attack, İzmir Provincial Police Department teams took action and quickly apprehended the suspect. In the official statement made by the İzmir Governorship regarding the incident, the following expressions were included:
"In the initial investigations, it was determined that the person named Can Polat was injured by a firearm while going outside to prepare his vehicle to leave the accommodation facility. The injured individual was taken to the hospital by 112 Emergency Health teams dispatched to the scene, but despite all interventions, he lost his life at the hospital. The suspect of the incident, S.A., born in 2003, was quickly captured and taken into custody by our Provincial Police Department teams along with the weapon evaluated as used in the crime. The investigation into the incident is being conducted in a multifaceted and meticulous manner."
MOMENT OF MURDER ON CAMERA The moments of the incident were captured by a security camera in the vicinity. In the footage, the moments when Can Polat, who was preparing right next to a black vehicle, collapsed to the ground right next to the open door of the vehicle as a result of the gunfire were recorded on camera. The footage also showed that a great panic occurred in the vicinity immediately after the moment of the shooting.
The procedures of the armed attacker, who was taken into custody, continue at the police station.