29.10.2026 12:18
An operation was carried out in Istanbul and Sakarya against a criminal organization that threatened a businessman in Istanbul by phone and targeted him with an armed attack. During the operations, 15 suspects were caught, while the vehicles used in the attacks, an AK-47 long-barreled rifle, and handguns were seized. In the raid on a villa in the Sapanca district of Sakarya, a suspect who jumped down from the garden wall to escape from the police was caught at the spot where he fell to the ground. Those moments were captured by a drone camera.
Police carried out an operation against suspects linked to an armed attack on a businessperson they had threatened by phone. The most striking moment of the operation, in which 15 people were detained, was a suspect jumping over a garden wall to escape from the police.
OPERATION AGAINST THE GANG THREATENING THE BUSINESSPERSON
An investigation was launched into a criminal organization that threatened a businessperson in Istanbul by phone and targeted them with an armed attack. Public Order Branch Directorate teams took action to identify the people linked to the attacks and the addresses where they were hiding. As a result of the work carried out, the suspects' connections in Istanbul and Sakarya were identified. Police teams conducted simultaneous raids on the identified addresses and detained 15 suspects linked to the organization. Within the scope of the operation, the vehicles and weapons used in the attacks were also seized.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS RAID ON THE VILLA IN SAPANCA
Teams tracking the suspects put a villa in the Sapanca district of Sakarya under surveillance. Public Order Branch Directorate teams identified the address where the suspects were hiding through drone-supported work. After preparations were completed, an operation was carried out on the villa with the participation of Special Operations police. While police teams took security measures around the villa, they moved in to capture the suspects inside.
HE JUMPED OVER THE GARDEN WALL WHEN HE SAW THE POLICE
During the operation, one of the suspects tried to escape by slipping through the police teams. The suspect, who headed for the villa's garden wall to avoid capture, climbed over the wall and lowered himself down. However, his escape attempt ended in failure. Police teams, who had taken precautions around the villa, caught the suspect at the point where he fell and took him into custody.
AK-47 RIFLE AND HANDGUNS SEIZED
In the operations in Istanbul and Sakarya, not only suspects were caught. Teams also seized the vehicles and weapons used by the organization in the attacks. Among the seized weapons were an AK-47 long-barreled rifle and handguns. A large amount of ammunition was also found within the scope of the operation.