18.05.2026 09:40
Heartbreaking details have emerged regarding the martyrdom of two police officers who responded to an armed conflict report in Çorlu district of Tekirdağ. Police officers Erkan Tütüncüler and Emrah Koç were martyred in the gunfire, and it was learned that the attacker had a psychological disorder.
In the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ, police teams responding to a report of an armed fight came under fire. In the attack, police officers Erkan Tütüncüler and Emrah Koç were martyred, while the assailant was captured wounded.
The incident occurred at around 1:30 PM on the 3rd floor of a 6-story business center located at Gölcük Square on Kumyol Street in Reşadiye neighborhood. A plainclothes police team from the Çorlu Police Department's Public Order Unit was dispatched to the address following a report of an armed fight. As the police officers ascended the building, a suspect opened fire on them. In the initial gunfire, police officers Erkan Tütüncüler and Emrah Koç were martyred. Following the report, numerous backup police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. In the ensuing clash, the assailant was captured wounded. The suspect was taken to Çorlu State Hospital.
Governor Recep Soytürk, along with Çorlu District Governor Niyazi Ertan, Çorlu Chief Public Prosecutor Bilgihan Yücel, and Provincial Police Director Ahmet Metin Turanlı, arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation.
MOMENT OF ASSAILANT'S CAPTURE ON CAMERA
The moments when the assailant who martyred police officers Erkan Tütüncüler and Emrah Koç in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ was captured were recorded on security cameras. The assailant was cornered by police teams while fleeing. The police teams aimed their weapons and ordered the assailant to throw down the knife and gun he was holding. After resisting for a while, the assailant threw down the knife and gun and was neutralized and taken into custody by police teams. Meanwhile, police teams with difficulty prevented citizens who wanted to lynch the assailant. It was claimed that the assailant, who was taken to the hospital, lived in the Silivri district of Istanbul and was receiving psychiatric treatment.
ÇORLU MAYOR SARIKURT: A PERSON WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER
Regarding the attack in which police officers Erkan Tütüncüler and Emrah Koç were martyred in the Çorlu district of Tekirdağ, Çorlu Mayor Ahmet Sarıkurt made a statement to journalists. Alongside Metropolitan Mayor Candan Yüceer and CHP Tekirdağ Deputy İlhami Özcan Aygun, Sarıkurt stated that the assailant had a psychological disorder.
Sarıkurt said, "Unfortunately, 2 of our police officers were martyred. May their souls rest in heaven. A court order was also issued regarding a citizen living in Istanbul with a psychological disorder to receive treatment. Upon notification from his family, law enforcement was tracking him for treatment. Teams received information that he was in the arcade. Our police colleagues checked. Initially they couldn't find him, then according to the information we received, when they came out with citizens, the suspect attacked one of the police officers with a sharp object and martyred him. Then he also martyred our other colleague. There was an assessment regarding a bomb near the hospital, but our law enforcement destroyed it as a precaution; however, there is no dangerous situation. Following this sad incident, we are canceling all musical programs we were planning for May 19."
CHP Tekirdağ Deputy İlhami Özcan Aygun said, "A very sad incident; 2 of our police officers were martyred. One of our officers was engaged, the other was married and a father of one child. Our hearts ache." Tekirdağ Metropolitan Mayor Candan Yüceer also used expressions saying, "A truly sad incident. I ask for God's mercy for our two heroic martyrs. I wish patience for their families. May God not bring harm to our soldiers and police."