15.11.2026 09:41
In Istanbul’s Arnavutköy district, moments when 3 people traveling by horse-drawn cart repeatedly hit the young horse pulling the cart and tried to force the animal to walk were captured on a security camera. The exhausted horse collapsed in the middle of the street. Neighborhood residents gave bread, water, and sugar to the animal, which remained on the ground for about 30-40 minutes. Upon a report, police teams were dispatched to the area.
In Arnavutköy, a horse subjected to the maltreatment of 3 people alleged to be working as scrap collectors collapsed to the ground, unable to stand. Neighborhood residents rushed to the animal’s aid.
THEY TRIED TO MAKE THE HORSE WALK BY DRAGGING IT
In Yavuz Selim Neighborhood, at night, 3 people moving through the neighborhood with a horse-drawn cart began hitting the horse pulling the cart and dragging the animal to make it walk. The horse, said to be still young, had difficulty standing after the mistreatment. While the individuals continued to force the horse, the animal suddenly collapsed to the ground.
RESIDENTS REACTED, AN ARGUMENT BROKE OUT
Neighborhood residents who saw what happened reacted to the individuals and asked them to stop hitting the horse. As citizens tried to intervene, a verbal argument broke out between the parties. Those moments were recorded with a mobile phone camera.
THEY HIT THE HORSE REPEATEDLY, AND THE ANIMAL COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND
In footage captured by the security camera, the harsh interventions of the 3 people in the horse-drawn cart toward the animal they relied on for their livelihood drew attention. According to the allegation, the individuals hit and kicked the weakened horse repeatedly to make it walk. The horse, which lost its strength and collapsed to the ground, could not get up for a long time.
THEY GAVE BREAD, WATER AND SUGAR
Neighborhood residents who saw the horse lying motionless on the ground gathered around the animal and tried to help. The horse, reported to have remained on the ground for about 30-40 minutes, was given bread, water and sugar. Police teams who came to the scene upon a report carried out an investigation into the incident.
According to the claim of the neighborhood residents, the 3 people in the horse-drawn cart were taken away from the area by police teams. The horse was later taken by its relatives who came to the scene.
“THE HORSE WAS STILL A BABY, AN ANIMAL THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A FOAL”
Neighborhood resident Sinan Manav, one of the eyewitnesses to the incident, described what happened as follows:
“Yesterday evening, 3 people were coming down here with a horse-drawn cart. The horse was still a baby, an animal that could be considered a foal. When they got here, the horse looked like it was going to faint. Despite this, they started hitting the animal. Together with our neighbors, we tried to intervene, saying, ‘Don’t do it, stop.’ The men also reacted to us, and an argument broke out. At one point the horse seemed to rear up, and then it fainted and collapsed next to the cart. It remained on the ground for about half an hour, 40 minutes. The animal no longer had the strength to walk, but they were still trying to make it walk. We gave the horse bread and water here, and the neighbors brought sugar. We all tried to help the animal.”
“I THINK THEY WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS”
Manav, who suggested that the people in the horse-drawn cart might be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, stated that they were very upset by what the animal experienced. Manav said, “The individuals were very intoxicated. I think they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The horse’s legs seemed locked, and in the end it let itself fall to the ground. The police came and took all three of them away. Later, its elders and relatives came and took the horse away. We are animal-loving people; we love animals. It is impossible to accept such cruelty. Such incidents need to be prevented. The animal has no fault at all. People should not treat animals this way,” he said.
THOSE MOMENTS ON CAMERA
The security camera on the street recorded the behavior of the people in the horse-drawn cart toward the animal and the moments when the horse collapsed to the ground. The moments when neighborhood residents rushed to the animal’s aid were captured on a mobile phone camera. Neighborhood residents demanded that authorities take the necessary measures to prevent similar incidents.