Incredible trap by the tenant! Hid in the bathroom and gave the landlord a nightmare.

03.11.2025 03:56

In the Esenyurt district of Istanbul, a landlord experienced terrifying moments while checking an apartment vacated by a tenant with whom he had a dispute. The former tenant, who was hiding in the bathroom, attacked the landlord with a knife, but the breaking of the knife's handle prevented a potential murder.

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A Syrian national had been living as a tenant in an apartment on the top floor of a building in the İstiklal neighborhood of Esenyurt, Istanbul for 3 years. Water started dripping from the tenant's apartment to the apartment of the landlord Tayfun Atalay, who lived on the lower floor. Upon this, Atalay asked his tenant to bring a repairman to check the situation. After the tenant agreed, Atalay went to the apartment and saw that the faucets were broken, the combi boiler was faulty, the kitchen cabinets were swollen due to water, and the balcony tiles were broken. Following this, Atalay asked his tenant to vacate the apartment.

ATTACKED WHILE HIDING IN THE BATHROOM

The tenant vacated the apartment on October 27, but did not return the key to the landlord. Three days later, upon hearing noises from the apartment, the landlord went upstairs and found the door open. While Atalay was checking the rooms, he encountered the tenant coming out of the bathroom. The tenant attacked Atalay with a knife in his hand. During the struggle between the two, the handle of the knife broke. The landlord managed to throw himself outside with difficulty and called for help. Health and police teams were dispatched to the scene. The attacker was taken into custody with the knife.

"I ASKED HIM TO VACATE MY HOUSE"

Describing his experiences, landlord Tayfun Atalay said, "It has been 3 years since my tenant has been living upstairs. The incident happened yesterday. Ten days ago, there was a water leak on the balcony. In response, I called the tenant. I asked, 'Are you available? There is a water leak from your balcony. A situation assessment will be made, and they will come to fix the balcony accordingly.' I got his consent and for the first time in three years, I went to my tenant's apartment. Later, when I entered the house, I saw that the faucet point, the kitchen cabinets, and worst of all, the combi boiler on the balcony were leaking water. Feeling that the health of people was completely disregarded, I reacted and asked him to vacate my house. Within a week, the person left our house and moved out. However, he did not inform us during the moving period. When I called him later, he did not answer my calls," he said.

"HE ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK ME WITH A KNIFE FROM BEHIND"

Describing the process of the incident, landlord Tayfun Atalay said, "The incident occurred yesterday at 3:00 PM. I was hearing noises from upstairs. I was in a half-asleep state. When I got up and went upstairs, the door was open. All the belongings were gathered. While the door was open, I checked the rooms and he attempted to attack me with a knife from behind. The knife broke, and at that point, I threw myself outside. After that, we equalized the situation. He called the police himself. I did not call the police personally. The police teams, our dolphin teams, arrived. After they came, they took me downstairs. They took him out. Then I went to the hospital by ambulance. I do not know what happened after that. I went to the police station to give my statement after getting my hospital reports. This is how the process developed for me," he stated.

"EVERYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED YESTERDAY, I COULD HAVE DIED"

Atalay said, "Three years ago, we met the tenant through a mutual acquaintance. He said he was a teacher and that his children were not studying. We felt guilty. We took him into our home, provided him with food, and gave him furniture and carpets he could sit on. We were constantly supporting him. In return for this kind of communication, I ended up fighting for my life. This was heavy for me. Everything could have happened yesterday. I could have died. Today, I have a 20 cm cut on my body. There are 20 to 25 stitches. There are cuts on the back of my ear, on my nose, especially on my back, arm, and armpit, which are close to 20 cm or even more than 20 cm. There is also a visible cut on my nose. I have a wound on my face from the handle of the knife. Similarly, there are knife marks on my left side, extending to my arm," he said.

"IF THE KNIFE HAD NOT BROKEN..."

Stating that he could have died if the knife had not broken, Atalay said, "I have a dream, a child, a future, and loved ones. Yesterday, in that struggle, if that knife had not broken, I could have died. We are learning that a person who introduced himself as a teacher is actually a hardened criminal. I honestly do not want such people to live in this country and harm people in our society. As far as we know, he is currently in custody. That is all we know. But after that, he will be transferred to the Arnavutköy Immigration Administration, where the validity of the suspect's claims will be assessed. Depending on that, it will be determined whether he will live here again or not. I will continue my legal struggle in this land," he concluded.