17.08.2025 17:56
In Istanbul, the Public Order and Intelligence teams conducted an operation against individuals who posed as police officers on social media, using fake police identities and badges. During the operation, identities, badges, presidential seals, special operations jackets, weapons, and ammunition were found in the homes of the fake police officers. One of those apprehended stated, "I have admired the police since my childhood."
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Acting on the instructions of Istanbul Provincial Police Chief Selami Yıldız, the Public Order and Intelligence teams quickly identified 8 suspects and their addresses. Simultaneous dawn raids were conducted at addresses in Esenyurt, Başakşehir, Sancaktepe, and Tuzla. In the operation, 8 people, including a father and son and their friends, were taken into custody.
WHAT WAS FOUND AT THE HOUSES
During the searches conducted at the suspects' homes, 1 unlicensed pistol, 3 blank-firing pistols, hundreds of bullets, magazines, fake police identities, badges, presidential seals, special operations jackets, radios, and mobile phones were seized.
FATHER AND SON SENT TO PRISON
After their procedures at the police station, father Baki S. (52), his son Mehmet Emin S. (21), and their friend Furkan E. (27) were arrested and sent to prison. The judicial process for the other suspects is ongoing.
"I HAVE BEEN FASCINATED BY POLICING SINCE MY CHILDHOOD"
According to a report in Sabah newspaper, during the statement procedures, one of the suspects, Mehmet Emin S., confessed that he printed the fake identity at a printing house, stating that he obtained the seized badges and jackets due to his "enthusiasm for policing," and claimed that the armed photos he shared on social media were "photoshopped."
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