06.11.2026 08:41
Simultaneous operations were launched in Istanbul, Adana, and Bursa against suspects determined to have shot up and set fire to businesses in Istanbul's Esenyurt and Güngören districts and to have made threats and supplied weapons on behalf of a criminal organization. During raids on 17 addresses, 12 suspects were detained and 1 unlicensed handgun was seized. The moments of the attacks were captured by security cameras.
In an operation coordinated from Istanbul and conducted in 3 provinces, 12 suspects accused of carrying out armed attacks on 7 separate businesses were arrested.
Teams from the Istanbul Provincial Police Department's Organized Crime Combating Branch Directorate and Intelligence Branch Directorate launched an operation against the perpetrators of armed attacks on businesses in Istanbul as part of work coordinated by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
GALLERY SHOT UP, BUSINESS SET ON FIRE
During examinations carried out within the scope of the investigation, it was determined that an attempted shooting targeting a business operating in Esenyurt district on October 7, the shooting of a business operating in Güngören on October 9, and the arson of a vehicle in the same district on the same day took place.
The teams also identified one by one the perpetrators of the shooting of a gallery operating in Esenyurt district on October 19, the threatening of a person on behalf of a criminal organization on October 20, the individuals supplying weapons on behalf of the criminal organization on October 28, and the arson of a business operating in Güngören district on October 30.
SIMULTANEOUS RAID ON 17 ADDRESSES IN 3 PROVINCES
Police teams carried out a simultaneous operation this morning at 17 different addresses in Istanbul, Adana and Bursa to capture suspects determined to be linked to 7 separate incidents. Within the scope of the operation, 12 suspects were caught and taken into custody. During searches at the addresses in question, 1 unlicensed handgun was seized.
After being taken into custody, the captured suspects were brought to the Istanbul Provincial Police Department to have their statements taken. Meanwhile, the moments of the armed attacks on the businesses were reflected in security camera footage.