11.11.2026 12:10
In Erzurum, a pitbull that was taken to a shelter by order of the prosecutor's office after attacking Palandöken District Governor Yunus Kızılgüneş about two months ago caused terror again when its owner came to the shelter. A.T.E., who forcibly took the dog's leash from the officials' hands, attacked the employees and battered 4 people; the dog also bit 3 officials on the leg. The suspect fled with the dog, and police launched a search across the city.
In Erzurum, a pitbull-type dog that attacked Palandöken District Governor Yunus Kızılgüneş about two months ago caused terror at the shelter where it was taken as part of judicial proceedings. While the dog's owner, A.T.E., attacked shelter officials and beat 4 people, the pitbull-type dog also bit 3 shelter workers on the leg. The suspect fled the scene with his dog.
According to the information obtained, the incident occurred at the Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality Animal Shelter. Palandöken District Governor Yunus Kızılgüneş had been attacked by a pitbull-type dog 2 months ago; after the incident, upon the instruction of the prosecutor's office, Yakutiye District Police Department and shelter teams took the dog in question from A.T.E.'s residence and brought it to the shelter to be kept there.
HE CAME TO SEE THE DOG AND TOOK THE LEASH BY FORCE
At around 16:20 on the same day, A.T.E. came to the shelter under the pretext of seeing his dog, and while he saw the animal under the supervision of the officials, he forcibly took the dog's leash from the employees' hands. The person, who hurled heavy insults at the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the police, and shelter personnel, tried to move away from the area with the dog, saying, "After 5 o'clock, I won't let you walk the streets."
2 VETERINARIANS AND 2 WORKERS INJURED
When the officials stated that they could not allow this under the law, the suspect A.T.E. attacked the shelter workers. In the ensuing brawl, the pitbull-type dog bit 3 officials on the leg, while its owner punched and beat the personnel. In the incident, veterinarians Osman Şengül and Tarık Gürbüz were injured by dog bites on their left calves and were beaten with fists by the suspect. Shelter workers Selçuk Değirmenci and Samet Bülbül were bitten by the dog on their left calves, and one of them was injured by a punch to the chin.
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE ATTACKER AND THE DOG
After the incident, the suspect A.T.E., who caused sheer terror, took his pitbull-type dog with him and fled the shelter, disappearing without a trace. Upon the report, numerous police and medical teams were dispatched to the shelter. While the injured were being treated, security forces launched a large-scale and meticulous search across the city to catch the fleeing attacker and the dangerous dog.