31.10.2026 11:03
At around 00:30 at night in Istanbul Arnavutköy, music and anthems suddenly began playing loudly from the sound systems of 3 different schools. Neighborhood residents awakened from their sleep rushed to the windows to understand what was happening, while the lights in the houses turned on one by one. Those moments were captured on mobile phone cameras, and it is being assessed that the incident may have been caused by a technical malfunction.
An unusual incident in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district in the middle of the night left local residents astonished. At around 00:30, music and marches suddenly began blasting from the sound systems of Aşık Veysel Primary School, Arnavutköy Cumhuriyet Secondary School, and Necip Fazıl Kısakürek Imam Hatip Secondary School. Because of the broadcast that broke the silence of the night, many citizens woke from their sleep, and lights came on in nearby homes. The cause of the incident, recorded by citizens on their mobile phones, has not yet been determined.
MUSIC SOUNDS ROSE FROM 3 SCHOOLS AT MIDNIGHT
The incident occurred at around 00:30 at night in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district. Music and march broadcasts suddenly began to be heard loudly from the sound systems of Aşık Veysel Primary School, Arnavutköy Cumhuriyet Secondary School, and Necip Fazıl Kısakürek Imam Hatip Secondary School.
The sounds that broke the silence of the night caused astonishment among citizens living nearby.
THE LIGHTS OF HOMES CAME ON ONE BY ONE
Neighborhood residents awakened from their sleep by the unexpected broadcast went to their windows to understand what was happening. As the lights of nearby homes came on one by one, citizens began watching the school buildings from which the sounds were coming.
The unusual moments in the middle of the night were recorded by neighborhood residents with mobile phone cameras.
A TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION IS BEING CONSIDERED
It has not yet been determined why music and marches began playing at the same time from the sound systems of three different schools.
It is being assessed that the incident may have been caused by a technical malfunction in the schools' sound systems.