03.12.2025 11:16
While walking on the sidewalk in Antalya, Samet Şanlı was attacked by a group of 15-16 year olds who asked for cigarettes and was stabbed in the leg. The young man said, "I gave cigarettes to two people, and when I reached out to the third, they hit me on the back of the neck and attacked." The police are searching for the suspects.
In Antalya, a man walking on the sidewalk was attacked with a knife by children aged between 15 and 16 who asked him for a cigarette. The young man, who was injured in his right leg, said, "They asked for cigarettes. I gave them to two, and while I was giving one to the third, they punched me in the back of the neck and jumped on me. One of them also stabbed me."
In the incident that took place yesterday evening at the intersection of 2300 and 2324 Streets in the Düdenbaşı neighborhood of Kepez district, Samet Şanlı (27), who was walking on the street, was allegedly attacked by a group of 15-16-year-olds with a knife. Citizens who saw Samet Şanlı, who was stabbed in the right leg, immediately notified the police and medical teams. Police teams arrived at the scene shortly and obtained information from Şanlı about the attack. An ambulance arrived at the scene about 15 minutes later and took the injured young man to Kepez State Hospital.
HE DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT WHILE SITTING IN A POOL OF BLOOD
While waiting for the police and medical teams to arrive, Şanlı, who was sitting on the ground covered in blood, told İhlas News Agency (IHA) cameras that he had given cigarettes to two people and was attacked while trying to hand a cigarette to the third person. Şanlı recounted, "When I tried to give it to the third person, they punched me in the back of the neck. Then they jumped on me. One of them stabbed me."
THEY ARE BEING SOUGHT EVERYWHERE
Police teams have launched an operation to capture the 16-year-old children who are alleged to have carried out the attack. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.